April 6, 2007
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This comes to you from a forum I recently joined. I won’t say where for a number of reasons, but this guy really got under my nerves. The site sells DVDs and props and so forth created by an American and incorporated in America. While I suppose my reaction was just that, I find the whole issue on the one hand to be absurd while on the other to be enraging. It is because of the underlying ideology that we are losing the war against illegal immigration in this country.
Original Comment
Please consider the fact that not everyone has English as their first language. Now, please consider that whilst an acronym such as “lol” may seem immediately apparent to you, if we allow that, where do we draw the line?
My Response
I say the line should be drawn at where the communication stops. I suppose you could enforce people to type “While perusing your juvenile comments I observed myself laughing out loud at your ridiculous declaration and impulsively informed you posthaste.” I prefer the term “LOL”.
Consider for a moment that the products here on this website are created in English, marketed in English, sold in English and regulated in a country who’s language is English. Are the products here dubbed and translated into other languages? Is the website available in different languages? Do the forums allow for Unicode?
The point I’m making is that the business here on the forums is conducted in English. If one does not understand the language and the culture, then one can not appreciate that which is written. What do you propose we do about the inconsistencies between British English and American English? Do Brits actually get buy a gallon of gas at a Texaco in Texas?
If this website were based in Japan, written in Japanese and govenered by Japanese, I’d be SOL (that’s Shit Out of Luck for those of you who no speakee English so a-good-a).
I suppose that at the end of the day Deoxyribonucleic acid is more apropos, but I prefer the term DNA. My question is this: what do you propose we use in place of GNU given its recursive nature?
Discuss.
Comments (4)
Augh!!! I am horrible with initials!!!! I do understand LOL, but SOL was way beyond me!! I hate it when people talk or write with initials. Sorry, that’s me.
I don’t know what GNU is. I have looked for clues in this post….other than the fact that it is recursive in nature…I know not what it is. I personally have been GNU (Given No Understanding), therefore MEGO (Me Eyes Glaze Over).
Who makes these things up anyway?? But who am I, except a SAHMAW (Stay At Home Middle Aged Woman)? (I made that up myself! I’m SPOM! So Proud Of Myself!)
As for your point about an English product with an English market, etc….I must agree. But what does speaking English and not understanding initials have to do with each other? It’s like comparing apples and hotdogs. But again, this is just MO (My Opinion). =o>
Take care Tom,
Beth
PS (Post Script) I have a post about being initially challenged, if you would care to read it.
It sucks to not speak English. One of the little privileges that comes from being the light of the civilized world. I pity the poor French, it could have all been theirs
“Guh noo” night in the morning time!!! I would have NEVER known that! Thanks for enlightening me!
I came.
I commented.
As usual you found something offencive in something I wouldn’t have. But as long as your on the subject I agree with you. However I fail to see how your little chat acronyms apply to the immigration problems our country is currently having.
It’s fine with me if they come, just so long as they speak english.
You know this already.
I’ll catch you later.