Does it annoy you if I make a mistake in English?

Answer 1

Oh, no, absolutely not. Be my guest

Answer 2

I would probably notice it; if I had reason to believe that English was your second (or subsequent) language, then I don't think I'd feel annoyed. I've dealt with a number of people who spoke English as a second language, and generally they appreciate being corrected as long as it's done politely and genuinely in the spirit of being helpful; if I misspoke in another language, I would certainly appreciate correction as well.

If English is clearly your first language I'm also likely to notice the error; I'm quite frankly less likely to be tolerant of a native speaker who can't or won't attempt to speak his own language correctly. That's not to say that you won't make an occasional mistake - everyone does - but if I could see that you simply didn't make an effort to speak your own language well, then I'd find it annoying.

Answer 3

I am going out on a limb here and will come across as being contradictory....I'm an Aussie and well, almost everyone is aware of how most of us tend to shorten our words.

If English is your first language then yes, it does tend to irk me for mispronounced words and spelling mistakes. I was taught in school to have respect for the English language and it's something that I always try to pride myself in.

If it isn't your first language then, that's an entirely different ball game.

Having said all that, so long as you're trying to improve your language skills, then who can ask for more than that? We all make mistakes in some form or another. It's all about learning and improving ourselves, right?

Answer 4

not at all if you are in the process of learning english.
I am trying to learn Portuguese and teach english in Brazil. I know I make many mistakes, some I do on purpose just to get a laugh. That way most people enjoy my efforts and forget about the mistake. Try it.

Answer 5

If english isn't your first language, then I would be patient with you. If you were born in an english speaking country and you still don't know how to properly speak, then yes I will get annoyed.

One of my pet peeves is the over usage of slang, double negatives, and sentence structure.

Part of that pet peeve revolves around me having dyslexia. My dyslexia makes it hard for me to understand double negatives, I can't compute the true meaning quick enough.

Example: "what be chillin, yo? I ain't got no work today"

That is a mild example since I can't think of anything else at the moment.

Another thing that gets my goat, so to speak, is the usage of well and good.

"I feel well"
"that felt good"
"You do that well"
"You are good at what you do"

When people misuse well and good it drives me mad.

Answer 6

english is such a diverse language that you can make as many spelling mistakes as you wish and it is still readable . Unlike others where it would be unintelagable an sand like somink else

Answer 7

If the person is learning English, then no. But many times, it is native English speakers who either cannot or don't care to learn to use the language properly.....then it is pretty annoying.

Answer 8

no...i'm not english and i know i make mistakes in writings.so,it doesn't annoy me ;)

Answer 9

Not at all. People are so prescriptive about everything these days. It's about time people learnt 'not to sweat the small stuff'! But more particularly 'not to sweat other people's small stuff'! You can waste a lot of time and energy that way.

Answer 10

Hey Marco, actions speak louder than words.

Answer 11

Not if English isn't your first language, but I'm afraid I'm one of those people who gets pretty sarcastic about badly phrased questions - you just get so much of it these days. I suppose I should be a little more patient.