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General => Off Topic => Topic started by: Botsareus on February 24, 2005, 03:50:22 PM

Title: The English
Post by: Botsareus on February 24, 2005, 03:50:22 PM
Ok look I am not around people much so therefore I am not good at English:

Maybe someone is modifying my posts to look spelled wrong and I don’t know about it?

I am not in school for a while now , thats the other possible cause of the problem.

I took a year off from school because of my illness, Can my illness be the cause? I dont know.

At any rate thank God Mighty Penguin is the only one that is having enough trouble undestanding me to actualy care.

I am only 18 years old; I am not in collage yet; don’t expect me to talk like a Professor.

And besides a large part of my brain is devoted to understanding visual basic, and video games…
Title: The English
Post by: Numsgil on February 24, 2005, 03:53:20 PM
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Maybe someone is modifying my posts to look spelled wrong and I don’t know about it?
You caught me.  Heheh.   :rolleyes:

You're getting better Bots, but you still lapse from time to time into near incomprehensibility (if it isn't a word it should be!).
Title: The English
Post by: Anonomous Guest Person on February 24, 2005, 03:54:12 PM
You used a capital in a non proper noun!
Burn the Botsareus! :rolleyes:

Also, Mighty Penguin forgot a few cases where capitals are required.
I'd abuse them, but I'm not that mean. ^_^
Title: The English
Post by: Botsareus on February 24, 2005, 03:56:54 PM
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Maybe someone is modifying my posts to look spelled wrong and I don’t know about it?

Part of my illness is that [you]I was not joking [/you]but now I feel less confident its true


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Ok. ok. Take it as a joke. Its probebly not true.

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Burn the Botsareus!
What does that supposed to mean? Another joke?
Title: The English
Post by: PurpleYouko on February 24, 2005, 03:58:49 PM
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You used a capital in a non proper noun!

That's improper noun actually. HAH  :lol:

 :)  PY  :)
Title: The English
Post by: PurpleYouko on February 24, 2005, 04:01:31 PM
I don't have any trouble understanding your grammar Bots.

It may not be perfect but it gets the job done.

I suspect the reason may well be all those video games. The online ones teach you to type shortcuts instead of whole words.

Doesn't do much for spelling.

 :D  PY  :D
Title: The English
Post by: Numsgil on February 24, 2005, 04:03:52 PM
@ l34st its not l34t sp34k.
Title: The English
Post by: Botsareus on February 24, 2005, 04:06:24 PM
Num reply already http://s9.invisionfree.com/DarwinBots_Foru...hp?showtopic=65 (http://s9.invisionfree.com/DarwinBots_Forum/index.php?showtopic=65)
Title: The English
Post by: Anonomous Guest Person on February 24, 2005, 04:33:42 PM
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You used a capital in a non proper noun!

That's improper noun actually. HAH  :lol:

 :)  PY  :)
He said "Can", not "Dog". So hah back at you! :P

And not as in a can, as in "Can you jump into a river please?" :P
Title: The English
Post by: PurpleYouko on February 24, 2005, 04:57:44 PM
But there still isn't such a word combination as non proper in the English language. The correct term is improper as in

"Non proper is an improper use of the English language."

 :blink:  PY  :blink:
Title: The English
Post by: Anonomous Guest Person on February 24, 2005, 05:10:54 PM
Not improper. It's not an improper noun, and it's not a proper noun.
Non proper noun seemed to work. Still does, in fact.
It's just that you aren't thinking exactly how I want you to. :rolleyes:
Title: The English
Post by: PurpleYouko on February 24, 2005, 05:29:19 PM
Maybe it should be a slightly less proper than Proper noun.

Whatever!!   :lol:

 :rolleyes:  PY  :rolleyes:
Title: The English
Post by: Light on February 24, 2005, 09:00:42 PM
people are starting to get pedantic  :rolleyes:
Title: The English
Post by: PurpleYouko on February 24, 2005, 11:06:25 PM
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people are starting to get pedantic

Don't even go there. Please!



 :rolleyes:  PY  :rolleyes:
Title: The English
Post by: Botsareus on February 25, 2005, 05:28:21 PM
MightyPenguin is a nice guy... I started this thread because of him and he did not even reply....
Title: The English
Post by: Botsareus on February 26, 2005, 02:39:49 PM
Ignoring me in the old forum, then he insults me, and ignores me in the new forum

Are you related to cr in any way Mighty?
Title: The English
Post by: MightyPenguin on February 26, 2005, 03:25:23 PM
In all honesty, what do you want me to say? Who is CR? I ignored you because (listen very carefully here) [you]for the vast majority of your posts, I do not understand what you are saying[/you]. Imagine two people trying to hold a conversation where they both speak in completely different languages.

And, what's more, I was not trying to insult you.

Ooh.

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Also, do your very utmost to write in proper bloody english.

I'm only asking you to try. If this is you trying your hardest, then fine. I'm happy with that. I'm not going to start a campaign to get you banned just because I can't read what you say. Ask PY if I've reported anyone for poor english. Hell, ask him if I've reported anyone (if I have, that was me going for quote and missing, btw).
Title: The English
Post by: PurpleYouko on February 26, 2005, 03:27:48 PM
Nobody is trying to insult anybody here.

I have been watching these posts very carefully.

Some people seem to be getting upset when there is really no need to. We are all friends here after all.

 :D  PY  :D
Title: The English
Post by: MightyPenguin on February 26, 2005, 03:29:16 PM
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Nobody is trying to insult anybody here.

I have been watching these posts very carefully.

Some people seem to be getting upset when there is really no need to. We are all friends here after all.

 :D  PY  :D
He thinks I'm insulting him.

Actually, here's a thought; Bot, what's your first language?
Title: The English
Post by: Botsareus on February 26, 2005, 03:46:30 PM
Russian

btw See now you suddenly understand what I am posting.
Title: The English
Post by: MightyPenguin on February 26, 2005, 03:55:11 PM
Shvarz is Russian. Nevermind. Just remember, I'm only asking you to try.
Title: The English
Post by: SyndLig on February 26, 2005, 05:50:52 PM
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Russian

btw See now you suddenly understand what I am posting.
I think that's more because you're at least writing in semi-net-speech now instead of mostly-garbled english (I only had a marginally hard time reading what you write, what with my friends speaking twice as bad as you do, ;)).
Title: The English
Post by: Numsgil on February 26, 2005, 11:02:37 PM
Bots, you have gone from impossible to understand to actually easier to understand than some other members on the board.

Are you really Russian?  Do you know english or are you using a translating program.

My idea of speaking foreign is entering text in Babelfish :lol:
Title: The English
Post by: SyndLig on February 27, 2005, 12:15:55 AM
And what's wrong with Babelfish?  ;)
Title: The English
Post by: PurpleYouko on February 27, 2005, 02:03:30 AM
Nothing at all. I use 'em all the time.

They can give you a bit of an earache after a while though.

 :rolleyes:  PY  :rolleyes:
Title: The English
Post by: Botsareus on February 27, 2005, 11:14:37 AM
I got ±8 years of english experience. No I am not using a translator.

I seen people get perfict sat scores with only 5 years of english, so MP does have a point. Its just: AAAAAA someone is making an example out of me. Ok Ok I am cool.
Title: The English
Post by: Light on February 27, 2005, 12:07:30 PM
your english is a lot better than it was before, now you could tell me english is your first language and I wouldn't doubt it  :)