Originally posted by sam111
mate fuck off, who the fuck gives a shit about spelling?
People who have even the slightest bit of intelligence.
Nov-05-2009 20:33
MrJiveBoJingles
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Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.
Here are my country of origin estimates for the people with horrible English grammar and spelling on TA:
UK: 65%
U.S.: 25%
Everywhere else: 10%
That sound about right?
Nov-05-2009 20:33
enydo
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Registered: Jan 2008
Location: NYC
Who the fuck cares about grammar mate?
Nov-05-2009 20:35
Schadenfreude
Bird is the word.
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It has always amazed me that people with English as their 4th language almost always seem to be able to articulate themselves more than those from the country the language originated from.
We are lucky to have a few Brits here that do not speak like complete missing links, and are able to get their points across in a very efficient way.
Originally posted by sam111
Clovis Bouhier is it? lets hope we don't bump into each other in LA anytime soon buddy
Oh I hope we do.
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Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.
Nov-05-2009 20:40
SYSTEM-J
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Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Manchester
People who speak English as a second/third/fourth language have either been formerly taught it in a classroom or learned it through subtitled TV. Therefore they usually have a good grasp of spelling and syntax.
People who speak English natively learned it through speaking while growing up, and thus spelling and grammar is something that came much later. They also have regional dialects and so on.
Granted, this doesn't explain why the English on TA are lagging so far behind the Americans.
