Do you suppose the people who can't speak english properly think the rest of us who can sound stupid?

Question

like all the people who ask questions like 'me want girl go out with me how can help?'

do you think they see intelligent responses and think 'wtf are these retards saying? speak idiot please'?

Answer 1

I think I love you.

Answer 2

Now... Now...
You should remember that for some people on this site (and some other sites) English is not their first language (like for me ;-)). Yet, they try and write in it as best as they can.

As for the so called "native"speakers... There are several "forms" of English - British, American, Australian, etc. I once read a question here asking how come British people don't speak proper English while Americans do... That made me laugh! ;-)

Other than the mistakes caused by "forms" or even "accents" of English, I don't think any other excuse can be valid for a native speaker not to be able to spell or use grammar properly. Yes, sometimes we all make mistakes, but... My assistant customer service manager came up to me (the ONLY person in the store for whom English is not the original language) and asked how to spell "congratulations" on a cake - with "d" or "th"... ;-) Now, that I consider to be not acceptable! She and another manager CONSTANTLY make mistakes which can be corrected even by the high-school students working with us.

And I, quite frequently getting irritated when people make mistakes in my language, totally understand your feelings!

Answer 3

For argument's sake I'll assume that you are talking about people for whom English is a second or third language and who don't speak it very well yet.

I don't think that responses in correct English are incomprehensible for them. You have to remember that it's much easier to read another language than to write it.

These people probably use dictionaries all the time. They don't have enough knowledge of the language yet to use correct grammar. And the funny thing is that often you don't even need grammar to get your point across. Although it looks a bit clumsy, everyone of us can understand the meaning of the sentence: "me want girl go out with me how can help". The key words are clear!

Imagine them getting a response like "This sounds wonderful to me. I'd really like to go out with you. I'll write you an e-mail with my details. See you around!" (not much chance of that in my opinion, but well...)

They would focus on the key words (wonderful, like, go out, write, e-mail) and would look up any words they don't know in the dictionary.

Answer 4

If the questions refers to those for whom English is a second (or third, or...) language, then they may think that those people who only speak one language, however well, are badly-educated at best.
I hate to think what they might think of people who then choose to speak badly in that one language.

Answer 5

Are you talking about non-native speakers of English, or native speakers who don't follow grammar rules? The fact that you seem not to be able to tell the difference is revealing.

Answer 6

You've got a good point there. The use of the English lanuage is awful on here. Makes you wonder what they are teaching in school?

Answer 7

The ability to articulate a coherent sentence in a cogent manner is a lost art in our society. Why should this forum be any different?

Answer 8

pmsllll who cares what they think they cant speak english so it dont matter we know we make sence well most of the time lol

Answer 9

Most people just want to get their message out, right? There ought to be a place where you don't have to worry about spelling and grammar.Isn't that what you thought? (So, what should I think about you? You may speak correctly, but you don't know how to punctuate! )