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That was an incredibly obvious example. My favorite telltale sign for native English speakers is the rampant misspelling of trivialities like it(')s, you(')r(e)
by smnscu 10y ago
That was an incredibly obvious example. My favorite telltale sign for native English speakers is the rampant misspelling of trivialities like it(')s, you(')r(e), etc. I've seen so many well educated peers fail at basic grammar, or misspelling common words (e.g. electrisity, from a CS undergrad) that I'm comfortable making this generalization.
- pps43 10y agoThe question was not whether I'm a native English speaker (obviously not), but whether I was educated in the US. I believe the latter is a much harder question.
- jnky 10y agoMy favorite sign for native English speakers is "could of" instead of "could have"/"could've". I have never witnessed that mistake with non native English speakers.