On 11/15/2013 07:02 AM, Grant Edwards wrote:
On 2013-11-15, Paul Rudin <paul.nos...@rudin.co.uk> wrote:
Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> writes:
A few minor errors is one thing, but when you see people whose posts are
full of error after error and an apparent inability to get English syntax
right, you have to wonder how on earth they expect to be a programmer?
The irritating thing is apparent lack of care. A post is written once
and will be seen (perhaps not read) by many people. People post with the
intention of others reading their words. If they can't be bothered to
take a little care in writing, why should we spend time reading?
Just because English is your second language it doesn't mean you don't
need to pay attention to what keys you're hitting and proof-read a
posting before hitting "send".
And yes, people can _easily_ tell the difference between errors caused
by being lazy/sloppy and errors caused by writing in a second
language.
Not to start another flame-war (I hope), but our Greek friend is a good example of that. It's
not surprising he has so much trouble with his code.
However, that's just a side comment. I wanted to mention my personal peeve...
I notice it's surprisingly common for people who are native English-speakers to use 'to' in
place of 'too' (to little, to late.), "your" in place of "you're" (Your an idiot!) and 'there'
in place of 'their' (a foot in there mouth.) There are similar mis-usages, of course, but those
three seem to be the most common.
Now, I'm a 76-year-old curmudgeon and maybe overly sensitive, but I felt a need
to vent a bit.
-=- Larry -=-
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