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To be fair, judging by previous comments, it's likely the writer is not a native english speaker. English grammar is hard, and people make mistakes. I for one
by josai 12y ago
To be fair, judging by previous comments, it's likely the writer is not a native english speaker. English grammar is hard, and people make mistakes.
I for one would like HN to be an inclusive international community, and that means not jumping down people's throats just because their english is not 100%. I'd like to see any of us native english speakers try to submit something to a foreign language site...
- kamjam 12y agoWhilst I agree with your sentiments, a 2 word comment really is useless, not matter how great their English might be... rather than a "that's amazing!" type comment, a simple upvote on the original article would suffice, kind of like discouraging "Me too!" comments on Stackoverflow, it doesn't add much to the discussion. Although having said that, my initial thought was the OP had hit return too early and not realised...
- josai 12y agoI wasn't talking about the grandparent comment, I was defending the submitter! The GP's two word comment, while correct, is too reddit for my taste (nothing against reddit - both sites have their place).