What would you do if someone posted a bad/broken english to your discussion?

I have to admit I am not very keen on people using broken English on my discussions. But this is an international community and that is what makes it so great and everyone has the right to their own opinions. If I cannot understand what they are trying to get across many times I will just ignore it, or try to glean what I can from the response and respond back to them in the best way I can. Hope this helps answer your question.

If I am not certain what they mean, I ask. If their English is really bad, I will try and paraphrase and ask if that is what they meant. It doesn't really bother me, I know that people are trying to learn.

It depends on where the people are from and whether or not English is their second language. I really admire some people from countries whose language and alphabet are so different and who try so very bravely to partake in discussions in this forum. They are so serious and want to improve their English. I must say I get irritated with people whose mother tongue is English and who use bad grammar and street talk. I have corrected a few but have than been told off by others. It is actually against the guidelines to critisize people's grammar and spelling and rightly so. The only remarks I make now if people use texting conventions. I don't think that is appropriate in a forum.

It's okay with me. I appreciate those who are trying their best to respond despite English problem. Bad English is not an issue to me. I in fact do appreciate especially if the thought anyway is good. What is more offensive to me are trolls around here who speak in slang and with what they say good English and yet are very impolite and are fond of contradicting opinions and have the habit of butting in in the responses of others.

No one is perfect , even famous writers commit mistakes. And it is very clear in the community guidelines that comments such as you mentioned should never be ridiculed or discriminated on. The best way is to help them improve by sending a PM to give some ways for them to improve their English. If you're in their country, they would probably listen to you performing a broken language speech or not even knowing one word of their language. Cheers and God bless.

English is an international language and people all around try to write good english. I mean they try their level best. Here on mylot most people do not use really bad english, we can understand what they are trying to say. So i think we should not break their heart by recommending them to a translator or something. Just post them a comment that thank you very much for your response. That type of people would be around 3% here not more than that.

I'm ok with broken English or poor grammar on responses, especially if the person has something significant to say. I would feel nervous about posting in a second language if I had to in order to contribute or make money. I think about how a dollar in some countries is so much more pay, than we view a dollar in America. If my monthly salary were 100 dollars, and MyLot allwed me to earn another 20 dollars per month, that would be a 20% salary increase coming into my home. For that reason, I can understand why some members, even with their broken English, are busy on MyLot.

This has happened a few times in my discussions or in comments to responses I've posted to discussions, but it's never really happened enough for me to raise an eyebrow at the situation. I think they're doing pretty good (from what I can see), so it hasn't been an issue with the posts I've seen. I haven't been back to the site for very long (came back during the first week of the month), so my opinon could change as times goes on.

I will understand. Because I myself is not that good when it comes to English proficiency. I will rather encourage the person to continue posting to improve it. Because when we constantly communicating in English we develop it later on.

On this part of the Guidelines it is very easy and clear as to what we are suppose to do. In the Guidelines in the don'ts it states: (Don't) Post discussions, responses or comments criticizing members for bad/broken English or bad spelling. Everyone is welcome at myLot, we have users from all around the world and they are welcome regardless of their proficiency with the English Language. I admire very much those that are not top of the class in the English language but choose to come here and join in the fun. I doubt whether I would have the courage to go and write in a different language if it was not my own.

For your 44th post your pretty judgmental aren't ya? Gosh when I first started I just went with the flow.Ya sure that bugged me at first,but then as the others have mentioned it became clear to me that there are alot of other people here besides Americans. I also thought of what would motivate those to do this and now realize how hard they are trying to make a few extra bucks and improve their English. What a great tool Mylot is for them.I know it is for me,it improves my spelling and keeps my typing skills at a good rate,I'm not here for the $$$ as it seems many are! Have a good time here and loosen up a little! tdemex

well i do not mind it actually i just try to understand it and appreciate, atleast they are trying to speak or write in english..and they are trying more to learn how to write it fluently

well, ahem... i am the one of them using broken english, but i haven't get complain from anyone, maybe they just ignore or they think still can understand my english easyly. that's right if you don't have a good skill of any language , can easyly using translate tool's to when make a post. but that's nothing help in grammar. for me, i still learning and try to improve my english skill. tha't very important , sometime's will make wrong understanding because the bad comunicate.

Well , i dont care about hw's english of others.This is the site for everyone who can publish their view. I m very thankful to person who is responding my discussion not hw his/her english is. Even i m not 100% in my english.

One of the rules in mylot is not to make comments on other people's English command of the language. I would not take the initiative myself to let the other user know what I really think about him however if I am asked yes than I will do it in a private manner.

Many here are from other countries. I don't mind the broken english as long as I am able to understand what they are saying and usually I can. I know they could use the translater but many of them are trying to improve upon the language by using it and it seems a translater would hinder that. More bothersome to me is the heavy slang and deliberate misspells of many words by someone whose native language is english.

Broken English is always going to appear in any international forum. I applaud the people that know English well enough to write here at all. I would struggle were the tables turned requiring me to write in a language other than English. While bad grammar/spelling can make a post hard to read (impossible, at times), I don't have any problem with it. In fact, the Do's and Don'ts of myLot discussions specifically state that we are not to: "Post discussions, responses or comments criticizing members for bad/broken English or bad spelling. Everyone is welcome at myLot, we have users from all around the world and they are welcome regardless of their proficiency with the English language." Honestly, I prefer the broken English to 'text-speak.' I don't mind the 'LOL' or the 'ROFL' or smileys, those don't really bother me. It's the 'ur' instead of typing out 'you are' and other things like that. If you cannot get through a post - or even one sentence - without seeing multiple examples of text-speak, there is a problem. myLot is not an exchange of text messages, it is a discussion forum. The fact that money is a reward for posting seems to cause some people to post short, quickly composed answers and topics. As to what I do when I encounter these things...Well, it depends on how bad the individual post is. If I can make sense of it, I will respond to it. If I cannot read it or comprehend it at all, I just leave it alone and move on.

My English is not perfect and it is not my first language, so I am not the right person to critize grammar mistakes or bad English. When someone responds to my discussion and the post is full of grammar mistakes or spelling mistakes I definately appreciate the response. If I don't understand the post the first time I will just read it twice or more and eventually I will understand the meaning. If I simply don't understand (and that hasn't happended yet) I will ask the member to explain it again. The reason why I really appreciate posts written in broken English is that I know that the person has spent time on writing the response and that (s)he has done it despite the fact that English isn't easy for him/her. It is so much easier and faster to write in your own language, you don't need a dictionary etc, and I am happy that people respond to my discussion even if they need to spend a lot of time on writing compared to a native speaker.

Hello Homedad! I am not a native english speaker that's why I am trying my best that my english would be understandable to others. I know how hard it is especially for those person who are just learning. I don't mind actually if someone responded to my discussion with broken english. I tried my best to understand and comment back to them. What you did is right, actually. I don't think you offend someone. It seems like a nice idea too that you told them to do it. At least they know what to do.

I think i'd try to understand what the guy's trying to say and reply but if its too hard a topic such that a single misunderstanding could lead to war ..i wouldn't reply at all