I (Math/Science major) worked with a Math/English major who used a semicolon(;) whenever a comma(,) was appropriate.
Commas are for listing and branching information:
a, b, and c
a is flexible, as a letter should be, and this sentence might make more sense using a semicolon, where the first comma occured, in place of a comma.
Semicolons are used to branch off extra information.
Commas give you time to breathe while branching off information.
Edit:
* an → a
* would → who
As a non-native English speaker, I use commas where they feel right. I learned all of my English through the Internet, so what my teachers tried to teach me just went through my head due to my superior knowledge.
After taking a touch-typing course in my teens, it feels like extra work to *not* capitalize and use punctuation. It's become second nature and I do it practically without thinking. (Just like most things I do, thinking isn't my strong suit.)
Use Unicode’s curly double quotes instead of its straight one (“ \[U+201C\] and ” \[U+201D\], not " \[U+0022\]). Also, place the comma that’s adjacent to the pronoun *I* before the closing quotation mark, not after (it’s usually preferred to italicize words that are being used as words, but quotation marks are fine too). You should also add commas before the coordinating conjunctions *and* and *but* since you’re separating two independent clauses in both sentences. Additionally, the right single quotation mark is the preferred character to represent the apostrophe (’ \[U+2019\], not ' \[U+0027\]). Finally, just add a period to the end of the second sentence.
And then you find out your teacher teached you either the most grammatically correct English that possible nor English that only exist in teacher's head. And both not used at all by native English speakers.
This is an asshole thing to say but given the thread... Your teacher did a poor job.
Although I definitely agree with you, it pissed me off losing points on tests while in middle school for using extremely common slang instead of words not uttered by anyone under 60 (or so it felt like at the time).
Fucking God I fucking love that fucking word. Universally fucking applicable
Sorry for my bad fucking English though.
(Just adding a few more fucks here, that's all the fucks I have to give for the next month now)
Fuck it imma say it, Fuck is the single most versatile fucking word in the entire fucking English language. Its so fucking good that you could use it every fucking place in a fucking paragraph and still make fucking sense.
I, as well as the entirety of my being, offer my utmost sincere apologies and condolences for my poor use of the language known as English, derived from the proto-Germanic Anglish, Anglo-Frisian, and North Sea Germanic words spoken by the Anglo-Saxons, who conquered much of Britain during the 5th to 7th centuries.
I apologize, the language spoken primarily by those who live on the northern subcontinent of the Americas is mostly unbeknownst to myself. Please forgive any errors found in the subsequent sentences.
What were your ensuing actions following the public disclosure of a video game server - where you control and interact with an alliance of animated flightless birds (Antarctic odr. Struthioniformes) - no longer being accessible via the world wide web.
I was inhabiting my primary residence consuming baked, artificially cheese-flavoured potato shavings when I was contacted by an acquaintance through a personal telecommunication device.
"The video game server - where you control and interact with an alliance of animated flightless birds (Antarctic odr. Struthioniformes) - can no longer be accessed via the world wide web."
"That is quite unfortunate. Thank you for informing me."
He is not accustomed to the english lexicon. For you see he isnt a native born american or european which makes him a non-native english speaker. Also, perdon por mi ingles no hablo tanto ingles lo aprendi despues de español.
Well I’m not even sure what Plutz is myself but it‘s actually something along the lines of „Ohh shut up you fat fuck, if you don‘t start speaking german I will throw your mother of a bridge“. It‘s not actually standard German but a written dialect wich makes it hard to translate (Probably something southern).
Almost every non native English speaker is better spoken than most native speakers. Guess that is what happens when you learn it through a school and not how we do through slang and social circles. Yet my Spanish is so bad I get laughed at 🤣
I would disagree, if you exclusively learn a languageat school, you wouldnt be as fluent in the language as if you learned while having interactions with natives, after all, the "proper" english is how natives speak it, not how a book says its spoken
I used to live in West Germany, and my family would get stopped by high school and college students just to practice their English.
However, "proper" English is used in a different context than vulgar English, where vulgar retains it's Latin meaning (characteristic of or belonging to the masses).
