PureBasic Forums - English

oreopa wrote:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/somewhen
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Somewhen

Interesting, but I doubt Fred was using it in that manner.

Mayhaps we be taking the language skills a might bit seriously, aye?

Zach wrote:Mayhaps we be taking the language skills a might bit seriously, aye?

Frenchlish?
I find it impressive whenever anyone is fluent (written or speaking) in more than one language.
In Fred's case as long as he remain fluent in one particular language, PureBasic, we're happy ...

I think that 4.60 will be out 11.11.11
just now, this day very interesting and unexpected.

Thanks to Fred and team

Zach wrote:Mayhaps we be taking the language skills a might bit seriously, aye?

Do you have reason not to? Have you seen his English on his site and other areas, like these forums and PureBasic manual? Not exactly fluent or correct in all places. Like I said, I wasn't trying to offend him, but merely point out what appeared to be incorrect grammar. The fact that it turned out to be a little-used English word from past centuries doesn't exonerate his use of it.

So how good is your French then?

freak wrote:So how good is your French then?

Actually somewhen is ok, I know people who use it. It's just a bit unusual is all. If I tried to do much communicating in French (or German for that matter, even though I studied both in school for years), people would by turns squint at me, laugh and occasionally punch me in the face. Kudos to Fred for his English skills, they are really quite understandable. Freak too, I know nothing of his background but his english is excellent.

MachineCode wrote:

Zach wrote:Mayhaps we be taking the language skills a might bit seriously, aye?

Do you have reason not to? Have you seen his English on his site and other areas, like these forums and PureBasic manual? Not exactly fluent or correct in all places. Like I said, I wasn't trying to offend him, but merely point out what appeared to be incorrect grammar. The fact that it turned out to be a little-used English word from past centuries doesn't exonerate his use of it.

Seems me jest flew over ye head. oi, poor lad


Anyway. I may find it annoying when I run across grammar and spelling errors in documentation, but I tend to put it into perspective as well. He's French. I've met and seen plenty of people who completely butcher the English language, and they were born in the USA.

So I overlook it. He didn't have to release or support PB to non-French customers so he gets points for trying.

But if no one is going to get offended, I could submit rewritten documentation pages for English all day long.

freak wrote:So how good is your French then?

Invalid argument, because I'm not publishing a French document when English is my mother tongue. Anyway, as I said, I was NEVER trying to ridicule Fred. It's everyone else who got all uppity about it.

MachineCode wrote:

freak wrote:So how good is your French then?

Invalid argument, because I'm not publishing a French document when English is my mother tongue. Anyway, as I said, I was NEVER trying to ridicule Fred. It's everyone else who got all uppity about it.

I do wish this forum had an ignore feature for the uppity folks.

MachineCode wrote:

freak wrote:So how good is your French then?

Invalid argument, because I'm not publishing a French document when English is my mother tongue. Anyway, as I said, I was NEVER trying to ridicule Fred. It's everyone else who got all uppity about it.

So what, you want Fred only to publish the help in French?
I think he and Freak are doing a great job maintaining Purebasic in three different languages!

Jeez people, it was no big deal originally! Just a friendly "sometime instead of somewhen is better English" and now it's all gone to shit. I'm sorry I ever brought it up.

MachineCode wrote:Jeez people, it was no big deal originally! Just a friendly "sometime instead of somewhen is better English" [...]

a) Yes, and for me that was obvious, and you explicitely wrote

MachineCode wrote:No offense intended.

Personally, I am happy when a native speaker bothers to correct my English, because that way I have a chance to learn something.

b) A moderator should separate this "language discussion" from the "We are happy that PB 4.60 has been released." discussion, shouldn't he?

Regards, Little John

b) A moderator should separate this "language discussion" from the "We are happy that PB 4.60 has been released." discussion, shouldn't he?

101% yes!