2006-09-03 22:49:25 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Worse -- 90% of the people who use this site are functionally illiterate, even if they speak English as their native language.
2006-09-03 23:50:12 · answer #1 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's not a particularly efficient way of improving your English and you will come across a lot of poor English which might confuse you.
You'd be better to read English magazines or newspapers (or online versions of these.) Speaking on a more one to one basis with an English speaker is a lot more useful than going through hastily written postings.
None the less today your English is going to improve when I tell you that the sentence should end " English will get better or worse" Worst is the opposite of best.
2006-09-04 06:01:52 · answer #2 · answered by Shadow 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It will be better at informal language. I think this cannot help improving formal language or grammar. Also you cannot do with yahoo answers so much. There aren't a lot of words in here. Poeple only use common ones. Reading books is the best way I think, with speaking practice...
2006-09-04 06:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by ab_ay 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the person's English is non-native and not very good to begin with, I think it will get better.
If the person's English is native but with shaky spelling, or non-native but quite advanced, it could get worse.
My own English is flawless, but I actually think it has gotten (or got, if you prefer) even better since I started answering some of the trickier grammar questions. I hadn't necessarily thought about some of the points raised in the questions.
2006-09-04 06:08:40 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, this is my first day to participate in Yahoo Answers as Japanese learning English. Your question will be answered in a year or so, I guess... =)
2006-09-04 05:53:44 · answer #5 · answered by only_for_princess_9876 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the categories he/she views. For example, his/her English will get better if he/she views language categories because most people who answer there are well educated. But if he/she viewed music and entertainment his English will get worse. I've tried that. They have got many misspellings.
2006-09-04 06:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by MagicWand 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Judging by the state of some of the answers/questions, I'll say worse.
If one more idiot on the beauty site asks "will my hair fall?" as oppose to "fall out" and "how I must paint hair" as oppose to "How to dye my hair", I'll be pulling my own hair out!
Worst of all, there's a spell checker, so how can these people make such errors!
2006-09-04 05:59:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anria A 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
warum würde eine gesunde Person deine dumme Sprache lernen? Deutsch ist die Sprache von Engeln. Englisch ist die Sprache von Nachsicht (deutsch nicht sehr gut bin schwedisch aber Deuthschland ist toll!!!!!!)
2006-09-04 17:44:46 · answer #8 · answered by hrvatski 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will get worse if you are not sure of your english, so always have your grammar book near.
2006-09-04 06:14:29 · answer #9 · answered by Victoria B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better, I improve a lot.
2006-09-04 11:53:42 · answer #10 · answered by he.muerto.tantas.veces 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