On 2013-11-15 13:43, xDog Walker wrote: > On Friday 2013 November 15 06:58, Grant Edwards wrote: > > There are people (not many in this group) who grew up speaking > > English and really ought to apologize for their writing -- but > > they never do. > > Can you supply an example of the form such an apology might take?
"I'm sorry that, despite growing up steeped in the language, I can't manage to put together two coherent thoughts or practically apply any of the spelling/grammar/punctuation/capitalization lessons provided at no cost to me throughout 12+ years of academic instruction." Harumph. Non-native speakers get my extensive compassion--English really is a nutso language, and any attempt to use it for communicating should be lauded in the face of that challenge. However, native speakers have a higher bar, IHMO. -tkc -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
