Native English speakers are you sometimes annoyed by our mistakes?

[noname223]

I had this thought when I have made a very stupid mistake. I spelled ad (like advertisement) with two d.
Are you sometimes annoyed by stupid mistakes like that? Maybe this question could also be aksed to highly skilled English speakers who are not necessarily native speakers.

Maybe I am just an arrogant fault-finder but I am not sure how I would react when we all would write in my native language. I might would be scared that this decreased my language skills. Yeah I was bullied a lot when I was a teenager for making stupid grammar mistakes this really shaped me.

Probably noone really cares about that. But I am not 100% sure. I am sometimes jealous of English native speakers. So many people from all over the world need to learn your language in order to be educated. I personally wish I had better English skills in order to listen to David Foster Wallace stories on English and understanding everything. But even when I read him in my native language I need to look up like 3-4 technical terms in order to understand him fully. My listening comprehension skills always were only average. Most times it is enough to have conversations but I struggle a lot to understand for example lyrics of music songs.

 

[rationaltake]

I had no idea you weren't a native speaker of English. I am.

I am amazed by how many people on here are using a language which is not their first.

Of course I wouldn't get annoyed by mistakes.

I learnt a few European languages which use the Roman alphabet. So I know what it's like to operate in another tongue and culture.

 

[NearlyIrrelevantCake]

I get annoyed at *native* English-speakers' mistakes, not second/third/etc. language learners who use English.

 

[symphony]

Like @NearlyIrrelevantCake, I am much more annoyed by native English speakers with sound mental capacities who make basic grammatical and spelling mistakes. And honestly, an extra d in "advertisement" is a pretty minor and benign mistake and one my eyes would just skip right over especially compared to people who regularly misuse they're/their, your/you're, to/too/two, etc.

 

[motel rooms]

I'm annoyed by theirs.
I mean, how hard is it to remember that there's a huge difference between "your" & "you're" & that you don't need an apostrophe to pluralize nouns?! You have 2 dogs, not 2 dog's, lazy motherfucker! I learned that in a shitty elementary school in a country where most people either don't speak a word of English or they mercilessly butcher it. No, I'm not Scottish.

 

[ClownMe]

Doesn't bother me.

 

[CreatifUsrnam]

I often see native speakers make these types of small mistakes as well. Doesn't bother me.

 

[lyles]

Not at all. Learning English is difficult enough as it is, mocking someone for their mistakes is just ridiculous.

 

[Sakura94]

I end up typing completely different words than what was in my head. I can't even blame auto correct because I don't use it. If I did I would feel completely insane. Fairly sure my brain is dying.

 

[Someone123]

It doesn't matter to me- as long as the intent of their communication is clear it doesn't matter to me, and even if a person's intent is unclear - oh well, at least they're trying. The issues here are too important and people here are hurting too much to be worried about things like this.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Nah, how can I possibly be one to judge when I myself only know one language? Even then I still phrase things awkwardly all the time and my own phone creates some interesting typos with autocorrect and my clumsy thumbs. (How many times have I had to edit a post just because my phone changed it to 'Jill myself' instead of 'kill myself'?)

 

[Someone123]

I had no idea you weren't a native speaker of English. I am.

I am amazed by how many people on here are using a language which is not their first.

Of course I wouldn't get annoyed by mistakes.

I learnt a few European languages which use the Roman alphabet. So I know what it's like to operate in another tongue and culture.

A lot of people using other languages are using things like google translate rather than know English, and the translators work quite well.

 

[Angst Filled Fuck Up]

So far I've smashed three cell phones because of you damn foreigners attempting to post, but I'm trying to improve. My therapist has told me to picture my anger as a little red balloon floating off into the sunset. Thankfully it seems to be working.

 

[Someone123]

So far I've smashed three cell phones because of you damn foreigners attempting to post, but I'm trying to improve. My therapist has told me to picture my anger as a little red balloon floating off into the sunset. Thankfully it seems to be working.

