[OpenIndiana-discuss] Language and attention to errors before posting

[Jean-Pierre André]

Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss wrote on 5/28/25 5:14 AM:
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> The English language is the norm for this list. However, many of the best people are not native English speakers. I have great admiration for them. Most are very careful and skillful. Some are arguably the best.
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> As occurs to everyone, I make mistakes that repeated proofreading doesn't catch. I'm human. I make mistakes despite my best efforts. Everyone does. But many people type madly and hit "SEND" producing posts that are pure nonsense.
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> Non-native speakers clearly deserve considerable tolerance. I shudder to think how bad my Spanish is. But many native English speakers today have appallingly poor command of their native language. The typical American "journalist" is incapable of producing sensible prose. That is becoming increasingly common on this list. Happily it is still better than what I hear in daily life.
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> I simply should like to ask that before posting, people read what they have written to verify that their language matches their message. Spelling, syntax and semantics *all* matter. And saying something which makes logical sense matters is the most important of all. I read a short post like this 10-20 times before I hit "SEND".
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> I should simply like to ask that people pay more attention to communicating clearly.
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> Reg
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Just a quick comment on this : non-native English readers are
much disturbed by spelling errors routinely made by native
speakers, such as "your" instead of "you're", "there" instead
of "their", "loose" instead of "lose", etc.

Non-native readers do not understand such text, because they
base their understanding on grammar, not on sounds.

Jean-Pierre