Re: SYNCHRONIZING problem

On Mar 19, 1:38 pm, Thomas Fritsch <i.dont.like.s...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
adrian.bartholo...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

[...]> yes, english is considered to be one of the harder languages to learn
to one not native to it.
if i, in my bad character, deviate from what they tried so hard to
finally "get" only to be thrown ANOTHER "bouncer" or "curve ball" from
my text'ese, it just tries their patience further. not the mannerly
thing to do.
Nice to hear this.
1 thing always bugs be though.

WHY IS IT CONTINUALLY ACCEPTED, THAT AMERICA IS THE CENTRE OF THE
UNIVERSE?

I don't think it is generally accepted (except in America, of course).

why do customs have to mostly consist of the american way?
is this not the internet?
is the internet not international by its definition?
even if we limit this debate to the english speaking internet, for
there are foreign language forums, why should the american spelling be
given the nod for standardization and the british not? why cant they
co-exist? u learnt a programming language, how hard is it to TOUCH on
another real cultural language, just TOUCH, and make it easier for an
entire COUNTRY and its worldwide citizens?
would THAT not be the courteous thing to do?
noooooooo. WE have to use "new COLOR()". its NEVER the other way
around.

When I was at school (in the 1970s, Germany), we learnt British English
("colour", "licence", "theatre"), not American English ("color", "license",
"theater"). And I guess it was the same English as taught in other
countries of Europe, Asia and Africa. It would be interesting to know if
schools in these countries really have moved towards American English during
the last decades. (I doubt about it)



a recent post here used the word "netizen". if thats not slang, i dont
know what is?
should that be considered easy for foreigners to get?
all im saying is that i am not OVERDOING it and me being accused of
cussing (which is untrue) and being uppity, snobbish and brattish are
all qualities generated and aimed at ME for not fitting in to ur
country club. indeed i have been threatened with ostracization, not
because of being uppity or verbally violent, but because my grammer is
loose.
yet everyone understood everything that i said.

now i do get the concept that it is a little difficult to read
text'ese for some, but no where near so when compared to the lack of
proper paragraphing, the non-use or misuse of punctuation and the
general oblivious care to concise explanation when putting forward, or
responding to, a problem that is so rampant in these forums due to
individual ignorance.

i take pains to make my cases clear. whether its about the use of
text'ese or a java related problem i may have. that to me is what
keeps a forum running smoothly. this "stand" by u all against me for
not capitalizing my i's or shortening you to "u" is trivial. it takes

According to <http://dict.leo.org> "capitalizing" is American English, and
"capitalising" is British English. (Sorry, I couldn't resist ;-)> one reading of one of my posts to get used to it.
but...u dont WANT to get used to it because u see it as bastardizing
ur club language.
well thats just how MANY non-americans see americans. yet the
americans could care LESS.

[...]

--
Thomas

no they havent. not australia, not the entire caribbean (except the
american owned islands), not europe, not england, not africa. im not
sure about south america(latin america) but i believe they learn
english the british (english) way.
in other words MOST of the world spell the language the original way.
"neighbour" and every other word ending in that suffix. but we're
kicked out of the club if we dont adhere to the minority.
in every other country, secs come b4 mins b4 hrs b4 days b4 mths b4
yrs. makes sense doesnt it? but we have to deal with the MONTH/DAY/
YEAR standard and indeed, the DEFAULT unless we change it. its not
even logical.
these r just examples.
this is the internet and we can stand up for who we are.
it just rubs me the wrong way having to spell COLOUR as COLOR. it goes
against my upbringing and it brings to mind the condescending feeling
if u ever use "ain't" as a child. thats how bad it feels using
"color". its just plain wrong. but i understand that being brought up
in america would not conjure these feelings in an american. so how
hard is it to include the british vers of spelling in computing
languages.
and while we're at it, why not incorporate some level of text'ese for
the younger folk.
the US is starting a campaign to entice school kids to enter into the
science programs.
shouldnt we?

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