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Other - Italy - 2 Answers
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Why do people think the U.S. is better than the E.U
Why do people think the U.S. is better than the E.U?
When you consider it, life the European Union is much better than the life in the United States in almost every way. The E.U has a larger economy, more wealth, more citizens, better education and better quality of life. Population Size: The European Union (EU) has about 500 million citizens (492 million according to some figures). The United States only has 310 million citizens. Economy: The European Union has the worlds largest economy. Europe also has the most Fortune 500 companies. The Euro (currency) is stronger than the US dollar. The United States is the country with the largest debt in the world. The external debt of the U.S.A is more than $13,399,859,000,000.00 (94% of GDP in 2009) Wealth The European Union has a GDP (millions of USD) of $16,447,259, whereas the United States only has $14,256,275 (in 2009) . In terms of overall gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita, the United States only ranks 6th in the world, behind several European countries who are on top of the list. The E.U has the highest GDP (purchasing power parity) in the world. Several European countries (such as Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Ireland, Switzerland and Denmark) has a higher GDP (per capita) than the United States (in other words, people are wealthier than in the U.S.) In several European countries people work fewer hours than anyone else in the world, yet European countries are also among the most productive in the world. US workers are claimed to be the world's most productive, but they put in more hours than Europeans to score higher, according to a study by the United Nations. World View & Culture The average citizen in the United States has a very limited view and understanding of the world. Only one in five Americans has a passport. The number of Americans who have a passport, according to the State Department, is 68 million, or around 22% of the population. That means roughly only 1 out of 4.5 Americans can even visit Canada, let alone travel to anywhere else in the world. So, only about 22% of Americans own a passport and only 10% of those actually leave the country. Multilingual: The majority of European citizens speak more than one language. Most Europeans can speak at least two languages, and a significant amount can even speak three or more languages. English is the language most widely spoken in the EU, even though only 16% speak English as their mother tongue. Nearly 50% of all EU citizens can speak an additional language. 89% of pupils in the EU learn English. Yet there are 45 indigenous languages are in everyday use in the E.U and of these 11 are official languages of the E.U. Only about 9 percent of Americans can speak another language (in most cases, only ONE other language). [Note: Even the president of the United States, Barak Obama, can only speak one language - English. Perhaps he is one of very few "world leaders" who can speak only one language?] Education The education system of several E.U countries is significantly better than the U.S. Finland is widely known to have the best education system in the world. The education system of the United States is placed near the bottom of the list, according to the United Nations. The United States is 18th on a list of 24 countries. Lifestyle: Europeans walk and bike more. Europeans use more public transit, and drive economical cars. Europeans eat well. They eat more healthy than Americans. Medical care in most E.U countries is much more advanced than the U.S. Most other major industrialized nations provide universal health coverage, and most of them have comprehensive benefit packages with no cost-sharing by the patients. The United States, to its shame, has some 45 million people without health insurance and many more millions who have poor coverage. Vacation: The United States is the only developed country with no required minimum vacation days. The seems the average American dutifully work him/herself into an early grave. ;) Typically, the American workers are granted only 10 working days with 8 national holidays per year. Countries in the European Union has a required minimum number of vacation days, that range between 20 days and as much as 42 days. For example, elderly employees in Austria received as much as 42 days leave per annum. The average Swedish workers took 44 days off work in 2004. Social: Of 194 countries ranked and rated to reveal the best places to live, which consider nine categories: Cost of Living, Culture and Leisure, Economy, Environment, Freedom, Health, Infrastructure, Safety and Risk, and Climate; rate several countries in the E.U (such as France, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Germany, ) as the best place to live. The United States is rated as the 7th best place to live, just above other European countries like Belgium and Italy. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality-of-life index (2005) rated the United State
Other - Cultures & Groups - 8 Answers
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because Americans are just plain cooler. End of story.
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I like the Euro. We have a reputation for better hygeine.
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EU isnt the same as the USA The USA is a country the EU is not What you have done here is pluck the best examples out from Europe to prove your point. Well why not compare EU memeber Slovinia to the USA and see how that matches up? Not really fair to only mention Denmark is it? Multilingual:YES fair enough but that second language is usually English Im English and i never properly learned a second language in school If you think the EU is a nation like the USA tha surly we are only as good as our weakest members You should compare lithuania to the USA to be fair EDIt Although judging by the moronic answers from US side Im inclined to start agreeing with you
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What's the point of having extra vacation when the sun rarely shines there? The people don't look happy, and Americans are more attractive and diverse.
