I’ve been teaching myself English for the past 50 years.
Have grown to be my own personal flavor of grammar and spelling nazi over time, since i basically stopped reading in other languages unless it was absolutely necessary. English became THE language for me.

It’s been almost three years since i stopped working (as an IT swiss knife guy) and pretty much stopped using a regular keyboard too. What you have been reading here is the results of my poor interaction with my much hated iphone keyboard.

I assure you that i don’t experience the regular brain farts that my typing would lead you believe. That is not me.
But it’s so exhausting and frustrating ! Just reread my post at the floor standing speakers thread and it makes me want to puke.

Used to love my previous iPhones but this one has been insisting on meeting Mr. Hammer since day one.

Again, my sincere apologies to all of you that have to make an effort to make sense of my posts because of typos and whatnots.

0-0

As far as I'm concerned, no need to apologize, Nicky. I struggle with english and it's the only language I know! Except for what little spanish I learned in high school...

Nicky,

Absolutely no need to apologize. Frankly I suck at foreign languages and marvel at those, like you, that have mastered more than their native tongue.
And I think most of us are aware of your smartphone, translator app, and email issues. I know those would drive me absolutely nuts.
So again... no need for you to apologize for anything.

--Bob

No big deal. Happens to all of us.

Mine has the built in smell checker. It makes me say things I didn't Nintendo.

^^^

Streisand effect!!! Now we’re all reading the speaker thread.
You make very bad English!!
Ha Ha Ha !

I appreciate your posts and frankly have not seen a problem. You are better at English than I would be at any foreign language.

0-0, we are just glad to have you contributing. It is always a pleasure to get perspectives from people in other parts of the world.

No worries. You’re as good at posting in English from your new phone as many here who use a computer and are US citizens.

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What you have been reading here is the results of my poor interaction with my much hated iphone keyboard.

I don't like to do serious "computing" on a phone, or even a tablet or laptop. Make mine a plain old keyboard and mouse.

You're weird


You owe us all reparations for all of the mental cruelty that we've had to experience.


I don't know where you got the idea , but
No apologies needed.
A f.a.I.c.

No need to apologize for anything. I have noticed that after typing out a message on an iPhone or iPad, it looks like a 3 year old did it.

From grammar, to spelling and inserted wrong words, it’s just horrible. Apple tried but failed with the small keyboard, horrible spellcheck, and automated word suggestions. With that trifecta, the deck is already stacked against you.

I have to double and triple check everything. And if I let it fly as is, inevitably it looks like a chicken pecked it out for me.

As I said, no apologies needed. I am always impressed with someone being able to communicate as well as you do, while not being a native speaker. Your are all good with me, for sure.

Definitely not needed.

Nicky, you’re fine.You express yourself in English much better than I can in Spanish.

We have a mutual love/hate of iPhones. I especially hate spellcheck, I can’t tell you how many times the phone has inserted “duck” for the originally intended word.

No apology needed. Always interested in your reports from the Southern Hemisphere.

Nema problema!

Nicky, as I plead with my wife—-press that little microphone button!

My iPhone 11 has begun to randomly capitalize words in the middle of sentences, it no longer offers a capital i for the word I and seems to change words when i click send after i have proofread the text. It’s not just you.

As others have said, no problem Nicky.

I do have a question that may demonstrate my lack of understanding.
Why don't you just go back in and edit the posts that upset you? I often get something posted and then note that my freaking Kindle has autocorrected me into incoherent posts. I just go back in and edit to clean it up.
Is this only clearing it up in my view of the post or something? Serious question.

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Originally posted by sjtill:
Nicky, as I plead with my wife—-press that little microphone button!

As someone with a bit of an accent, that microphone button is the devil!