OT word usage

Just for clarification - some words are commonly misused. Here is a
guide,
Your - possessive - belonging to.
You're - contraction - "you are"
There - at a place
Their - possessive - belonging to.
They're - contraction - "they are"


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

On peut faire ceci en francais. De cette facon je ne ferai pas de fautes et
j'aurai le plaisir immense de corriger TES fautes...

Passe une bonne journee.

--
Will~

"... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause."

Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth.


"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
Just for clarification - some words are commonly misused. Here is a
guide,
Your - possessive - belonging to.
You're - contraction - "you are"
There - at a place
Their - possessive - belonging to.
They're - contraction - "they are"


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Willow,

I may not be understanding your note correctly - my French is pretty
rusty! - but it looks like you think that Mike is criticizing your grammar
in particular. I realy doubt that is the case.

I think he was reacting to something I said in the "Switching from dry food
to canned" thread - see the comments following Joe Canuck's answer to my
question - and then generalizing from there with a general refresher for
_everyone_ on some common grammar mistakes made all the time by native
English speakers.

English is notoriously difficult as a second language due to its many rules
and exceptions to those rules. Heck, those rules and exceptions make it a
minefield for native speakers too, especially since many schools stopped
making much effort to teach grammar 30-odd years ago. English speakers have
no real equivalent to l'Academie du langue francais either to police the
language.

I've read several of your posts, Willow, and I had no idea you were not a
native English speaker; you're English is on a par with that of most native
English speakers.

Rhino

"Willow" wrote in message
...
On peut faire ceci en francais. De cette facon je ne ferai pas de fautes
et
j'aurai le plaisir immense de corriger TES fautes...

Passe une bonne journee.

--
Will~

"... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause."

Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth.


"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
Just for clarification - some words are commonly misused. Here is a
guide,
Your - possessive - belonging to.
You're - contraction - "you are"
There - at a place
Their - possessive - belonging to.
They're - contraction - "they are"


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

"Rhino" wrote in message
.. .
....... you're English is on a par with that of most native
English speakers.
Rhino
Hi Rhino,
If you're one of those native English speakers, your example proved the
point that many native English speakers don't know the difference between
you're and your.
About as many of them can't tell their its from their it's, and are really
lying when they think they're laying.
But, we can love them, anyway, especially our fellow cat lovers, right?
Annie

"Annie Wxill" wrote in message
...

"Rhino" wrote in message
.. .
...... you're English is on a par with that of most native
English speakers.
Rhino
Hi Rhino,
If you're one of those native English speakers, your example proved the
point that many native English speakers don't know the difference between
you're and your.

BANG!!

That was the sound of my jaw dropping and hitting the floor as I realized
that I wrote "you're" when I meant "your". This was particularly ridiculous
given the subject of the conversation :-(

About as many of them can't tell their its from their it's, and are really
lying when they think they're laying.

You probably won't believe this but it is _very_ rare for me to mess up
these simple words. Or at least it _used_ to be! Must be brain rot setting
in....

My Grade 7 and 8 grammar teachers are rolling over in their graves as they
contemplate what has become of my English.

But, we can love them, anyway, especially our fellow cat lovers, right?

Yes indeed! Bad grammar or spelling don't make you an evil person, just
someone who doesn't communicate as clearly as you would like. :-)

Annie

Rhino

I wasn't taking it personally.. ;o) just kinda reminding people that not
everybody is an english speaking american in here.



--
Will~

"... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause."

Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth.


"Rhino" wrote in message
.. .
Willow,

I may not be understanding your note correctly - my French is pretty
rusty! - but it looks like you think that Mike is criticizing your grammar
in particular. I realy doubt that is the case.

I think he was reacting to something I said in the "Switching from dry
food
to canned" thread - see the comments following Joe Canuck's answer to my
question - and then generalizing from there with a general refresher for
_everyone_ on some common grammar mistakes made all the time by native
English speakers.