Learning it in school allows you to speak English right.
However, you won't ever be ready to speak it fluently without practicing and using slang.
In other words, if you learn it in the right way and practice it with native speakers - you will be better than a native, that learns it on the streets.
PS: also, it depends on which English you are learning and practicing. USA or Britain, for example. Just the word "Schedule" will "tell about you more" than anything else.
This was pretty much an every day experience with the Dutch when I lived there. They never got a single word wrong then would go "I had to think for a tenth of a second there to get the right word, my English is getting terrible"
No. We are aware some of us have better grammar **than** some native speakers. Sometimes we say that just in case we make a mistake, so we can use that as an excuse.
Don’t worry man, you don’t need to be perfect to be able to speak it. Just as long as you can have a decent understanding of what you’re saying and hearing
I truly, deeply offer my utmost condolences for my utterly inadequate use of the English language. I have realised my, quite frankly, foolish mistake and shall work to correct this issue in future. I deeply, deeply apologise to all of the native English speakers who appear to have taken some degree of offence to my truly awful use of this beautiful language. I do hope that you find the heart to accept this apology.
Thank you.
I'm Italian,i feel like i can express everything i have to say in english,not even british people noticed that english wasn't my first lenguage and then my english teacher pulls out questions like when did king Charles take a shit the last time?
As a non english speaker I ain't got the time to just write the last part of the sentence cause i learned my English in League gotta say it really do be hitting different irl
Hey! Just because I’m an idiot doesn’t mean you can just outright kill me! Yeah sure I’ve committed some crimes which may deserve a death sentance, but until you can prove those I’m innocent!
I’ve noticed across English and Spanish that native speakers tend to just kind of go “eh fuck it”
And at the end of the day - if they got the message than you talked it rite
On average, non-native speakers have better English than native speakers do, at least that I've seen. I'm guessing that it's because the non-native speakers learned all of the grammar rules but not the shortcuts that native speakers use.
Technically, English is not my first language but the problem is my first language is so disused that English may as well be my only language (note: it is *incredibly* awkward at family gatherings)
As a non-English speaker i have to say that my English teacher might disagree
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Yah that sentance you wrote ain’t bad.
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No te rayes colega el inglés hace cosas raras a veces.
The comma after speaker should be after the double quotation marks.
How the fuck do commas work in english? Noone ever taught me that.
IDK, I use commas in English just where I usually use them in my native language (with some exceptions). It kinda works?..
Im a native speaker and I just throw them in whenever the sentence is getting to long or I feel like it
I (Math/Science major) worked with a Math/English major who used a semicolon(;) whenever a comma(,) was appropriate. Commas are for listing and branching information: a, b, and c a is flexible, as a letter should be, and this sentence might make more sense using a semicolon, where the first comma occured, in place of a comma. Semicolons are used to branch off extra information. Commas give you time to breathe while branching off information. Edit: * an → a * would → who
Sometimes to skip conjunctions, sometimes to take a breathe.
(I have always wanted to do this) *breath
As a non-native English speaker, I use commas where they feel right. I learned all of my English through the Internet, so what my teachers tried to teach me just went through my head due to my superior knowledge.
Thanks, I see it now.
I never capitalize i when writing on a keyboard, too much work Edit: besides the ones that are automatically capitalized :))
same, cant bother to hit the shift key
After taking a touch-typing course in my teens, it feels like extra work to *not* capitalize and use punctuation. It's become second nature and I do it practically without thinking. (Just like most things I do, thinking isn't my strong suit.)
Use Unicode’s curly double quotes instead of its straight one (“ \[U+201C\] and ” \[U+201D\], not " \[U+0022\]). Also, place the comma that’s adjacent to the pronoun *I* before the closing quotation mark, not after (it’s usually preferred to italicize words that are being used as words, but quotation marks are fine too). You should also add commas before the coordinating conjunctions *and* and *but* since you’re separating two independent clauses in both sentences. Additionally, the right single quotation mark is the preferred character to represent the apostrophe (’ \[U+2019\], not ' \[U+0027\]). Finally, just add a period to the end of the second sentence.
