[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]HyPressure wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Ich denke, daß Kartoffeln grün sind
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Don't eat them then... Something wrong I guess! :)
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Serry<h6>Inventor of terrible English wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]HyPressure wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Ich denke, daß Kartoffeln grün sind
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Don't eat them then... Something wrong I guess! :)[/QUOTE]
Too late!! Now I'm seeing elephants.
Ich denke, daß Kartoffeln grün sind
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Don't eat them then... Something wrong I guess! :)[/QUOTE]
Too late!! Now I'm seeing elephants.
Thanks John, don't worry. We know you didn't mean it bad...Others are the problem!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]HyPressure wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Serry<h6>Inventor of terrible English wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]HyPressure wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Ich denke, daß Kartoffeln grün sind
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Don't eat them then... Something wrong I guess! :)[/QUOTE]
Too late!! Now I'm seeing elephants.[/QUOTE]
Ach so! Und welche Farbe sind sie??
Ich denke, daß Kartoffeln grün sind
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Don't eat them then... Something wrong I guess! :)[/QUOTE]
Too late!! Now I'm seeing elephants.[/QUOTE]
Ach so! Und welche Farbe sind sie??
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]John S Stuart wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Fairy wrote: [/QUOTENAME]John,
I totally agree with you about the text message style you talk about...
Other QZers instead do refer to non-English speakers, and that drives me crazy.
My English is good, but I'm a simultaneous interpreter so thank God it is! I know not everybody has studied English, and nobody should be required to speak perfect English to be on a music forum.
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Fairy, I too agree with you. This is a music forum, and everyone from all nations should enjoy the discussion, and the freedom to express ideas.
As I said, I applaud non-English speakers for their valiant attempts to communicate in a foreign language (and I think that your English - and Serry's - is pretty good too).
Now you see why I like native English speakers to make an effort, as I think these international contributions are important, and it is what makes Queenzone special.
But if native English speakers are lazy, then it makes it far more difficult for everyone to read. So shame on them.
I apologise to Spawnie-boy, as I assumed he was another 'lazy' native speaker, but, when I pulled up his profile I saw he came from Peru.
That was a bad mistake on my part.
My dream is that we can all respect each other in Queenzone, and if it means that I have to write (in English) properly to do so, then I will make that effort. I just get annoyed when others think they do not have to follow the same simple rules.
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John thank God you wrote that "bad mistake" bit, because I was inches away from launching a most unwarranted tirade against one of the few people who's opinions matter on here.
I welcome the foreign input. And I get really annoyed with the text-speak monkeys on here.
I was just annoyed that someone from the Netherlands was so quick to reprimand someone for being from Peru...
Why do we fall? So we learn how to pick ourselves up again. Welcome, Peru - post on.
Paul
I totally agree with you about the text message style you talk about...
Other QZers instead do refer to non-English speakers, and that drives me crazy.
My English is good, but I'm a simultaneous interpreter so thank God it is! I know not everybody has studied English, and nobody should be required to speak perfect English to be on a music forum.
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Fairy, I too agree with you. This is a music forum, and everyone from all nations should enjoy the discussion, and the freedom to express ideas.
As I said, I applaud non-English speakers for their valiant attempts to communicate in a foreign language (and I think that your English - and Serry's - is pretty good too).
Now you see why I like native English speakers to make an effort, as I think these international contributions are important, and it is what makes Queenzone special.
But if native English speakers are lazy, then it makes it far more difficult for everyone to read. So shame on them.
I apologise to Spawnie-boy, as I assumed he was another 'lazy' native speaker, but, when I pulled up his profile I saw he came from Peru.
That was a bad mistake on my part.
My dream is that we can all respect each other in Queenzone, and if it means that I have to write (in English) properly to do so, then I will make that effort. I just get annoyed when others think they do not have to follow the same simple rules.
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John thank God you wrote that "bad mistake" bit, because I was inches away from launching a most unwarranted tirade against one of the few people who's opinions matter on here.
I welcome the foreign input. And I get really annoyed with the text-speak monkeys on here.
I was just annoyed that someone from the Netherlands was so quick to reprimand someone for being from Peru...
Why do we fall? So we learn how to pick ourselves up again. Welcome, Peru - post on.
Paul
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]ok.computer wrote:
I was just annoyed that someone from the Netherlands was so quick to reprimand someone for being from Peru...
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I cannot defend Thomas, as I did not know what was on his mind, but, giving him the benefit of the doubt, perhaps he incorrectly thought (just as I did), that Spawnie was another native English speaker, and not an international contributor to the site.
I know that I was wrong to make such an automatic assumption, perhaps he was too.
I was just annoyed that someone from the Netherlands was so quick to reprimand someone for being from Peru...
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I cannot defend Thomas, as I did not know what was on his mind, but, giving him the benefit of the doubt, perhaps he incorrectly thought (just as I did), that Spawnie was another native English speaker, and not an international contributor to the site.
I know that I was wrong to make such an automatic assumption, perhaps he was too.