I have encountered a few profiles in which some people complain/whine about spelling and/or grammar.
Really?
SL is a melting pot with people from all over the world.
While some may use a translator others will just try to communicate the best way they know how.
Whether or not they can spell what should count is that they are trying, but of course there are people who are so perfect in their own little world they don't take that in consideration and so quick to judge, criticize, and whine.
It is very ignorant of people to say they will not communicate or RP with someone because they can't spell correctly or meet their vocabulary expectations.
I am Dominican.
My first language is Spanish.
I am what "they" call ESL (English as a second language)
With that been said, I make mistakes, I misspell some words and at times confuse words that sound the same.
There will be times when I will write a sentence backwards and place words where they don't belong because I am thinking in Spanish and translating as I go along...
I respect peoples opinion and the choices they make, but don't go around saying how liberal and open minded you are when you keep whining and not taking in consideration that others are not from the US, their first language is not English and they are at least making an effort to talk with you and yet there are people who don't appreciate that.
Personally, i really don't want to deal with English scholars having to proof read a conversation I am having with them, that is plain rude.
Oh, and instead of talking so much shit and discrediting people for their lack of English and their spelling, why don't you try helping, or teaching us how it is properly done.
I would very much appreciate such gesture than to have someone make fun of me, or later on read in their picks how they don't want to waste their time talking with me because I misspelled a few words.
It is just wow to me!
For all those great spellers out there!
More power to you!
from SL Punky
*have a problem with my spelling?
bring it!
Really?
SL is a melting pot with people from all over the world.
While some may use a translator others will just try to communicate the best way they know how.
Whether or not they can spell what should count is that they are trying, but of course there are people who are so perfect in their own little world they don't take that in consideration and so quick to judge, criticize, and whine.
It is very ignorant of people to say they will not communicate or RP with someone because they can't spell correctly or meet their vocabulary expectations.
I am Dominican.
My first language is Spanish.
I am what "they" call ESL (English as a second language)
With that been said, I make mistakes, I misspell some words and at times confuse words that sound the same.
There will be times when I will write a sentence backwards and place words where they don't belong because I am thinking in Spanish and translating as I go along...
I respect peoples opinion and the choices they make, but don't go around saying how liberal and open minded you are when you keep whining and not taking in consideration that others are not from the US, their first language is not English and they are at least making an effort to talk with you and yet there are people who don't appreciate that.
Personally, i really don't want to deal with English scholars having to proof read a conversation I am having with them, that is plain rude.
Oh, and instead of talking so much shit and discrediting people for their lack of English and their spelling, why don't you try helping, or teaching us how it is properly done.
I would very much appreciate such gesture than to have someone make fun of me, or later on read in their picks how they don't want to waste their time talking with me because I misspelled a few words.
It is just wow to me!
For all those great spellers out there!
More power to you!
from SL Punky
*have a problem with my spelling?
bring it!
