MadameBette -> RE: bad grammer (1/16/2005 8:40:47 PM)
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Some of the people that post here are actually from other countries, and English may not be their first language, or even their language at all. ~ ~ ~ ~ I missed the beginning of this, but I certainly have received many messages from people who are American, who grew up and live in this country, yet can't write a decent note. Actually, I don't think that it's that they can't. They won't! Chalk it up to my age and the type of education I received, (Catholic schools, NYC '50's-60's) but I feel that today's young folks are just too lazy to proof-read before sending, spoiled by 'IM' -ing and chat rooms, which have their own 'short hand'. [:(] It definitely affects my perception of their intelligence. And because I'm old fashioned, it makes me question their sincerity. Although as I become more familiar with these 'bad' habits, I seem to be able to better understand what they are trying to say, and overlook much more than I did in the past. I appreciate the efforts of those for whom English is a second language, and do not criticize them. How many of us, born in this country, can speak, let alone read and write another language? ~ Bette
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