vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agoWhats the difference between "English is not my first language" bad grammar, and "The only language I speak jmis english" bad grammar?message-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down15
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareWhats the difference between "English is not my first language" bad grammar, and "The only language I speak jmis english" bad grammar?vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareXantar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down2·7 months agoIts a shame, I would of sworn I had a list of all native speakers and there annoying errors, because that list would of been longer then big ben.
minus-squareBlack_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·7 months ago*must… not… react, must… not… react… … . . . .
minus-squareDrusas@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·7 months agoAs a native speaker, it’s easy to understand (because it’s phonetic) but painful to read because the grammar is so terrible.
minus-squarestankmut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoYeah, I didn’t have a problem reading it. The most awkward part was the weird comparison to Big Ben. The wrong “there” was the first thing to make me pause and then I saw the joke.
minus-squareSolOrionlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoIt’s easy to read, but it also reads like the written equivalent of nails on a chalkboard.
minus-squarewhyNotSquirrellinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoWeirdly I was only about to fall for the “then” at the very end of your sentence
minus-squaretobogganablaze@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months ago because that list would of been longer then big ben. You usually don’t compare bells by their length, weight is much more common. Anyway, Big Ben wouldn’t be a particular heavy one.
Its a shame, I would of sworn I had a list of all native speakers and there annoying errors, because that list would of been longer then big ben.
*must… not… react, must… not… react… … . . . .
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As a native speaker, it’s easy to understand (because it’s phonetic) but painful to read because the grammar is so terrible.
Yeah, I didn’t have a problem reading it. The most awkward part was the weird comparison to Big Ben. The wrong “there” was the first thing to make me pause and then I saw the joke.
It’s easy to read, but it also reads like the written equivalent of nails on a chalkboard.
Weirdly I was only about to fall for the “then” at the very end of your sentence
Of have drives me crazy!
You usually don’t compare bells by their length, weight is much more common. Anyway, Big Ben wouldn’t be a particular heavy one.
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So hard to understand ><