Do you know English?

[Squeek]

Re: Do you know English?

The rule was enacted in 2003. It's obvious that you wouldn't know about it.

I'm just messing with the other guy because it's obvious how little he knows about Japanese.

ps http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...read.php?t=416

[Commandersa1]

Re: Do you know English?

Since when was this thread titled "Do you know Japanese"? (side note: is it ?" or "?; also is the same rule true for commas?)

Anyways, I think immigrants in general should be forced to acquire at least a minor grasp of the national language; while some accommodation can be made, there is a point where enough is enough. As long as effective communication is possible, though, there's no point making everyone a de-facto expert in (of?) the nuances of English.

?" is correct, and I agree with the second part of your post. It would be nice if everyone who spoke English would speak proper English, but that is definitely not the case.

[Afrombean]

Re: Do you know English?

Arch, those things you talk of are allowed in informal settings, and some of them (like "booooooring" for instance) are acceptable when taking writing as an art. However, you certainly would never throw a smiley into a serious essay or research paper. Likewise, elongated sounds would probably be left to humor or story-telling. Using these things in a serious piece of work would come off as disingenuous and would make the writer look unprofessional.

And about the punctuation before or after the quotation: this is one of the places where things are a little open. Typically, Americans prefer punctuation included inside the quotation, even if the punctuation is not a part of the quoted portion. On the flipside, I believe the English prefer the punctuation placed inside the quotes only if the punctuation is a part of the quoted material, and outside of the quotes if it is not. Sort of like "realize" versus "realise" or "gray" versus "grey" or "judgement" versus "judgment". Man, I'm American as anything, but I gotta say that "judgment" just looks stupid without the 'E' there, yet Firefox is yelling at me, telling me "judgement" spelled wrong.

It would be nice if everyone who spoke English would speak proper English

Oh, you mean like the ENGLISH? Fries become chips, TV becomes tele, oh man... no thanks. I like Squeek's stance on things though. As long as it's intelligible and follows a consistent style, it's fine, particularly in media below the level of research papers.

[boondocks77]

Re: Do you know English?

You look like a bootleg "Afrobean"
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Where's the real deal?

[Shoe The Almighty]

Re: Do you know English?

I dun speak english quite well don't I dun do it right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj7xoHqdTTo

[ShAiOnEi]

Re: Do you know English?

Why is it that when we have to start talking about languages weeaboos always pull out the japanese?