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Americans are just flat out AWESOME.I'm sorry, but some countries in Europe are infamous for their poor hygiene.
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I think the EU is better. You probably put forward a fantastic arguement but I doubt anyone read it. But still, I'm on your side! European motto: United In Diversity European anthem: Have you heard it? I have: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXuhvzbQ5EI&feature=related :) x
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Your numbers are meaningless because you are comparing apples to oranges. The United States is a real country and the European Union is an organization only defined for economic reasons such as commerce and trade. You know as well as I do that the real test of which country is the best revolves around their immigration numbers. The US has been and still is the most desirable place for immigrants.
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Because Americans literally live underground. They have no clue that other countries exist.
When you consider it, life the European Union is much better than the life in the United States in almost every way. The E.U has a larger economy, more wealth, more citizens, better education and better quality of life. Population Size: The European Union (EU) has about 500 million citizens (492 million according to some figures). The United States only has 310 million citizens. Economy: The European Union has the worlds largest economy. Europe also has the most Fortune 500 companies. The Euro (currency) is stronger than the US dollar. The United States is the country with the largest debt in the world. The external debt of the U.S.A is more than $13,399,859,000,000.00 (94% of GDP in 2009) Wealth The European Union has a GDP (millions of USD) of $16,447,259, whereas the United States only has $14,256,275 (in 2009) . In terms of overall gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita, the United States only ranks 6th in the world, behind several European countries who are on top of the list. The E.U has the highest GDP (purchasing power parity) in the world. Several European countries (such as Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Ireland, Switzerland and Denmark) has a higher GDP (per capita) than the United States (in other words, people are wealthier than in the U.S.) In several European countries people work fewer hours than anyone else in the world, yet European countries are also among the most productive in the world. US workers are claimed to be the world's most productive, but they put in more hours than Europeans to score higher, according to a study by the United Nations. World View & Culture The average citizen in the United States has a very limited view and understanding of the world. Only one in five Americans has a passport. The number of Americans who have a passport, according to the State Department, is 68 million, or around 22% of the population. That means roughly only 1 out of 4.5 Americans can even visit Canada, let alone travel to anywhere else in the world. So, only about 22% of Americans own a passport and only 10% of those actually leave the country. Multilingual: The majority of European citizens speak more than one language. Most Europeans can speak at least two languages, and a significant amount can even speak three or more languages. English is the language most widely spoken in the EU, even though only 16% speak English as their mother tongue. Nearly 50% of all EU citizens can speak an additional language. 89% of pupils in the EU learn English. Yet there are 45 indigenous languages are in everyday use in the E.U and of these 11 are official languages of the E.U. Only about 9 percent of Americans can speak another language (in most cases, only ONE other language). [Note: Even the president of the United States, Barak Obama, can only speak one language - English. Perhaps he is one of very few "world leaders" who can speak only one language?] Education The education system of several E.U countries is significantly better than the U.S. Finland is widely known to have the best education system in the world. The education system of the United States is placed near the bottom of the list, according to the United Nations. The United States is 18th on a list of 24 countries. Lifestyle: Europeans walk and bike more. Europeans use more public transit, and drive economical cars. Europeans eat well. They eat more healthy than Americans. Medical care in most E.U countries is much more advanced than the U.S. Most other major industrialized nations provide universal health coverage, and most of them have comprehensive benefit packages with no cost-sharing by the patients. The United States, to its shame, has some 45 million people without health insurance and many more millions who have poor coverage. Vacation: The United States is the only developed country with no required minimum vacation days. The seems the average American dutifully work him/herself into an early grave. ;) Typically, the American workers are granted only 10 working days with 8 national holidays per year. Countries in the European Union has a required minimum number of vacation days, that range between 20 days and as much as 42 days. For example, elderly employees in Austria received as much as 42 days leave per annum. The average Swedish workers took 44 days off work in 2004. Social: Of 194 countries ranked and rated to reveal the best places to live, which consider nine categories: Cost of Living, Culture and Leisure, Economy, Environment, Freedom, Health, Infrastructure, Safety and Risk, and Climate; rate several countries in the E.U (such as France, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Germany, ) as the best place to live. The United States is rated as the 7th best place to live, just above other European countries like Belgium and Italy. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality-of-life index (2005) rated the United State
Other - Cultures & Groups - 8 Answers
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because Americans are just plain cooler. End of story.
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I like the Euro. We have a reputation for better hygeine.
