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People's english on DP

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by noxrawr, Oct 27, 2010.

  1. #1
    Is anyone else having trouble understanding what half of the people are trying to say with their horribly broken english or is it just me.
     
    noxrawr, Oct 27, 2010 IP
  2. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    #2
    No, it's not just you.
    Some people are genuinely trying to communicate in a second/third/fourth language, others are just lazy or stupid.
    Just accept it and move on.

    English has a capital E by the way :)
     
    Kerosene, Oct 27, 2010 IP
  3. Digital_shubhi

    Digital_shubhi Illustrious Member

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    #3
    May be they are not as good as you in English! :p
     
    Digital_shubhi, Oct 27, 2010 IP
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    infogle Prominent Member

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    #4
    People is itself a plural word - therefore, you must have not used "people's" its wrong English... :)
     
    infogle, Oct 27, 2010 IP
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    anoop3739@gmail.com Peon

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    #5
    Some people fails to communicate the whole thing what the mean due to the lack of knowledge in English language
     
    anoop3739@gmail.com, Oct 27, 2010 IP
  6. pratishtha

    pratishtha Well-Known Member

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    #6
    good observation .. ;)

     
    pratishtha, Oct 27, 2010 IP
  7. noxrawr

    noxrawr Greenhorn

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    If you consider that we live in the 21st century it shouldn't matter whether english is your native language or not, you should be able to communicate in a way that others can also understand. I am not referring to your knowledge of the english language, I am simply pointing out that the amount of people who type incomprehensive sentences is just overwhelming. A typo is acceptable, but sentences that make me wonder whether it's a bot typing random words is just a completely different story.
     
    noxrawr, Oct 27, 2010 IP
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    massjo Active Member

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    #8
    some people having touble to chat, but they try cope up with people.
     
    massjo, Oct 27, 2010 IP
  9. csreference

    csreference Member

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    English is not the only language in this whole world so i think you should stop being like that and try to understand. There are many other major languages so obviously they might find it a bit hard to write in english. If you cant read it, leave it. No one is forcing you to read it. Also i guess digital point is place for people from all over the world and not just for english people, unless they claim it. Peace
     
    csreference, Oct 27, 2010 IP
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    whiteviper55 Guest

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    #10
    I think these boards are very mixed.
     
    whiteviper55, Oct 27, 2010 IP
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    iproperty123 Peon

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    Everybody is doing good work for him/her job.
     
    iproperty123, Oct 27, 2010 IP
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    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    dcristo, Oct 27, 2010 IP
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    lifeplayer Notable Member

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    #13
    I try my best to understand.
    Maybe they are in learning stage....
     
    lifeplayer, Oct 27, 2010 IP
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    Grimm Peon

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    or maybe he meant it to be in a Plural Possessive form?

    Men's clothing
    Children's books

    XD Not entirely sure as English isn't my primary language. :)
     
    Grimm, Oct 27, 2010 IP
  15. csreference

    csreference Member

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    To all guys above, that is exactly what i was saying earlier. So many people from around the world, so one cannot expect a perfect English. So i guess English people will have to live with it and try to understand.
     
    csreference, Oct 27, 2010 IP
  16. Burkley

    Burkley Active Member

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    #16
    People is a collective noun in singular form; its plural form would be peoples. Using people's was to indicate a possessive form :)

    As with the topic, with DP being open to mostly anyone, this is already expected. But I guess it's just a matter of trying to understand. This could also be a way for people to learn.
     
    Burkley, Oct 27, 2010 IP
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    carol.prime Active Member

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    Majority of the members here, English is the second language.
     
    carol.prime, Oct 28, 2010 IP
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  19. noxrawr

    noxrawr Greenhorn

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    Quite frankly english is my third language, but I don't see that as an excuse to have limited knowledge of it. So to be honest I would't know why the same principle doesn't apply for the rest of the people here.

    I am from the Netherlands btw.
     
    noxrawr, Oct 28, 2010 IP
  20. lifeplayer

    lifeplayer Notable Member

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    I dont agree. In fact, those member need to improve their English
     
    lifeplayer, Oct 28, 2010 IP