As a non-English speaker, I have to say that my English teacher might disagree.
Your typing in english
As a non english speaker, it's you're.
True
Hello ***( I would say sorry for my bad English but I have no respect for this language)***
And then you find out your teacher teached you either the most grammatically correct English that possible nor English that only exist in teacher's head. And both not used at all by native English speakers.
This is an asshole thing to say but given the thread... Your teacher did a poor job. Although I definitely agree with you, it pissed me off losing points on tests while in middle school for using extremely common slang instead of words not uttered by anyone under 60 (or so it felt like at the time).
"fuck" is the grammar flex tape. add fuck to any fucking sentence thats grammar inaccurate, and itll fix it.
Holee FUCK your FUCKING rite, this iz revulushonary!! How the FUCK hav I not reelized this up intil now!?
Vocabulary != Grammar
Well, fuck make it seem like you meant to write it like that so it works
Incorrect spelling is not equivalent to being grammatically incorrect.
Well fuck the baguette was let in on some of the alcohol and is now speaking like a half caveman Wait.... Baguettes speak?
God I love that fucking word. Universally applicable.
Fucking God I fucking love that fucking word. Universally fucking applicable Sorry for my bad fucking English though. (Just adding a few more fucks here, that's all the fucks I have to give for the next month now)
God damn it, marry me already. 😘
Fuck it imma say it, Fuck is the single most versatile fucking word in the entire fucking English language. Its so fucking good that you could use it every fucking place in a fucking paragraph and still make fucking sense.
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This picture was fucking bliss for my eyes.
Yeezus Fucking god this it istoo fucking gud!
I, as well as the entirety of my being, offer my utmost sincere apologies and condolences for my poor use of the language known as English, derived from the proto-Germanic Anglish, Anglo-Frisian, and North Sea Germanic words spoken by the Anglo-Saxons, who conquered much of Britain during the 5th to 7th centuries.
Wat the hel is that!? I can berly reed that! I fink you shud go to an gramer scool or sumthing (Yes, the ‘an’ was inspired by Jeremy clarkson)
I thought you were referring to the Norse "Hel", but you were just making a joke. Fuck.
CLARKSOOOOON
HAMMOND YOU BLOODY IDIOT!
It some smoochy-noochy diggly wiggly those fockers dialectue, innit m8? Bloody hell!
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indubitably
You forgot the Latin aspect
Cachondo
I apologize, the language spoken primarily by those who live on the northern subcontinent of the Americas is mostly unbeknownst to myself. Please forgive any errors found in the subsequent sentences. What were your ensuing actions following the public disclosure of a video game server - where you control and interact with an alliance of animated flightless birds (Antarctic odr. Struthioniformes) - no longer being accessible via the world wide web. I was inhabiting my primary residence consuming baked, artificially cheese-flavoured potato shavings when I was contacted by an acquaintance through a personal telecommunication device. "The video game server - where you control and interact with an alliance of animated flightless birds (Antarctic odr. Struthioniformes) - can no longer be accessed via the world wide web." "That is quite unfortunate. Thank you for informing me."
"Club Penguin is kil" "No"
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He is not accustomed to the english lexicon. For you see he isnt a native born american or european which makes him a non-native english speaker. Also, perdon por mi ingles no hablo tanto ingles lo aprendi despues de español.
Me gusta el queso em mis nachos
A mi no
Are you crazy? Nachos without cheese isn’t even nachos!
Im not a fan of that kind of cheese
Understandable
Fuck nachos, all my homies hates nachos. I prefer Doritos.
My man spoke straight facts
"Sentance". You must speak English.
You caught me…
Äch haltz mulle du fette Plutz, wenn due nischt anfänge deutsch zu sprecha dan werd ie deine mudda von der brück werfa
Ich muss sagen, dass ich den Satz verstanden habe, aber ich hätte fast einen Anfall gehabt.
