Re: Barry Meyers-Rice is evil

John Walker (jorwa@ix.netcom.com)
Tue, 18 Jun 1996 09:14:29 -0700

You wrote:
>
>
>> Not to be nasty but perhaps SPELLING $ GRAMMER count?? A cardinal
rule
>> when dealing with an educated person is that the improper use of the

>> English language reflects an inferior intellect.
>
>Oh-oh, please be careful... Certainly none us European, Japanese,
>South American, .... CPers speaks/writes a perfect English. Well,
>does this reflect an improper intelligence??? Please keep in mind
>that English is NOT the only language in this world and that indeed
>there are several thousand (if counting all the ones only spoken by
>small ethnic groups) other languages around.
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The above is of course correct. The comment was directed towards
persons in the US that use English as their primary language. As Barry
was only selling his plants within the borders of the US, I beleive
this includes the person that was sending flames to Barry. I am often
appalled at the level of writing proficiency that I see here in the US,
even in the business world that I circulate in. It's a sad state of
affairs for US schools when persons such as yourself that use English
as a second language demonstrate better English skills than persons
that were born in an English speaking country. And I will be the first
to admit that my writing skills are not perfect , but at least I proof
my writing a couple of times before sending it out for the world to
see!

John Walker