Reputations. Do they deserve more careful thought?

[Madison]

Originally Posted by Texan

Some people honestly aren't that good at English.

Y'know, not for anything, but I don't really know squat about engineering. I'm a really, really bad math student and I didn't pay a cent's worth of attention in any of the mechanical engineering classes I took. If you really examine some of the things I post, that's patently clear.

When I make a post to these forums that has even the slightest hint of math or engineering theory in it, I check myself over; sometimes two or three times. I do pages and pages of equations to make sure I didn't miss something. I check references to make sure that my formulas are correct. Then, I spell check and reread my post to make sure that I'm communicating that hard work I just did in the best way that I can.

I don't care if you're not very good with speaking or writing English. I put a lot of work into the things I'm not very good with and I'm, honestly, quite tired of the excuses I see from people who are nothing short of lazy. If English isn't your strongest subject, work harder. If you have a disability that makes writing or understanding language more difficult, you can let me know and I'll keep it in mind as I read things you post. It's still not an excuse for sloth (i.e., ur, u, ne1, etc.) End of story.

there are also those who parents can't afford to send them to a private school

Hey, I have had the entirety of my education take place in public schools and colleges and I speak and write English very well.

and live in the inner city

Let's not even start with dumb generalizations about social classes and their intelligence, okay?