where is gnomebreakpad

[Joe Zeff]

On 06/26/2011 06:22 AM, Gary Waters wrote:
> On 06/25/2011 09:46 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
>> Which is why I don't normally comment on such things.  Instead, if I see
>> that the message came from someplace where English is at best a second
>> language, I cut them extra slack.
>
> Extra slack? LOL!

Yes, extra slack.  I expect that most people on this list who grew up 
speaking English will be fairly proficient.  I've spent years working 
with people who only know a little English (I live near LA; most of them 
are Hispanic.) and I'm used to their phonetic spelling.

>
> Your attitude will not only alienate non-anglophone speakers/writers who
> are struggling on this list, but people with learning disabilities such
> as Dyslexia. My wife has dyslexia.

I used to be in a DND game with a dyslexic GM.  I was his "co-GM," 
reading the manuals for him so that he'd know what the monsters powers 
were and how the spells worked.  And, I'm quite familiar with his 
non-standard spelling, such as "sord" for "sword," because he doesn't 
*hear* the W.  No problem; he's doing the best he can.

Don't fall prey to Ed's Big Lie: I never corrected his grammar, spelling 
or syntax.  I never acted as a Grammar Nazi.  All I did was point out 
that proofreading his email would help avoid him from making errors in 
the future after *he corrected his own mistake.*  Calling me a Grammar 
Nazi IS A LIE!