English is notoriously difficult as a second language due to its many
rules
and exceptions to those rules. Heck, those rules and exceptions make it a
minefield for native speakers too, especially since many schools stopped
making much effort to teach grammar 30-odd years ago. English speakers
have
no real equivalent to l'Academie du langue francais either to police the
language.

I've read several of your posts, Willow, and I had no idea you were not a
native English speaker; you're English is on a par with that of most
native
English speakers.

Rhino

"Willow" wrote in message
...
On peut faire ceci en francais. De cette facon je ne ferai pas de fautes
et
j'aurai le plaisir immense de corriger TES fautes...

Passe une bonne journee.

--
Will~

"... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause."

Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth.


"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
Just for clarification - some words are commonly misused. Here is a
guide,
Your - possessive - belonging to.
You're - contraction - "you are"
There - at a place
Their - possessive - belonging to.
They're - contraction - "they are"


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

And that's often a worthwhile thing to do. Too often Usenet users think that
the United States is the only country in the world and that English is the
only language used by people on this planet.

Rhino

"Willow" wrote in message
...
I wasn't taking it personally.. ;o) just kinda reminding people that not
everybody is an english speaking american in here.



--
Will~

"... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause."

Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth.


"Rhino" wrote in message
.. .
Willow,

I may not be understanding your note correctly - my French is pretty
rusty! - but it looks like you think that Mike is criticizing your
grammar
in particular. I realy doubt that is the case.

I think he was reacting to something I said in the "Switching from dry
food
to canned" thread - see the comments following Joe Canuck's answer to my
question - and then generalizing from there with a general refresher for
_everyone_ on some common grammar mistakes made all the time by native
English speakers.

English is notoriously difficult as a second language due to its many
rules
and exceptions to those rules. Heck, those rules and exceptions make it a
minefield for native speakers too, especially since many schools stopped
making much effort to teach grammar 30-odd years ago. English speakers
have
no real equivalent to l'Academie du langue francais either to police the
language.

I've read several of your posts, Willow, and I had no idea you were not a
native English speaker; you're English is on a par with that of most
native
English speakers.

Rhino

"Willow" wrote in message
...
On peut faire ceci en francais. De cette facon je ne ferai pas de
fautes
et
j'aurai le plaisir immense de corriger TES fautes...

Passe une bonne journee.

--
Will~

"... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause."

Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth.


"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
Just for clarification - some words are commonly misused. Here is a
guide,
Your - possessive - belonging to.
You're - contraction - "you are"
There - at a place
Their - possessive - belonging to.
They're - contraction - "they are"


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

"Willow" wrote in message
...
I wasn't taking it personally.. ;o) just kinda reminding people that not
everybody is an english speaking american in here.
Will~

I strongly suspect that a good number of people in the U.K. would say that
we "English speaking Americans" are speaking something other than English.
(grin)
Annie

My husband is american from the end of his hair to the tip of his toes and I
often correct his english.. and I've been speaking english for only 3 years
!! (thought reading and writting it for longer)

--
Will~

"... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause."

Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth.


"Annie Wxill" wrote in message
...

"Willow" wrote in message
...
I wasn't taking it personally.. ;o) just kinda reminding people that not
everybody is an english speaking american in here.
Will~

I strongly suspect that a good number of people in the U.K. would say that
we "English speaking Americans" are speaking something other than English.
(grin)
Annie

Annie Wxill wrote:
"Willow" wrote in message
...

I wasn't taking it personally.. ;o) just kinda reminding people that not
everybody is an english speaking american in here.
Will~


I strongly suspect that a good number of people in the U.K. would say that
we "English speaking Americans" are speaking something other than English.
(grin)
Annie



I always tease my trainer...he's a brit and I can't understand a damn
thing he says half the time. I always say "David...PLEASE...speak
English! Oh..uh..wait...please speak American!" (and I pronounce
American like "amerrrkin"

a few days late on this here thread,
pam