Important notice from the GRAMMAR POLICE. Plz read. This means you.
Marhis:
Don't worry; I'm the worst ESL around here - I envy Annan and kiki's grasp of the language, for example - but still I haven't been scolded once. And I know that my English syntax and phrase construction is far from correct; I have improved during the years here, but I'm sure that many native English speakers here shiver quite often when they read my posts.
I try to return their niceness by doing the best I can. Yes, surprise: MATYans are fair and nice when it comes to people who are civil, act like adults and are not arrogant. ;)
rohina:
Quote from: Sawk on 2009 May 30, 19:31:30
The Grammar Police have made it quite clear that they target abuse by people who should know better.
A person using ESL poorly, but making an effort to do so correctly, is not considered a target. In some cases I have seen them help struggling ESLs solve language problems.
Native speakers who use English stupidly are the ones who should be afraid.
It is also possible to be so stubbornly ungrammatical that you get an exemption in the form of Teflon or lifetime Teflon. Examples: morriganrant, Tigerlilley and Bangelnuts.
rohina:
Double-posting with an important announcement.
I have PROOF that Pescado's Patented PM Method for Noob-Discouragement works. Look at this:
Quote from: LavvieJones on 2009 May 30, 23:00:15
I hope it helps :). I'm leaving here, though, the snotty private messages are more than I like it a forum.
kiki:
Quote from: Marhis on 2009 May 30, 20:00:11
Don't worry; I'm the worst ESL around here - I envy Annan and kiki's grasp of the language, for example - but still I haven't been scolded once. And I know that my English syntax and phrase construction is far from correct; I have improved during the years here, but I'm sure that many native English speakers here shiver quite often when they read my posts.
I try to return their niceness by doing the best I can. Yes, surprise: MATYans are fair and nice when it comes to people who are civil, act like adults and are not arrogant. ;)
Give yourself a bit MOAR credit - I didn't realise at first that you were an ESL too, you very rarely slip up and if you do it generally just looks like a typo that anyone could make.
MaryH:
Overcome with PM's? Hell, we all ought to try it. Might shorten the stay of the other lurkers with bad grammar skills.
Although I'll miss the flame-throwing. Have to have some excitement in my life.
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