[X4U] Tolerance (was Spotlight and Address Book- Strange Behavior)
Robert Ameeti
robert at ameeti.net
Wed Jun 28 06:44:55 PDT 2006
At 2:12 PM +0200, 6/26/06, alexandre wrote:
>On 26 juin 06, at 12:23, DZ-Jay wrote:
>
>>The trivialization of language, English or
>>otherwise, seems to be a common problem in the
>>modern, networked world.
>>I understand that English is not your native
>>language, however the mistakes in your message
>>are consistent with the current trend of
>>commonly misspelled words in American youths,
>>which is a sign of either laziness or lack of
>>instruction.
>i found no trace concerning anybody's reaction
>to lee's spelling or use of english so i won't
>react to that, though in his reaction his
>english seemed just fine.
>
>as to this piece of advice what is there to
>say? it's just pure arrogance. have you ever
>heard of the concept of "english as a foreign
>language" where spelling mistakes are NOT due to
>laziness or lack of instruction (at least not in
>the sense in which you mean it)?
>
>alexandre
Arrogance?
Using the excuse of 'english as a foreign
language' does not explain away the laziness
shown by purposefully not using correct
capitalization. That is pure laziness.
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Robert Ameeti
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