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EU isnt the same as the USA The USA is a country the EU is not What you have done here is pluck the best examples out from Europe to prove your point. Well why not compare EU memeber Slovinia to the USA and see how that matches up? Not really fair to only mention Denmark is it? Multilingual:YES fair enough but that second language is usually English Im English and i never properly learned a second language in school If you think the EU is a nation like the USA tha surly we are only as good as our weakest members You should compare lithuania to the USA to be fair EDIt Although judging by the moronic answers from US side Im inclined to start agreeing with you
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What's the point of having extra vacation when the sun rarely shines there? The people don't look happy, and Americans are more attractive and diverse.
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Americans are just flat out AWESOME.I'm sorry, but some countries in Europe are infamous for their poor hygiene.
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I think the EU is better. You probably put forward a fantastic arguement but I doubt anyone read it. But still, I'm on your side! European motto: United In Diversity European anthem: Have you heard it? I have: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXuhvzbQ5EI&feature=related :) x
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Your numbers are meaningless because you are comparing apples to oranges. The United States is a real country and the European Union is an organization only defined for economic reasons such as commerce and trade. You know as well as I do that the real test of which country is the best revolves around their immigration numbers. The US has been and still is the most desirable place for immigrants.
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Because Americans literally live underground. They have no clue that other countries exist.
Monday, March 7, 2011
which is the best European country to make money
which is the best European country to make money?
i am an immigrant in italy with european union life time work permit. my annual income is around 15000 euroes by working in a metal factory. i am looking forward to go in any other EU country to make more money. in my personal opinion i think LUXEMBOURG will be the best choice. otherwise GERMANY. SWITZERLAND n UK i can't go because my work permit is not valid over there. i am just confused tottaly. my objective is to make more money and getting the citizenship easily because i think europe suits me pretty much. well, if i go to luxembourg, what language would be the most useful in order to find a job somwhere in a factory or other places? 'i think german'. do people speak ENGLISH over there?? n what about the citizenship? how complicated is it to obtain and what is the whole process??? it's quite hard to find out informations on internet about such a small country. so please help me by ur knowledege and experience. my concerns r money n nationality as soon as possible. thankyou.
Languages - 4 Answers
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The Germans do speak English not all though but you should try to learn some so you don't come across as a silly optimistic Yankee the UK would be the best place but I would suggest a place that is starting to get into the Euro trade and stuff Turkey
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I guess Germany. It has big GDP. There's a bunch of Turks so I guess immigration laws are good. But I don't really know, I'm in Canada.
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for metal work: germany is the best bet. robust economy, many people speak several languages, eg. fr., ger. span., it.,and english. english is widely spoken in business, across most of europe. contact your nearest german embassy with your questions about citizenship requirements, working documents and qualifications/restrictions. i think someone with higher trade skills, would have it easier to work and be acceptable in germany. their embassy may have a list of needed skills that will suit you, and also a list of suitable industries you may apply to for employment. good luck.
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In my opinion, getting better qualifications would help you more than moving to another country. Theres no guarantee that you will find a job in another country, most european countries (with few exceptions) have high unemployment rates.Also, you should only consider countries whose language you are familiar with.Getting a job in germany without speaking proper german will be very difficult.Getting a citizenship won't be easy either, even in the most liberal countries it still will take years and involve lots of paperwork. Luxembourg is a very expensive country btw., you'll find it difficult to afford the same standard of living there.
i am an immigrant in italy with european union life time work permit. my annual income is around 15000 euroes by working in a metal factory. i am looking forward to go in any other EU country to make more money. in my personal opinion i think LUXEMBOURG will be the best choice. otherwise GERMANY. SWITZERLAND n UK i can't go because my work permit is not valid over there. i am just confused tottaly. my objective is to make more money and getting the citizenship easily because i think europe suits me pretty much. well, if i go to luxembourg, what language would be the most useful in order to find a job somwhere in a factory or other places? 'i think german'. do people speak ENGLISH over there?? n what about the citizenship? how complicated is it to obtain and what is the whole process??? it's quite hard to find out informations on internet about such a small country. so please help me by ur knowledege and experience. my concerns r money n nationality as soon as possible. thankyou.
Languages - 4 Answers
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The Germans do speak English not all though but you should try to learn some so you don't come across as a silly optimistic Yankee the UK would be the best place but I would suggest a place that is starting to get into the Euro trade and stuff Turkey
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I guess Germany. It has big GDP. There's a bunch of Turks so I guess immigration laws are good. But I don't really know, I'm in Canada.
