Time for a spelling lesson

[Konicorgi]

I'm seriously impressed with people who attempt to learn English as a second language

It's not like we have the choice. It's the base of our french education 'cause you better know how to speak english as it is the international language.

[AskaRay]

It's not like we have the choice. It's the base of our french education 'cause you better know how to speak english as it is the international language.

True. Still
I wish it were required for Americans to learn a second language. It isn't, not really (unless of course your second language is English...then well)

Can't wait for Chinese to become the business language. Not that I know that either, just good for some diversity

[Reinha]

I'm seriously impressed with people who attempt to learn English as a second language

The grammar is easy but the pronunciation can be a PITA. Spelling is the least of worries especially when learning happens through text. I imagine native speakers have difficulties with it because most words are learned through speech and the pronunciation versus spelling doesn't follow very many logical rules. You'd think ear, rear, fear, tear, hear, smear, clear, bear, year, pear and near would all rhyme but they don't... >_<'

Also because it's such an old and wide-spread language the vocabulary has grown massive! About 2 or 3 times the amount of words as there are in my first language.

[Ashkendor]

Also because it's such an old and wide-spread language the vocabulary has grown massive! About 2 or 3 times the amount of words as there are in my first language.

That's partly because English has a habit of mugging other languages for adverbs. And adjectives. And... you get the idea.

[PirateCat]

So what I'm hearing is that when we've had enough expansions that we're scraping the bottom of the "old races new to XIV" barrel, I'll pop a Fantasia on my main and start tanking things so that I can say that my Qu cues the queue to pop.

[AriaEnia]

That's a reference from dexter's lab in english. it pretty made us laugh, us french.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C-hQleMFhY

Hahaha Just du it!

[Moonleg]

The way I see it, this game features social interactions - but we are lacking the most primary of social interactions, being able to see each other. We have our avatars, but that's a bit like looking at each other at a masquerade, isn't it?

So to me, your conduct in text becomes your 'appearance' for lack of a better term. Your choice of words and your spelling becomes a replacement for whether you are shaven, have washed your hair, have obnoxious body odour and so on and so on. Using text speak in a medium that in no way benefits from being able to skip a few letters other than sheer laziness gives me a mental image of, honestly, a red-eyed slob throwing handsigns as if he's in some kind of cool gang (and news flash, gangs aren't cool).

Don't look like a washed-out bum online, take a moment to spell and express yourself properly!

[Eul]

Err, git gud?

[magdahmhara]

I'm thinking of playing a rouge.



Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

[Gamer3427]

I like big words and complicated sentences most of the time, yet my ability to spell is terrible in most instances. If it wasn't for spell check systems on things like these forums, it would be rare for me to spell half of what I say correctly. I do understand where you're coming from though, OP. But you do also have to remember that this is the internet. People spell things however they wish, and just expect everyone to know what they're talking about. In most cases it's annoying, but in the case of que vs queue, it's understandable in part because it's common terminology that is used within the game by it's player-base. Complaining about it is like complaining that people abbreviate dungeon names, or even other player's names. It's a shortened variation on a common word used for the purpose of faster typing as much as due to a lack of knowledge about it's original spelling, which while may not be "technically" correct, is still acceptable so long as everyone knows what it means.....

Furthermore, if you look at it from a historical standpoint, words are shortened or changed all the time as culture evolves, throughout the history of civilization. Complaining about the dialect, (yes, though in text format, it IS a type of dialect), used by internet members is rather pointless unless you intend to complain that we don't use the same syntax or words that were used hundreds of years ago by our ancestors. The shortening of this word, even if it's due to a lack of spelling abilities, is just a sign of an ever evolving language. English being the most common language in the world, as well as the "trade language", means that it will continue to change to fit the needs, accents, or cultures of the people who are using it. I sympathize with your point, but disagree that it is an issue.....