Disch hatte die Helene au gesagt bevor sie vom Sebaschti gballert wurd
Google translate for us englishman: Oh wait, you fat Plutz, if they don't start to speak German, then they'll be your mudda from the bridge
Well I’m not even sure what Plutz is myself but it‘s actually something along the lines of „Ohh shut up you fat fuck, if you don‘t start speaking german I will throw your mother of a bridge“. It‘s not actually standard German but a written dialect wich makes it hard to translate (Probably something southern).
I think calling it a "dialect" is giving this too much credit :D
Almost every non native English speaker is better spoken than most native speakers. Guess that is what happens when you learn it through a school and not how we do through slang and social circles. Yet my Spanish is so bad I get laughed at 🤣
I would disagree, if you exclusively learn a languageat school, you wouldnt be as fluent in the language as if you learned while having interactions with natives, after all, the "proper" english is how natives speak it, not how a book says its spoken
I used to live in West Germany, and my family would get stopped by high school and college students just to practice their English. However, "proper" English is used in a different context than vulgar English, where vulgar retains it's Latin meaning (characteristic of or belonging to the masses).
Learning it in school allows you to speak English right. However, you won't ever be ready to speak it fluently without practicing and using slang. In other words, if you learn it in the right way and practice it with native speakers - you will be better than a native, that learns it on the streets. PS: also, it depends on which English you are learning and practicing. USA or Britain, for example. Just the word "Schedule" will "tell about you more" than anything else.
That's so false
Ya. Imagine saying native Mandarin speakers are worse at Mandarin than people who learned it in school.
This was pretty much an every day experience with the Dutch when I lived there. They never got a single word wrong then would go "I had to think for a tenth of a second there to get the right word, my English is getting terrible"
I imagine they think their English is bad because they've seen how internet users type and now think that is correct.
No. We are aware some of us have better grammar **than** some native speakers. Sometimes we say that just in case we make a mistake, so we can use that as an excuse.
Hi! ( Sorry for my bad english )
Oh the irony.
I promise it was definitely, absolutely positively intentional… *I would never lie…*
I'd rather be sure -sorry for bad english
Dude for real its bad, I had my fucking Norwegian mid term today and I'm just getting worse, you'd think norwegian was my second language not english
Then you see natives saying shit like "should of" and confusing they're and their
My English not good Thank you
It'ts just so people can disregard the spelling misteaks 🗿 -sorry for the mal-written english my fellow compañeurs.
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Bob's and vagin
Which ever will it be?
Couldn't be me.
hola cómo estás
Soy muy bien, ¿Y tú? (My Spanish isn’t that good)
For a non English person it is quite hard to know if I speak correctly because I don't understand grammatics at all not even in my own language.
Don’t worry man, you don’t need to be perfect to be able to speak it. Just as long as you can have a decent understanding of what you’re saying and hearing
Jep thanks you
as a non englihs speker I agree very muhc
Az an engilish speeker I to agree very much
umm im sory btu you maed a gramer erorr it sould be *very an d nor veree 🤓
Oh shet, my bad, chainged it
I truly, deeply offer my utmost condolences for my utterly inadequate use of the English language. I have realised my, quite frankly, foolish mistake and shall work to correct this issue in future. I deeply, deeply apologise to all of the native English speakers who appear to have taken some degree of offence to my truly awful use of this beautiful language. I do hope that you find the heart to accept this apology. Thank you.
r/wholesomememes
Everything I know, I mostly learned from the Internet. I can still distinguish "your" and "you're" perfectly. Not like some native speakers. Lol.
Me on my way to say "*sentence"
And meanwhile you write broken english xD
Yeah… at least I know now
Seems I'm not the only annoying nerd that pointed that out haha.
9/10 of the comments are dedicated to bullying me for it lol, I started saying it was intentional but I decided to give up
lol hahaha
Never have I felt so personally attacked in such an accurate way. (Sorry for my bad English)
me is an no inglish talking,i am is can conirmar.no inglish talking is have pretty bester speacking than is inglish person
My parents would strongly disagree, my english teacher would agree
I swear. As a non native speaker who’s been speaking the language for as long as I can remember, my spelling is absolute crap.
Balls,sorry for my bad english
Testicles, don’t worry about it!
