On Tue, 2006-09-26 at 19:37 +0300, Gilboa Davara wrote: > On Tue, 2006-09-26 at 17:17 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Tuesday 26 September 2006 04:31, Gilboa Davara wrote: > > > > > > In my defense, English is not my primary language > > > > It never ceases to amaze me how well people can communicate about technical > > issues in a language that is not their native language. Mistakes sometimes, > > yes, but almost always understandable as a whole. There are many people on > > most lists who *do* have English as their native language, but make as many > > mistakes. > > > > I would feel extremely proud if I could communicate in any language other than > > English to the standard that many second-language people manage here. > > > > Anne > > -- > > Anne, > > As much as I enjoy having my ego stroked (and God knows I do ;)), we (as > in non-English-speaking citizens of the world) all live in an > Internet-connected world that uses English, use computers which prefer > English, write software in English-based computer language(s) that's > being sold to English speaking customers... we all hear English speaking > music and watch English speaking movies. > > In short, whether we like it or not, we require good English skills on a > daily basis. > > Never the less, thanks ;) > - Gilboa Where is your native country, Gilboa? Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ...the Sin of Ignorance, and ...the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================