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for metal work: germany is the best bet. robust economy, many people speak several languages, eg. fr., ger. span., it.,and english. english is widely spoken in business, across most of europe. contact your nearest german embassy with your questions about citizenship requirements, working documents and qualifications/restrictions. i think someone with higher trade skills, would have it easier to work and be acceptable in germany. their embassy may have a list of needed skills that will suit you, and also a list of suitable industries you may apply to for employment. good luck.
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In my opinion, getting better qualifications would help you more than moving to another country. Theres no guarantee that you will find a job in another country, most european countries (with few exceptions) have high unemployment rates.Also, you should only consider countries whose language you are familiar with.Getting a job in germany without speaking proper german will be very difficult.Getting a citizenship won't be easy either, even in the most liberal countries it still will take years and involve lots of paperwork. Luxembourg is a very expensive country btw., you'll find it difficult to afford the same standard of living there.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
What do you think about this
What do you think about this?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1042425/Why-ignore-bad-spelling-Lecturer-calls-amnesty-students-20-errors.html?ITO=1490 Why are British students so bad at spelling their own language? (And other native English speakers too, especially Americans.) Here are some comments from non-native English speakers, and I agree with them: Paula, Italy: I am a foreigner, I studied your beautiful, elegant, expressive language as a foreign language, and I don't make spelling mistakes. Most of my friends and colleagues who also studied it as a foreign language don't make any spelling mistakes either. We're not an educated elite, we studied English in very average, ordinary schools, no more than three or four hours a week. How come British "students" cannot manage? Eve, Poland: This idea is ridiculous. Besides, I don't understand how people can make such mistakes in their own language. English is my second language and I wouldn't be caught dead misspelling these words. CC7, Switzerland: I'm not a native English speaker and yet I would write all the words in this list correctly. That's called "learning", and it should also -especially- go for native speakers! Wilma, Netherlands: My Dutch students were extremely surprised when I told them that lots of English people could not distinguish between "there" and 'their" and "it's" and 'its". By the way English is my third language. Raymond, Germany: I am a language trainer in Luxembourg and to give in to the bad spellers is a capitulation which signals how little respect British people have for their own language. German, French and even Polish speakers don't suffer similar problems because they are taught to hold their language in high regard. (...) I tell my international language training participants to ask Scandinavians or Dutch people how to write if I am not there to help. Furthermore, I know one British person at the place I work whose letters are corrected by his French boss because they are full of mistakes. Anthony, Malta: I learnt the English Language at a state school in Malta fifty years ago. Thankfully great emphasis was laid on this most important of languages then and now. Spelling mistakes were anathema. How can people, born and bred in England, be unable to spell words in their own language ? How low can standards in this once Great country get ? Hmm, after I saw your answers, I guess now I know why. You just don't care. And if you don't care, please don't answer the question. Why are you people offended? I asked a serious question here. Aren't you ashamed of the fact that you don't know your own language and that foreigners have to correct you? Most of you didn't even bothered to read this, then how could I expect you to read a book. Oops sorry, I mean "didn't even bother", not "bothered". Sorry, I was typing too fast.
Words & Wordplay - 13 Answers
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yeah
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IDK!!!! and IDC!!!!!!
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question is too long, nobody cares!
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I think some people worry too much about spelling, and that content is more important to me.
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This is what i was thinking the whole time i read your question...Blab blahhhhh blah.
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ummm yes?
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That is so funny because of the missed spelled words! LOL I studied Spanish for a long time and can say that when you learn it as a second language you pay more attention to details. When you are a native speaker you tend to become lazy because you know people will understand you. Plus in today's society with all of the texting many words have been shortened. I have a professor that actually had to remind my junior college English class that your thesis papers couldn't use text talk, aka U for you, and that OMG is not a sentence.
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I don't know why people insist on repeating this question over and over, but thank you for your ignorance and your two points.
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too much reading.. :P
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I've thought about this before too. I think it's because people who are born and raised in an English-speaking environment only learn the language from hearing it and from experience, not in a classroom. For most spelling and grammar rules only come when they begin attending formal schooling. Thus, speaking the language comes more easily than writing or spelling it. Those who learn English as a second language learn it in a formal, classroom environment, where the rules of spelling and grammar are taught to them straight away.
