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Subject: Re: I think I now know why people think Century is a Windows program...

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 00:15:52 10/31/99

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>Posted by Dave Gomboc on October 30, 1999 at 10:32:45:
>
>I don't usually have trouble reading people's posts.  The main problem I
>have is
>understanding what people are trying to say when they write in "stream of
>consciousness" mode.  There is something about having a 75-line message in one
>paragraph that just doesn't work for me.  Sometimes it is because the writer's
>thoughts are not well-organized, but other times it seems fine... and I end up
>with the impression that paragraphs just don't exist in their native
>tongue. :-)

>e.g. Fernando's recent post about complainers... one paragraph, but it was
>easy to read, and I had a good chuckle over it.

I understood it all. That's the point I was trying to make. Non native english
speakers understands each other. If your language is non native english you
sometimes have problems understanding a native english speaker and vice
versa. Sometimes this is a starting point for misunderstandings.

Ed

>Dave





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