i using English as my second language, i think other people can't speak english as Native english spaker. <div>On 4/13/06, Daniel Carrera <<a href="mailto:daniel.carrera@zmsl.com"> daniel.carrera@zmsl.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">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. -- /\/`) <a href="http://opendocumentfellowship.org">http://opendocumentfellowship.org</a> /\/_/ /\/_/ A life? Sounds great! \/_/ Do you know where I could download one? / -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote> </div>