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Apparently Paula, Eve, CC7, Wilma, Raymond and Anthony are all better then us and we suck.....whatever
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Gee I don't know, maybe it's because we are busy doing other things like protecting the freedom and rights of others to write opinions like you just did. xox
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I think one of the reasons may be the fact that they have a lot of exposure to casual English that interferes with the proper way of spelling and grammar. Also as all native speakers of any language, those who make spelling / grammatical errors may be using their intuitive knowledge of their language rather than rules to decide what is correct and incorrect. Nonnative speakers of English, on the other hand, encounter other types of difficulties when writing or speaking: the proper use of the prepositions, pronunciation, intonation, word stress, sentence stress, interference of the first language, the culture to mention only a few.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1042425/Why-ignore-bad-spelling-Lecturer-calls-amnesty-students-20-errors.html?ITO=1490 Why are British students so bad at spelling their own language? (And other native English speakers too, especially Americans.) Here are some comments from non-native English speakers, and I agree with them: Paula, Italy: I am a foreigner, I studied your beautiful, elegant, expressive language as a foreign language, and I don't make spelling mistakes. Most of my friends and colleagues who also studied it as a foreign language don't make any spelling mistakes either. We're not an educated elite, we studied English in very average, ordinary schools, no more than three or four hours a week. How come British "students" cannot manage? Eve, Poland: This idea is ridiculous. Besides, I don't understand how people can make such mistakes in their own language. English is my second language and I wouldn't be caught dead misspelling these words. CC7, Switzerland: I'm not a native English speaker and yet I would write all the words in this list correctly. That's called "learning", and it should also -especially- go for native speakers! Wilma, Netherlands: My Dutch students were extremely surprised when I told them that lots of English people could not distinguish between "there" and 'their" and "it's" and 'its". By the way English is my third language. Raymond, Germany: I am a language trainer in Luxembourg and to give in to the bad spellers is a capitulation which signals how little respect British people have for their own language. German, French and even Polish speakers don't suffer similar problems because they are taught to hold their language in high regard. (...) I tell my international language training participants to ask Scandinavians or Dutch people how to write if I am not there to help. Furthermore, I know one British person at the place I work whose letters are corrected by his French boss because they are full of mistakes. Anthony, Malta: I learnt the English Language at a state school in Malta fifty years ago. Thankfully great emphasis was laid on this most important of languages then and now. Spelling mistakes were anathema. How can people, born and bred in England, be unable to spell words in their own language ? How low can standards in this once Great country get ? Hmm, after I saw your answers, I guess now I know why. You just don't care. And if you don't care, please don't answer the question. Why are you people offended? I asked a serious question here. Aren't you ashamed of the fact that you don't know your own language and that foreigners have to correct you? Most of you didn't even bothered to read this, then how could I expect you to read a book. Oops sorry, I mean "didn't even bother", not "bothered". Sorry, I was typing too fast.
Words & Wordplay - 13 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
yeah
2 :
IDK!!!! and IDC!!!!!!
3 :
question is too long, nobody cares!
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I think some people worry too much about spelling, and that content is more important to me.
5 :
This is what i was thinking the whole time i read your question...Blab blahhhhh blah.
6 :
ummm yes?
7 :
That is so funny because of the missed spelled words! LOL I studied Spanish for a long time and can say that when you learn it as a second language you pay more attention to details. When you are a native speaker you tend to become lazy because you know people will understand you. Plus in today's society with all of the texting many words have been shortened. I have a professor that actually had to remind my junior college English class that your thesis papers couldn't use text talk, aka U for you, and that OMG is not a sentence.
8 :
I don't know why people insist on repeating this question over and over, but thank you for your ignorance and your two points.
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too much reading.. :P
10 :
I've thought about this before too. I think it's because people who are born and raised in an English-speaking environment only learn the language from hearing it and from experience, not in a classroom. For most spelling and grammar rules only come when they begin attending formal schooling. Thus, speaking the language comes more easily than writing or spelling it. Those who learn English as a second language learn it in a formal, classroom environment, where the rules of spelling and grammar are taught to them straight away.
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Apparently Paula, Eve, CC7, Wilma, Raymond and Anthony are all better then us and we suck.....whatever
12 :
Gee I don't know, maybe it's because we are busy doing other things like protecting the freedom and rights of others to write opinions like you just did. xox
13 :
I think one of the reasons may be the fact that they have a lot of exposure to casual English that interferes with the proper way of spelling and grammar. Also as all native speakers of any language, those who make spelling / grammatical errors may be using their intuitive knowledge of their language rather than rules to decide what is correct and incorrect. Nonnative speakers of English, on the other hand, encounter other types of difficulties when writing or speaking: the proper use of the prepositions, pronunciation, intonation, word stress, sentence stress, interference of the first language, the culture to mention only a few.
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