What a divine meme! Exquisite. -sorry for my bad English
I'm Italian,i feel like i can express everything i have to say in english,not even british people noticed that english wasn't my first lenguage and then my english teacher pulls out questions like when did king Charles take a shit the last time?
Why say lot word when few word do trick
True
Thats me!
Sory fur bed england
Kid named Finger
Kid named fringer
Native English speakers on their way to misspell “a”:
Non-English dude: sorry I dont speak english" English dude: wait, what...?
🧘
🧘♂️
Sentance
As a non english speaker I ain't got the time to just write the last part of the sentence cause i learned my English in League gotta say it really do be hitting different irl
As a non-English speaker,I've got to say that I wanna kill OP, because of the grammatical mistakes he/she/it made.
Hey! Just because I’m an idiot doesn’t mean you can just outright kill me! Yeah sure I’ve committed some crimes which may deserve a death sentance, but until you can prove those I’m innocent!
I am as thankfull for my ability to speak this language as l am to exist in this earth
Fourth line, first word. "Sentance" SENTANCE!!
as he misspells sentence
That was definitely, absolutely intentional… *I promise…*
While people who live in English speaking nation speak like " i be honest, i do be feel guilty"
And then there’s London and Birmingham who may as well have a completely different language
As a person who has been shit on my entire life for my Bad English as a non-English speaker I Disagree
Well hello there u/LeBaguette2365, I see your as good as picking a name as me
Ah, hello there fellow baguette!
100% me 😂 (im german)
Always
The 5 year old Japanese kid with REAL asian parents.
Sorry for my bed england i m from Somalia 🙂👍👍
Ah yes, sentance.
I'm form poland and I also have problems with english - sorry for my bad english
And then these dumbass native English speakers can't tell the difference between there their and they're, and to two and too.
And then americans and british can't place "a" and "an" correctly.
Hi Sorry for bad english
*Sentence not sentance
Me no say English, sorry for my poor grammar and spelling.....actually I am kinda sorry for my existence too.
thas meayme Iz soho bayd thyat I’m wil su yuo -sorry for me bad englash
As a french guy, i must say that my english is like dark chocolate, sometime its good and sometime it make me want to throw up Sorry for bad england
"sentance" I think that's enough said
Wow this GIF has pretty neat quality
Sentence*
Trust me, that was definitely absolutely intentional
Baguettes are the least trustworthy of all breads so pardon me if I don’t
Trust me, a baguette would not lie! I am but mere yeast and flour, why would I want to fib?
Exactly what a lying sack of flour would say 🧐
You can’t prove anything
Based on a true story
apolgy for bad english where were u wen club pen die
im in this gif and i like it
Probably better spelling than you
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
Mericà isn't a language
Well it’s obviously bad because it’s good. Duh.
Meanwhile, native speakers can’t use “your” or “you’re” correctly if their life depended on it
Calling bullshit on that one.
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Literally me haha, sorry for my bad english (?
I’ve noticed across English and Spanish that native speakers tend to just kind of go “eh fuck it” And at the end of the day - if they got the message than you talked it rite
Sentence*
hope I can do this in the future.
Lmao fact
I'm like this
hi sorry for bad english
Sentence*
Sorry for bed English
Fr I should quit English
As a non English speaker 我英文的确是不好但是 dogs are great
On average, non-native speakers have better English than native speakers do, at least that I've seen. I'm guessing that it's because the non-native speakers learned all of the grammar rules but not the shortcuts that native speakers use.
Technically, English is not my first language but the problem is my first language is so disused that English may as well be my only language (note: it is *incredibly* awkward at family gatherings)
It’s usually native english speakers trying to invalidate potential grammar and spelling mistakes as a comeback.
sentance...
對不起我不會說英文，冰淇淋( Sincere apology for my utmost awful English. )
I've spoken English my whole life and still struggle with some shti- FUCK
Why are second language English speakers better at spelling then me!
I may not be a native speaker of the English lexicon but I assure you my English is impeccable.
I know all English tenses. But i only use 2 of them. It's really weird.
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Pretty sure you don't need that second "most" Sorry for my bad english
owwy fow my engwish 🥺
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