Would you correct people?
By Shadi
@Madshadi (8840)
Brussels, Belgium
February 10, 2017 4:05am CST
If someone doesn't speak your language, would you correct him whenever he makes a mistake, or would you simplify your language in a way that he will understand you better?
I personally do the later. If the purpose is to communicate then it doesn't matter if it's done properly or not. Besides, some people may not like to be corrected.
But some of the people I know disagree with me. They think that the language should be spoken properly regardless. So people who don't speak it well should put more effort in learning it and be corrected as they speak.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Feb 17
*latter
Well, I guess that answers that question.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Feb 17
@Madshadi I try to correct people in a kind and informative way. I would want to be corrected if I was mis-spelling or not saying a word correctly.
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@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
10 Feb 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum Me too. That's how I made progress in my English language
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
10 Feb 17
I think the effort counts. If its something 'rude' the person is saying, I'd say help them correct it so they can fix themselves in the future. If its nothing harmful, let them be?
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
10 Feb 17
@Madshadi I don't often correct people either unless they're ones who are learning and want to be corrected. There are some who you correct and they get offensive.
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@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
11 Feb 17
@infatuatedbby sometimes you can't tell to which group the person you are correcting belongs. So its safer not to correct in my opinion.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
10 Feb 17
If we correct to make them uncomfortable or embarrass I think we should not do it.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
10 Feb 17
@Madshadi sometimes even if your intention is good but some people don't like to be corrected... it's their pride that makes them angry
@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
10 Feb 17
@ilocosboy true. Always better to be cautious about these things
@miesse2 (226)
• Canada
10 Feb 17
For me it depends who I am talking to, I would never correct someone I do not know as I would hate to make them feel self conscious but some of my friends speak more French and I would correct their English so they would know how it was said or proper grammar for future. I would never be mean about it though, I've had a friend laugh in my face at a mistake I made in pronunciation in French and I will no longer talk French in their vicinity
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@stapllotik (1935)
• India
10 Feb 17
I should know thoroughly right that what iam correcting
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@GegeTheMechanic (1060)
• Finland
10 Feb 17
I agree with you not correcting if it's just communication but if I can't understand at all maybe try other language if I know it well enough
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