If my native language isn't english would you correct my english? if so, why?
My friends next door new roommate is from guatemala. Well she says "aw, man. my necklace broke". and my friend who is from russia says to her (with a heavy russian accent lol) "its not broke it's broken". i thought it was pretty rude since she's not english shes guatemalan so why should she know the difference?
15 Answers to "If my native language isn't english would you correct my english? if so, why?"
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I know how hard it is to learn another language! As long as you can get your point across you are doing well!
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Honey what you need to look out for here is ignorant ones. they judge you by your grammar, spelling and all. i dont tell them my race as your color. they think theyre so smart yet superficail. no i wont correct anything. your english is good.
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So that she doesn't sound stupid and illiterate.
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No, and I would only ask for a clarification if you asked or I was having trouble understanding. I do think it's rude.
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hablo un poco de espanol
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the way you presented it to us "aw, man. my necklace broke" is correct, so your russian friend was incorrect in attempting to correct her, and you should try to correct those who pronounce things incorrectly as i helps them understand the language better.
Its not that she should know the difference, but understand the difference. knowledge is power. and more appealing in the international market, along with fluent use of languageLike (1)
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good answer. thxs
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I would...cause if you are gonna live in the USA...then you might as well speak the language correctly...that's way better than chewing it up and spitting it out...
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but her native language is spanish. and the spanish were the first here than the english,, so...? ;p
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Listen...If you moved to russia...do you think the russians are gonna learn your language...NO...you learn theirs...if you move to China...do you think they are gonna learn your language...NO...you learn theirs...IMHO...If you hate your country so much that you move to another country...then that means you learn the new countries language...cause that is your new home...
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I might if we were friends and I knew you were trying to learn English or if you were trying to tell me something and I couldn't understand what you meant. I usually don't do that kind of thing unless 'm pretty sure the person would want to be corrected.
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My native language is English... and I do not speak it properly. Understanding and focusing is the key
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totally agree!
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Yeah, not cool.
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I would if you wanted me to but I would not be rude about it.
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Speaking the native language of a nation well is important. You don't want to sound ignorant.
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My first language is not English and i'm all welcome to corrections. It is how we can improve. I don't see why not.
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maybe he found it hard being hassled over not doing the same and just wants to help.
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Posted by ZappyZaperson Mar 9th, 2013 at 11:01PM
I don't correct anyone's English. I'll let them know if I can't understand them, writing or talking to me but other than that, there is no point. I'm pretty sure that my grammar looks like crap to most people, so why should I correct someone else when I don't truly know myself?
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