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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 27 Sep 08

I am an adopted Asian-American. Growing up I can not tell you how many times I heard statements like "Oh, you must be good at math and science" or "All you Asians are smart, bla, bla". The funny thing is that I do kinda fit the...

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dragonwade hello lizard211, my name is wade! nice to meet you ! i feel like your peers are being racial in a sense. in order to say one race is very intelligent, you have to say that another race isn't for example, you know how to play the violin. and you...

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 27 Sep 08

I am an adopted Asian-American. Growing up I can not tell you how many times I heard statements like "Oh, you must be good at math and science" or "All you Asians are smart, bla, bla". The funny thing is that I do kinda fit the...

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bbrenner They are racist comments whether folks want to admit it or not. I don't really think that you are being overly sensitive. My mother is Native American. My father is German. My hubby is Jamaican and my children are African-American. You wanna talk about getting...

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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shooie No I don't because from time to time my grammar,spelling and punctuation is well lets say bad. Will say at least you know what I am saying when you read it because it isn't as bad as some. If I have to read a post more than two times to understand I won't...

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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jm0911 it doesnt aNNOY me!! does this was not my inborn language... you should be annoyed if this was your language.. hahaha

24 Sep 08

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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SHUGA81 I have found myself going over some posts on mylot with bad spelling, and broken English. I have to read it about 4 times until I figure out what the person is trying to say. I know that for some on Mylot, English is not their first language and I totally...

24 Sep 08

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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lanlan011 Not really, unless I dont comprehend after reading a few times. I've noticed that many people are from other countries and they probably have broken english. Im not intending to offend anyone. Also maybe some people just dont realize it or dont re-read their...

24 Sep 08

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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peavey It used to bother me, but not so much any more, especially here on myLot. Many people here speak other languages, with English as their second (or third!) language, so we have to expect mistakes. It does seem, though, that people are a lot more slack about...

24 Sep 08

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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lingli_78 oh yes... sometimes it really annoys me... but if i can still understand the post, i don't mind... if i can't understand it, then i just don't respond to that post and move on to another one... i can understand it though as not all people are english speaker...

24 Sep 08

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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RhythmWalker1 It used to quite a bit! But, now that my own fingers act their age and have touches of arthritis, I often goof up and fail to proof read my own posts. It's all good! As readers we should be able to catch the gist of what someone is saying and not have to...

24 Sep 08

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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celestial052506 No, I'm not annoyed with that grammar and spelling because I know that this site is composed of people from different parts of the world and that includes a non English speaking countries. I mean they can speak English but just as second language and they are...

24 Sep 08

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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Andrealoves7and8 Yes, and I am an English Scholar, but I will admit, I also tend to make some mistakes here, and there, when it comes to my spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Honestly, everyone on here, myself included, could use help with basic English Skills. I have to read...

24 Sep 08

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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sweethomecatring When I read a discussion and there are lot of mistakes in spellings and grammatical it takes more time to get clear meanings of the discussion and one has to read it again and if the things are not clear to understand it really annoy.

24 Sep 08

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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samtaylorskykierajen This does not bother me in the least as I have seen resonding to someone and realizing I made a bunch of typos . I can spell and it was my best subject in school but when I am typing I get in a rush to say what I have to say before I lose my train of thought...

24 Sep 08

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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Rocketj1 Spelling errors are going to occur. It could just be an accidental slip on the keyboard. Also, some of the most intelligent people in the world are poor spellers. Many of the people who post here are also not those who speak English as a first language, and...

24 Sep 08

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

I am not an English or writing teacher - in fact, those classes were my least favorite in school. However, when a post is written with no regard to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. I find myself reading it about 3 times. I...

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migsmartinez Definitely. Sometimes, it gets difficult to understand what someone is trying to say when their grammar, spelling, and punctuation are wrong. Sometimes, I re-read the posts/articles I'm reading around 3-4 times. I'm not perfect. I make mistakes as well. That...

24 Sep 08

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lizard211 @lizard211 (240) • United States 12 Sep 08

Well, as we all know, election time is nearing. I have always been an Obama supporter but from day one, I decided no matter who won the Democratic convention, I would vote Democratic (I am actually registered as an Independent)....

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equilady I actually think that Obama has lost ground by not choosing Hillary as his running mate. Unfortunately McCain was smart enough to capitalize on that by choosing a woman as his running mate. Why do you think he did that? Because he knew it would grab the all be...

15 Sep 08

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Guardian208 @Guardian208 (1095) • United States 12 Sep 08

I have been involved in politics for many years. And this is the first time anyone, ever has equated a candidate to God. The last time I think that happened has when the Roman emperors declared that they were gods and demanded...

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soccermom What I find kind of ironic is that back in May 2008 Sue Everhart, the Republican party chairwoman in Georgia said this, "John McCain is kind of like Jesus Christ on the cross" at their state GOP convention. Then when she was called on it by people in her own...

12 Sep 08

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cream97 @cream97 (29087) • United States 12 Sep 08

I have a 15 month old daughter.. And a one year old daughter.. And a six year old son.. How do you deal with this when an uncle smokes around them.. I was living with my grandmother and she did not tell him to go outside. She...

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cream97 @cream97 (29087) • United States 12 Sep 08

I have a 15 month old daughter.. And a one year old daughter.. And a six year old son.. How do you deal with this when an uncle smokes around them.. I was living with my grandmother and she did not tell him to go outside. She...

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sudalunts You uncle should know better than to have someone tell him that he should not smoke around the kids. Where is his respect for the other people in the house, who do not want to smell his smoke? I smoke, but I have enough respect to not smoke around people who...

12 Sep 08

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ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 12 Sep 08

An elderly man robs a bank but admits he didn't do it for the cash. He has spent most of his life in prison starting at age 18. His list of crimes petty theft, armed robbery, theft with a gun. He says he does better in prison. At...

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jillbeth I saw that story on TV today and thought it was so sad! But I can understand a person who has lived practically his whole life in prison considering that his "home." And I think that mentality is probably pretty common among people who have been...

12 Sep 08

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