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Devils'Advocate · 07-05-2007, 09:32 PM

I detest all grammar snobbery I see on the 'net. As someone who often deals with people who speak english as a second language and someone that has to communicate in his second language, I have learned that the goal is COMMUNICATION. It's not a contest to see who can write messages with 100% perfect english.

I try my best in both english and french, but I'm sure I make a lot of mistakes in either language (those should be capitalized, right?). What I typically find is that these grammar threads make those learning the language get frustrated and stop trying. I know that when I was learning french the francophone that said "SPEAK ENGLISH! YOU'RE BASSTARDIZING A BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE!" really made me want to give up.

What I've learned over the last 3 or 4 years while I've been in training is to concentrate on the goal - getting my message across - not worrying about being 110% correct all the time.

07-05-2007, 09:32 PM	#97
Devils'Advocate #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jul 2005 Exp:	I detest all grammar snobbery I see on the 'net. As someone who often deals with people who speak english as a second language and someone that has to communicate in his second language, I have learned that the goal is COMMUNICATION. It's not a contest to see who can write messages with 100% perfect english. I try my best in both english and french, but I'm sure I make a lot of mistakes in either language (those should be capitalized, right?). What I typically find is that these grammar threads make those learning the language get frustrated and stop trying. I know that when I was learning french the francophone that said "SPEAK ENGLISH! YOU'RE BASSTARDIZING A BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE!" really made me want to give up. What I've learned over the last 3 or 4 years while I've been in training is to concentrate on the goal - getting my message across - not worrying about being 110% correct all the time. Last edited by Devils'Advocate; 07-05-2007 at 09:42 PM.