why do amercans always beng stupid? alwyas pick on my engilsh, nerve anser my questin?

Question

i dcant spaek veri good engilsh, and amercans alwyas say tat to me.

Answer 1

(On the assumption that you're sincerely frustrated by this:)

Your English, at least as far as I can tell from this question, is fairly good, but your spelling is not. It's only natural that people will point that out. By my count, in this current question, you spelled 14 words incorrectly, out of 28 words. That's a pretty poor record.

If it feels any better, though, many native English speakers here do as poorly or worse, and quite a few don't bother even trying to write out all of their words, and instead put in a bunch of "u" and "y" and "8" all over the place.

Answer 2

It seems to me that it is less your english that is being ridiculed but your spelling. I would guess that in a setting like YA when you write a question on any random subject the reader doesn't know that english is your second language and they assume that you are just a bad speller. So they make fun of you as if you are a stupid english speaking person. I would hope that at least the majority of americans are kind enough that they would not do this if they knew you were still learning. Personally I think you are doing rather well. You spell things the way it sounds to you. Children are taught to read and spell this way, it is called phonics. The thing that trips you up is that you spell phonetically the way you would pronounce a word with your accent as opposed to the way a word would be pronounced by an english speaking person. For example, in your question you wrote "tat" when you say this word, "that" it would sound like tat with your accent. The only other problem I see is using the wrong letter that makes the same sound (again it is phonics) for example you wrote "veri" instead of "very" however the i and the y can make the same sound.

No matter people say in an effort to be cruel you are very easily understood because you are close enough to correct that it is easily recognized. Try reading this:

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is t aht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. T! ihs is b cuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

I also must say that no matter how "bad" your english may be I applaud you for your efforts. Many foriegn people come to the US and never even attempt to learn the language. I've always thought that if you want to live in this country you should learn to speak the language as best you can and you are doing just that!

Answer 3

Well, it has been true historically that Americans do not like people that cannot speak proper english. It is very frustrating to have to deal with people you cannot understand. However, on the internet your grammar and english is just as good as that of many "english" speakers. I think you should take the time to learn better english but others need to as well. If they do not then you will soon be speaking better than most people that use this site!

Answer 4

Not being able to speak well, and not being able to type well are two very different things. Your question says to me that you cant do either one, and that you don't know how to use this program because right in the upper right corner is a spell check button. I deduct from this that you have some sort of mental problem.
Good luck, maybe you can get over your impediment.

Answer 5

Don't worry about that. English is not a difficult language at all!!!
Although it would be a good idea to try and improve your skills if, for example, you are in college or applying for a job.

(Some British think Americans speak a mere dialect of their 'flawless' language)

Answer 6

You don't have to speak English in order to type it especially with a spell checker and the ability to write your question in MSWord and use the grammar checker before you ask your question. In my opinion, you are stupid for not using the resources at your fingertips. You can't exactly expect people to take your question seriously when you can't even ask it properly.

Answer 7

Ah, well, I'm an American (sadly enough) and I completely understand. English is the most ridiculous language in the world.

BTW, what is your language?

Americans can be idiots because from childbirth we're fed that we're 'the greatest nation in the world' and are taught that America is always right and America is better, blah blah blah, what crap. America is just as screwed up, naye, MORE!!! than every other country in the world. Steam.

Answer 8

Ah, it's a well-known fact that Americans are the bullies of the world, a role most Americans seem to relish. Pay them no mind and, like herpes, they might just disappear if ignored.

Answer 9

I'm an international student too, and I'm taking ESL course in Canada. well, I've never been to America, but everyone here's saying that i speak too grammatically...
You can buy a dictionary, or study more. That's what i do.

Answer 10

At least you are trying to communicate. Just keep pounding on your keyboard. Your English will improve. Oh, I'm an American and I don't usually like to make fun of people...except when I have to.