-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 TheOldFellow wrote: > The non-native-English writers amongst us, are probably wondering about > the frequent misuse, by so-called native-English speakers in these > threads...
something about pot and kettle comes to mind. ;) > your = a possessive pronoun. It never, ever, means 'you are'. > e.g. your book, your crap software, your stupid explanation etc,etc.. > > you're = 'you are' and never, ever, a possessive pronoun. > e.g you're a fine chap, you're right about that, you're a imbecile, > you're idea is rubbish. Since grammatically, "you're an imbecile" is the correct phrasing. :) English requires the 'an' when the following word begins with a vowel. > You all = Texan (not English) for something friendly.... > > This is a bit like me, in the easy days of learning Spanish, saying to > a Spaniard: 'No habla Espaniol' ( = YOU don't speak Spanish - which of > course he did, and I didn't (hablo)!) > > Please fix this before fixing the software! > The issue about correct spelling and grammar in english, even with those for whom it is their first language, is common everywhere. The internet has become a melting pot for corruption of English, since so many youngsters use text messaging spelling online. Things like u instead of you, and the really common 'a.f.a.i.k.' etcetera don't help with the spelling and grammar issues. It is made worse by the number of English dialects, being Canadian, my English is mostly British in spelling and grammar, but has been strongly affected by French. [ centre instead of center or theatre instead of theater for two examples. ] These "dialectic" spelling differences help contribute to the confusion. Since the end of World War II, the "official" language for international business and communication has been US English, it might help if everyone ran their documents through a spell checker using the US English dictionary for the spelling errors. Unfortunately, the grammar checkers available outside of MS Office, Star Office or Corel Office suites really suck at catching even the your / you're errors, never mind the English oddities with exceptions to every rule. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG6oiAylMakk+oQ1oRAhzRAKCL8y3C3Iw8vvv3sdv7K4bK1X1cNACfcnFW jfqp8AN1DqQR/LwaC1CjSPw= =3X87 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/alfs-discuss FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