Hopefully everyone understands that you're joking, I can see this, but I hope people using other languages see this, too. :)

 

[Al_stargate]

I also wonder if I ever sound odd or my English expression and writing skills are not refined enough. In my work, I've communicated with a lot of native English speakers so gotten a bit better over the years. If you're unsure about how it's written or how it's spelled, try Grammarly. It's for free and fixes mistakes.

 

[NorseHel]

Theirs no forgiving you're mistakes.

 

[myopybyproxy]

Theirs no forgiving you're mistakes.

Stop.

 

[MegaGordo]

Like @NearlyIrrelevantCake, I am much more annoyed by native English speakers with sound mental capacities who make basic grammatical and spelling mistakes. And honestly, an extra d in "advertisement" is a pretty minor and benign mistake and one my eyes would just skip right over especially compared to people who regularly misuse they're/their, your/you're, to/too/two, etc.

I get annoyed when people transpose CTB with CBT. One is an abbreviation for a euphemism about death; the other, a cannabis product in 32 delectable scents and guaranteed, said the man at the counter, to rid me of my arthritis. I know CTB will.

 

[RetroChaos]

I find it incredible that someone can even speak another the language so not at all. In fact it's a little endearing personally

 

[Silenos]

I find it incredible that someone can even speak another the language so not at all. In fact it's a little endearing personally

Meanwhile in The Netherlands you're taught four different languages in school (Dutch, English, French, German).

 

[lili]

I get annoyed when people transpose CTB with CBT. One is an abbreviation for a euphemism about death; the other, a cannabis product in 32 delectable scents and guaranteed, said the man at the counter, to rid me of my arthritis. I know CTB will.

I always do this mistake haha. I know how it's spelled I tend to just make really stupid mistakes all the time and repeat them over and over.

 

[Insomniac]

I had no idea you weren't a native speaker of English. I am.

I'm not a native myself but it's pretty apparent that he's struggling

 

[Cathy Ames]

I had this thought when I have made a very stupid mistake. I spelled ad (like advertisement) with two d.
Are you sometimes annoyed by stupid mistakes like that? Maybe this question could also be aksed to highly skilled English speakers who are not necessarily native speakers.

Maybe I am just an arrogant fault-finder but I am not sure how I would react when we all would write in my native language. I might would be scared that this decreased my language skills. Yeah I was bullied a lot when I was a teenager for making stupid grammar mistakes this really shaped me.

I am annoyed by my OWN mistakes. I am certainly NOT annoyed by mistakes made by non-native speakers.

 

[RetroChaos]

I find it incredible that someone can even speak another the language so not at all. In fact it's a little endearing personally

Yeah Brits and generally all native English speakers are lazy. French and Spanish are optional subjects, that's all.

 

[MelancholyMagic]

I don't get annoyed over minor mistakes. I only would if it was hard to read. I'm a native speaker, and I tend to make mistakes. That's usually because I'm typing quickly and not putting too much thought into it.

 

[noname223]

I'm not a native myself but it's pretty apparent that he's struggling

Would you elaborate on why you think I am struggling (with my English)?
I am curious to learn about your line of argumentation.

 

[MegaGordo]

I always do this mistake haha. I know how it's spelled I tend to just make really stupid mistakes all the time and repeat them over and over.

I make a hell of a lot more typographical errors myself. Sometimes I swear I'm dyslexic. The world's upside down and back asswards anyway, so maybe it's the Tao. Or the Oat. Ato?

 

[bad luck]

I always admired English, American, German and other German speakers speaking Castilian (Spanish). I don't care if they make mistakes, the value of learning a language and trying to communicate with it honors them.

I will always remember the Scots for their patience and good humor when I communicated with them in my poor English.

 

[Ashu]

No, because I'm a poor user of other people's languages myself, and so I know what it is to depend on the magnanimity of native speakers.

 

[Insomniac]

Would you elaborate on why you think I am struggling (with my English)?
I am curious to learn about your line of argumentation.

your speech lacks the flow/effortlessness of native speakers. mine does too btw so I'm not the best reference