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Whom you callin' boring, Claire? (Note the jarring juxtaposition of formal and informal.)

Whom you callin' boring, Claire? (Note the jarring juxtaposition of formal and informal.)

It can actually be really frustrating for us foreigners (read: ME!).

I have excellent verbal skills in Danish and rarely make any errors neither when spelling nor talking and I win almost every battle of argumentation or discussion... in Danish.But sometimes my English vocabulary fails me and I can't say what I mean to say at neatly as I would have in Danish and I get so frustrated because it’s so important to me to make my opinion clear. Then I just kind of scream: "ARGH IF THIS WAS IN DANISH I WOULD TOTALLY WIN, YOU BASTARDS!" and sulk for hours and hours, until my friends let me say what I meant to say in Danish (not understanding one bit of it, unenlightened Americans that they are) and just respond with nodding and "Oh, that is so true!" or the even better "I totally agree, why didn't I see that before?". Sometimes they even clap and raise their beers to cheer my brilliance.

That's what true friends are made of! (Okay, a little off topic - just wanting you let you all know how hard it is for me!)

I think I'll stop posting now...

But I'm CUTE!!!

hahaha.. Valerie you are very VERY funny

If a person writes you an e-mail indicating they are interested in getting to know you or correspond with you – will their level of spelling and correct use of grammar affect your interest and/or your response?

Meeeeee To!

Thank you, thank you.

Frankly, I agree.

well....I can see now, how some feel about me!! But I'm not overly concerned. I am educated....just not a good typist or speller!!

I know ship you are CUTE in that shirt dress Want to come and eat you up

If a person writes you an e-mail indicating they are interested in getting to know you or correspond with you – will their level of spelling and correct use of grammar affect your interest and/or your response?

English is not my native language, so basically everything I post have been written in Microsoft Word to begin with, so the worst spelling errors and grammar mistakes are corrected before sending e-mails or posting on the forum.
In my mind I have to at least make an effort if I want people to read what I have written and sometimes I consider it disrespectful to not even try and read a letter through just once before sending, to correct any obvious errors.
Why should I use my time to respond, if the author hasn’t even made an effort to write just a slightly bit civilized?

Funnily enough especially people whose native tongue is English tend to write like they were 1st graders; and other foreigners like myself try a little harder and make fewer mistakes, probably because we have to be more conscious when using this language.

What say Thou, o’ mighty boarders of CS – am I OCD’ing or just paying attention to details?

Meeeeee To!

well....I can see now, how some feel about me!! But I'm not overly concerned. I am educated....just not a good typist or speller!!

"ARGH IF THIS WAS IN DANISH I WOULD TOTALLY WIN, YOU BASTARDS!" and sulk for hours and hours, until my friends let me say what I meant to say in Danish (not understanding one bit of it, unenlightened Americans that they are) and just respond with nodding and "Oh, that is so true!" or the even better "I totally agree, why didn't I see that before?". Sometimes they even clap and raise their beers to cheer my brilliance.

Meeee Three!