Re: [Gnu-arch-users] On incompetent uses of English

[Ludovic Courtès]

<address@hidden> writes:

> My experience is that incompetent use of English usually comes from
> native speakres, and not from non-native speakers, since native
> speakers don't try as hard in being clear, while non-native speakers
> do.

Perhaps you're right.  ;-)

My point is: people on international mailing lists, and especially
native English speakers, are not entitled to complain about the quality
of other people's English.

First we, non-native speakers, did not *choose* the use of English to
communicate on these mailing lists (at least I didn't).  Secondly,
although non-native speakers make significant efforts to learn English,
they will hardly ever be as good as a native speaker at speaking
English.  Hence my dislike of such complaints.

Thanks,
Ludovic.