English -- Not your best language

You have a problem or a question but perhaps english is not a very good language for you to make yourself understood in. Try this:

Post your question in the best possible english that you can. Please state the problem, and your operating system specifics, and what you have already attempted to fix or answer your problem.

Then post the same thing in your own language. This is a international community and it is possible that some one else speaks your language and can translate it into a more understandable form for the rest of us. Also some of us have translator extensions on our browsers and can ( if it is a major language that is loaded) translate it into a more understandable form also.



Any one who wants to add a translator extension to Firefox: https://update.mozilla.org/extension....php?pageid=11
About 2/3 of the way to bottom of page, there are 3 different programs.

Is there supposed to be a question or is this just one of those misplaced informational posts?

hi

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Is there supposed to be a question or this just one of those misplaced informational posts?

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Good Guidelines For non-English speaking people here?

Sticky ?..........:)

Google language tool can be helpful for translation form some languages......but as i found out the translation is sometimes not completely accurate ...:(

http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en

Mox~ is so right!

Or send it in a PM to me and I will have a go............

I cannot give Mox~ positive APs because I have done it recently, maybe that is a problem?.........you are not allowed to be frequently correct or helpful?

Nice thinking mate!

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Originally posted here by ;TT
Is there supposed to be a question or is this just one of those misplaced informational posts?

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I put it where the newbies would be sure to see it ...... especially if they have a question they are trying to post.

Our mods are excellent and if they think it would be better in another forum, I am sure they will move it.

It will [hopefully] be made a 'sticky' and is an information service.
That should allow those with English problems to give and receive assisstance.
It is in this section, because the new member will come here first :p


[edit]three responses at the SAME time .......... Surely some kind of record ?[/edit]

moxnix- good insight! It seems as though non-native english speakers try too hard sometimes and mess up in the process. This will definately help.

Good info moxy, i remember user who came here and dint get the help they needed because of poor english !

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three responses at the SAME time .......... Surely some kind of record ?

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Nope, we've had more in the non-sensical thread !

not bad at all mox...
yah i actually have a friend who has very poor eglish and when hecomes over i use the google translator to see what he is really trying to say.
But since i like mozilla better looks like i am getting that one right now.
thx for that .link

Actually, this one should be a sticky in EVERY forum.

For the people reading a post written in English that seems, how should I say? Not up to your standard? Consider first that it may be someone posting in their second, third, or whatever language. Please don't be too swift to condemn, give the poster a chance. Perhaps even ask them if English is their native language?

This may go some way to obtaining the relevant understanding?

Just a thought!

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Actually, this one should be a sticky in EVERY forum.

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I second this. I really think this is a good idea and should definitely be made a sticky in every forum. It'll also help with more member's to the site if you think about it.

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. sounds like a good idea..

a thought.. to be most effective wouldn't our replies need to be in both languages as well

It is good to see a thought moved to the next step.
/gives moxnix a slap on the back


Cheers

The google language tools look promising.
I've been using altavistas bablefish for a while, it looks quite similar.
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Its translations are a little choppy to say the least, but at least it opens up a line of communication.

"MAKE WAY A STICKY COMING THROUGH ",mr allen was right this should be out up iun every form possible. the people from asia (me!) don't really have a very good english as it is not our mother tounge ,wher as you have a certain command over the language . with that command you can get you posts precise , i do have troulbes in making post in english

I think english is more sexy specially when you can't understand it.

Having trouble to spell certain english words?

There's a "Spell Check" button if you "Post Reply".

You cannot find the correct spelling but you have a vague idea?
Try Merriam-Webster Online

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"MAKE WAY A STICKY COMING THROUGH ",

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I think english is more sexy specially when you can't understand it.

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So were you trying to make yourself look like idiots in a thread that everyone is going to see? Good job...

And i think it's more of your idiocy looking like that.

Hi,

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Originally posted here by SirDice
Having trouble to spell certain english words?

There's a "Spell Check" button if you "Post Reply".

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Yes there is a Button There That says "Spell Check" ................But the instresting question is does it work...............:)

A couple of months ago i tried clicking on it ............and came to know that it is not functioning anymore.

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You cannot find the correct spelling but you have a vague idea?
Try Merriam-Webster Online

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The link is quite good gives you a lot of suggestive words .............i generally go to almighty google for that too put in the word in the search box click search and it will give you

Did you mean:

generally it's the word...........quick way of doing it ;)

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Actually, this one should be a sticky in EVERY forum

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If not that the next best thing would be site FAQ

--Good Luck--

moxnix, that's a great idea and quite considerate as well but, for the people who are fluent in english, a little exercise in patience nevers hurts either.
In my personal opinion, at least half of the AO'ers that I've seen that don't use english as their first language have been fairly proficient in conveying their points/questions well enough that I can understand them most of the time.(which is more than I can say for myself, being I'm only fluent in caveman :D )
Another thing to consider is this: The mind has an odd way of connecting together sentence structure even if the words are completely misspelled.
I'm sure some of you have seen this before:

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Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteres are at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a tatol mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe

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Basically, I think everyone needs to put a little effort into the equation to make it work.

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Another thing to consider is this: The mind has an odd way of connecting together sentence structure even if the words are completely misspelled.

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that was funny. i didnt know that. i was able to read the quote even with those mistakes.

as a foreigner here and a bad english writter, im with shagdevil:

most of the problems that i had to read a post here come from ppl that use english as "first language", but loves to use slangs that are not "world available". I can deal with some slangs and/or expressions, but some are a pain... i cant find even on a "expression dictionary".

but this idea (general guide for 3rd world posters) should be stickied too. :D

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Originally posted here by SwordFish_13
Hi,



Yes there is a Button There That says "Spell Check" ................But the instresting question is does it work...............:)

A couple of months ago i tried clicking on it ............and came to know that it is not functioning anymore.

--Good Luck--

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It seems to have improved, it used to crash my browser now it just does nothing

There're many non-english speakers here. I'm one of them.
Look at my nationality flag.

I'm closing the thead. The information here is good but no need to bring up a 2+ year old thread with "me too" comments.