OT: Idiotic language pedantry

[Sumesh KS]

i using English as my second language, i think other people can't speak
english as Native english spaker.

On 4/13/06, Daniel Carrera <daniel.carrera at zmsl.com> wrote:
>
> Francisco Borges wrote:
> > FYI, in the case you didn't notice, this is an *international* list to
> > discuss the Ubuntu system. A huge portion of this list (if not the
> > majority) use english as a *second* language.
>
> It is native speakers who confuse "principle" and "principal" and "then"
> and "than".
>
> > (I *honestly* wonder how many of those involved in that discussion
> > actually has ever substantially used a second language or ever got
> > mocked about not being able to flex a second language as a native
> > speaker does.)
>
> I am a native Spanish speaker. English is my second language. Do you
> speak a second language? Are you a native English speaker?
>
> > More specifically, my problem with it is that such (pedantic)
> > discussions and comments can only restrain those who speak english as a
> > second language, and are insecure about it, to post and/or take part in
> > this list.
>
> I speak English as a second language. I tell you that it is native
> speakers who usually make those mistakes. It's because of the way you
> learn they learn their language (phonetically) that makes them confuse
> similar-sounding words.
>
> Cheers,
> Daniel.
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