Re: IRC and English

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 21:06, Paul M Foster<paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote: > I'm sorry, but is anyone else annoyed by people who attempt to use IRC > jargon on mailing lists? For example, substituting "u" for "you". Oddly > enough, I'm seeing this primarily in foreign language posters, not in > native English speakers. It's often accompanied by English so broken I > don't even bother trying to decypher it, and sometimes an *attitude* > (after which, I blacklist the poster). > > Am I the only one? It's okay if I am. Just wondering. Same here, Paul. You're correct in associating it primarily with non-native-English speakers, as well. Worse still: they use that same language in professional job proposals. Worse beyond that: they are selected for said jobs. I've dropped clients because they have put me onto a team with folks like that. Sort of cutting out the bottom of the barrel, really. -- </Daniel P. Brown> daniel.brown@parasane.net || danbrown@php.net http://www.parasane.net/ || http://www.pilotpig.net/ Check out our great hosting and dedicated server deals at http://twitter.com/pilotpig