Mephisto! Tiny bug in your mod... - Page 2

pathfinder · #11 March 5th, 2001, 02:04 AM

Jawohl! Ich verstehn...

I bet I mispelled something.

Some of us with English as first language do worse.

zen. · #12 March 5th, 2001, 03:44 PM

You do awesome for English not being your native tongue, Mephisto!

Heck, English is mine and I can barely understand the jargon in the data files.

heh heh

zen

Spyder · #13 March 5th, 2001, 03:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by pathfinder:

Some of us with English as first language do worse.

Here, Here!
Two of my Favorites (those that bug me more than normal) which I see frequently Online, where you have to type to speak, are:

Then instead of Than (this one really gets me...its basic diction);
Their, There & They're (I don't think anyone gets these right).

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Spyder, Chairman of the Arachnid Consortium

zen. · #14 March 5th, 2001, 04:26 PM

For me it's "your" (belongs to you) and "you're" (you are).

Related:
"its" (belongs to it) and "it's" (it is)

Or something like that. Too early in the morning.

zen

::edit::
P.S. Spyder, isn't it 'hear, hear'? I'm such a bastard.

[This message has been edited by zenbudo (edited 05 March 2001).]

Spyder · #15 March 5th, 2001, 05:02 PM

I really don't know Zen

I always thought 'Here, Here'

But, you're correct...mistakes between Your & You're I see a whole lot also and should have been on my list...

the It's and its is less of a problem because the meaning is relatively clear in context...the others sometimes require re-reading the text to get their meaning....

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Spyder · #16 March 5th, 2001, 05:04 PM

...But, as a comment to Mephisto's grasp of the English language....I wish my Son (18)& Daughter (16) spoke as well as he

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Spyder, Chairman of the Arachnid Consortium

Mephisto · #17 March 5th, 2001, 05:26 PM

Oh boys and girls! I'm humbled!

quote:
Originally posted by Spyder:
...But, as a comment to Mephisto's grasp of the English language....I wish my Son (18)& Daughter (16) spoke as well as he

Nitram Draw · #18 March 5th, 2001, 05:31 PM

If you want to know why English is confusing go here. http://www.cybersalt.org/cleanfun/englishlanguage.htm

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Triumvir Emphy · #19 March 5th, 2001, 08:14 PM

it is here, here as in a location, not hear, hear as in listen, listen.

The day the average american knows n\more than two Languages (english and bad english) is the day europeans should take crap for their english LOL

Spyder · #20 March 6th, 2001, 05:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by [K126]Mephisto:
Oh boys and girls! I'm humbled!

hehe....Robert speaks great Texan Redneck, and Paula speaks a wonderful blend of Texas Girl & Valley Girl

Neither of which I understand most of the time

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Spyder, Chairman of the Arachnid Consortium