I've had many non-native English speakers tell me that it's an easy
language - it is simplified, after all with no obvious cases or
complex inflections. That's offset by a high level of irregularity
and by regional variations, but that's common to any widespread
language I suspect. I imagine that there are several very distinct
forms of Spanish.
Now if you want a rule concerning the comment below, it's simple and
applies to both sides of the pond -
- Don't say 'utilise' when you mean 'use'.
- Don't say 'issue' when you mean 'problem.' (Even if 'issue' is
right, 'problem' suffices).
It's Occam' Linguistic razor - prefer the simpler word.
As to a list rule - I don't think we ever correct the several and
welcome non-native English speakers here. Only those who should know
better. :-)
Andrew Fildes (aspiring to infallibility).
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 08/02/2009, at 8:30 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> They'll probably have issues with your use of the word "issues". :-)
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