On 24 August 2012 12:27, Jeff Gipson <jeffagipson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've completely given up correcting grammar, usage, and spelling errors in > threads. In addition to being counter-productive, I have come to recognize > that to many of those participating, English may not be the primary > language. Outside of computer languages, I *only* know English, a difficult > language to master. Therefore, I neither mock nor jive participants for the > quality of their language. > Mocking is one thing, but if someone isn't talking in their first language then maybe you're doing them a favour if you (gently!) give them a correction once in a while. Of course a direct email is more appropriate for that than a post to the list. (Also, occasionally I do have to ask on-list for a clarification if the meaning is actually completely impenetrable.) since capitalisation & punction is frly standrd amng yurpean langages i usuly rgrd som1 wrting lik thid as jst bing 2 lazy 2 comunicat proprly r chk there pots b4 snding -- imalone http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
