Curious George Here

English is my first language Bohemian and the only one that I can write in. If someone wants to correct my grammar then I shan't make a fuss provided that it is done in a good and constructive way. I'd never dream of correcting someone else's unless they asked me to or I really did not understand what they had written. I have responded at times "I think what you are saying is....." or "Thank you" when I have no comprehension at all.

Im from Denmark and english is my second language,and i must admit i like english more:D and i would rather have people correct me than not(if people point it out nicely) becourse that way i learn,and hopefully dont make the mistake again:P if i get offended it only leads to an argument,wich leads to nothing,

I think it is silly to judge a person on their grammar, but if they wanted to ask me to help them, I would, There are more things to judge people on, more serious things to be worrying about getting your adverbs and adjectives mixed up and writing its when it should be it's. Besides if a person whose English is in the learning stage, sees how the others write, then they will soon catch on. So if someone who does not know English want to know, they could just ask and someone will help him or her.

My first language is English but I wouldn't say it's perfect. I do make mistakes sometimes so I would feel happy if the person corrects my grammar in a polite way. In this way, I learn. If it was done in a rude or condescending manner, I will definitely feel offended.

Hi thebohenmianheart, I wouldn't corredt because they might get offended and its not plesant when someone do that to you, they are doing very well. I wonder if all the people whose first language is English would they be able to write in other languages? Tamara

interesting topic ! i belong to a global friendship site. like myLot, we have members from all over the world. i wouldn't just jump in a correct them in public. i might shoot them an e-mail if i sense a problem with how someone could misinterpret theis comment. heck, i make gramatical mistakes and spelling mistakes because i type faster than i think !

I don't judge people for poor grammar. One of the things is people are trying to learn English and it is not the easiest language to learn. Another thing is who am I to judge someone else. My grammar is not the best that it could be and English is my language.

There is not very much doubt about it. As languages go, English is probably the one that has evoked the most comment, criticism and controversy. It may be validly said that with a second language, no one really expects the proficiency that is demanded of a first language, but there is no reason why your best should not be done. Like many members here where English is spoken as a second language, there are obviously many glaring examples of incorrect grammar seen all the time. Mistakes need to be corrected, and correct word usage demonstrated by those who are very proficient in this language. When comes to learning a language especially English I am forever eager to learn from those who are from English speaking world. I am not offended if you correct my grammar but am really put off if you judge me by my grammartical mistakes.

Normally, i wun feel offended if others wanna correct my grammer, because i know most of my grammers are wrong, and i'm only using them in my own way, instead of the standard usual way ^_^ hehe But when i spot a grammer mistake, i wun correct them, as some may be self conscious or, think that they are always right and never wrong ^_^ SO unless one ask, if not i wun correct for them ^_^

I am often tempted to correct people's grammar but I manage to restrain myself. I am never sure if it is helping the person or insulting them so I do nothing. There are many people on mylot who do not have English as a first language and I think they do quite well considering. I doubt I would be as good with their language. It is hard to know if someone would be offended or not. If it was my grammar that was bad I would want it corrected because I would want to learn the language better but if that was the case I would mention it in my post or ask for help. The written language is much harder to learn than the spoken. But to just correct someone who did not ask for help. In that situation I think you could risk offending someone.

If I was foreign and my grammer was bad then yes I would want to be able to have someone correct me with it..also to help me learn the language

not sure if I should respond as I am an American but maybe as mylot users we should ask those two questions to our mylot friends to whom Enlish is not their native tongue, in order to help them with their struggles, not in a patronizing way but in a genuinely helpful way.

I wouldn't be offended but I won't spend much time reading it unless it was of particluar interest to me. Its not intolerance, its just that there's so much more and better reading to do and I'm not really into teaching. Although I would help with advice if I detected the person was likeable.

I judge people who judge other people for there grammar.