I would posit for some here English may not be their first language but for the majority it is. I would also be willing to bet most forum members have a HS education and many have earned college degrees. Some have earned post graduate degrees. Most sloppy writing is due to laziness. I sometimes hit reply and then read what I wrote and think “I didn’t write that” or at least I didn’t mean to write that.Too many of the people posting here English is not their first language. I always ignore all the sloppy English I see online. I try to cut them some slack. English is a very difficult language to master. I am in my 70s and speak no other language and I still have problems with the language. What I hate is when people make fun of other people because they are not as well educated.
Depends on where you are. Here in the L.A. metropolitan area English is more likely the second language for the majority.I would posit for some here English may not be their first language but for the majority it is.
Yes but the majority don't make those mistakes.I would posit for some here English may not be their first language but for the majority it is. I would also be willing to bet most forum members have a HS education and many have earned college degrees. Some have earned post graduate degrees. Most sloppy writing is due to laziness. I sometimes hit reply and then read what I wrote and think “I didn’t write that” or at least I didn’t mean to write that.
Huh? We are talking forum members not the residents of the L.A. metropolitan area.Depends on where you are. Here in the L.A. metropolitan area English is more likely the second language for the majority.
I’m not understanding what you’re talking about.Yes but the majority don't make those mistakes.
Q. What do you call somebody who speaks three languages?Too many of the people posting here English is not their first language. I always ignore all the sloppy English I see online. I try to cut them some slack. English is a very difficult language to master. I am in my 70s and speak no other language and I still have problems with the language. What I hate is when people make fun of other people because they are not as well educated.
It's obvious that non-catholics don't know what you're talking about.It's obvious IBTripping was raised by Nuns and survived.
But there are many areas in the USA much like the L.A. metropolitan area.We are talking forum members not the residents of the L.A. metropolitan area.
Our eleven year old granddaughter speaks English and Mandarin Chinese.What do you call somebody who only speaks one language?
A. An American!