On 06/26/2011 06:22 AM, Gary Waters wrote: > On 06/25/2011 09:46 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: >> Which is why I don't normally comment on such things. Instead, if I see >> that the message came from someplace where English is at best a second >> language, I cut them extra slack. > > Extra slack? LOL! Yes, extra slack. I expect that most people on this list who grew up speaking English will be fairly proficient. I've spent years working with people who only know a little English (I live near LA; most of them are Hispanic.) and I'm used to their phonetic spelling. > > Your attitude will not only alienate non-anglophone speakers/writers who > are struggling on this list, but people with learning disabilities such > as Dyslexia. My wife has dyslexia. I used to be in a DND game with a dyslexic GM. I was his "co-GM," reading the manuals for him so that he'd know what the monsters powers were and how the spells worked. And, I'm quite familiar with his non-standard spelling, such as "sord" for "sword," because he doesn't *hear* the W. No problem; he's doing the best he can. Don't fall prey to Ed's Big Lie: I never corrected his grammar, spelling or syntax. I never acted as a Grammar Nazi. All I did was point out that proofreading his email would help avoid him from making errors in the future after *he corrected his own mistake.* Calling me a Grammar Nazi IS A LIE! -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
