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ZionBlade
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South Carolina
Nov 2001 time: 00:16
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I,m looking for some cheat codes,have any?
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tmarcl
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Baltimore, MD USA
Feb 2001 time: 00:16
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quote: Originally posted by CyberShy
this is a greek / canadian forum.
get the hell out of here if you don't understand that the internet is international. idiot. |
I do understand that this is an intrenational forum, and that the internet itself is international. However, I also know something about communicating and making yourself understood by your audience. If you wish to be understood by your audience,it helps to have an understanding of their language-spoken if you are speaking, writing if you're writing.
If I were posting in a primarily Dutch forum, I would do well to know Dutch language and grammar, otherwise I wouldn't be able to make myself understood. Here at Apolyton, where most people seem to be communicating in English, it is a good idea for me to know English grammar-even basic grammar.
For instance, I can't tell you how many times I've seen people write something along the lines of, 'The AI doesn't know how to run they're cities (or there cities, or, occasionally, they cities).' Or, 'Make sure you have at least one unit in each of you're cities.' Or 'Your screwed.' (The scary thing is that most of these people come from countries where English is the primary language). Then there's the inappropriate word order (understandable from those who don't speak English as a primary language-many non-English speakers have different word orders. A Spanish speaking person would say, for instance, 'the dog brown' instead of 'the brown dog'.), poor use of tenses, etc. (I won't go into puncuation and capitalization, since many people do it intentionally, in order to be unique, as opposed to being ignorant of the proper uses.)
Certainly I don't expect everyone to know college level grammar and spelling-and certainly typos are expected and understood, but it is nice to make an effort to at least *try* and write properly in the language you are using.
Marc
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tmarcl
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Baltimore, MD USA
Feb 2001 time: 00:16
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[QUOTE] Originally posted by Rosacrux
Marc
I think you should be aware of the fact that the vast majority of the people posting on this board are not US and/or UK, Australia etc. res
Honestly I wasn't trying to insult or nitpick-the initial 'Get an English primer' was a sarcastic as Cybershy's 'Let me cheat at everything' post. I probably should have included a smiley or two to make people aware.
Certainly I give the benefit of the doubt to those who don't write English as their primary language-just as I would hope they would give me the benefit of the doubt if I were attempting to learn Dutch or Spanish or whatever. Indeed, I've offered in the past to help people who wanted it.
My ire is usually directed at those who are from countries where English *is* a primary language and the people have lived there long enough to have learned the language. As far as I'm concerned, 1)They should know better, and 2) They're setting a bad example for those who are just learning. I apologize for any insult that folks took, and will try to be more clear in *my* communication from know on.
My ire is usually directed at those who are from countries where English *is* a primary language and the people have lived there long enough to have learned the language. As far as I'm concerned, 1)They should know better, and 2) They're setting a bad example for those who are just learning. I apologize for any insult that folks took, and will try to be more clear in *my* communication from know on. 
Marc
EDIT: Ok, I give up. The forum mechanics don't like me. I was attempting to quote Rosacrux's post in it's entirety, so if you need to, refer upwards two posts 
Last edited by tmarcl on 24-11-2001 at 20:23
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Bob Dornan
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Any other cheats? Any editors?
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