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Originally Posted by scoops
I don't mean "non-English". And I'm not suggesting broken English.
I mean using words which are more likely to be known by the members who have English as their second or third language.
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So you'd prefer we all resort to messages such as:
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See Dick. See Spot. Look at the Spots on Dick's Dick.
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If someone is unfamiliar with a word, then he can ask. If he chose to read an English message board, then this will give him an opportunity to expand his English vocabulary, rather than requiring that everyone who is fluent in English edit their messages to suit the slowest wits in the house.
I wonder how one of these alleged 2nd or 3rd language voyeurs is coping with the likes of this:
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Originally Posted by sextile
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MIKE HOTEL.,
- loc'n.: above MIKE'S SHOPPING PLAZA, ..., wch. stretches between Pattaya Beach rd. and Pattaya 2nd. rd. ...
- Main ent'ce. is on 2nd. rd.;
- NB.: Recept'n. is UP on the 2fl., (US.),; ...
- We chose std. rooms on 5fl. at 800.oo. nett per diem;
- Rooms are std. *** with the usual F&F., but no IN-room coffee/tea-making facilities, and apart from a couple of M*rs B*rs no small snacky foods; although drinks,(alc. & non-alc.), are available; rooms are clean, comfortable and adequate enough;
- Note that C*nd*ms are not provided in the bedrooms;
-- E&OE.. -- Usual disclaimer. -- Bibi. --
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Incidentally, there are people who post here in non-standard English ... Pong comes to mind and quite often Sextile... are they to be banished if some of their words can't be understood by someone for whom English is a first language?