Thread: Are contractions hard for readers if English isn't their first language?
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Old 01-04-2011, 02:51 PM   #25
John Carroll
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Having a fairly active online life, I have a few friends from other countries and English is not their first language. I don't have a problem at all when the language barrier shows in their writing. I expect it and help them improve on occasion.

I don't even mind occasional typos or grammar issues with posts on forums, or in IM even from people when English is their first language.

At the same time, I have kids, like my 13 year old who write like this: "yes know the rest of the day im going to be going trough and doing all the qs and then ill enter thim because thats the quize and my hopes r to get to the finall for vocab"

I know teaching is hard, but educators should know the basics of language. I've been putting in overtime to work on his grammar and spelling. It was much worse before this year.
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