I definitely agree. I choose to study CS in English because of this. CS is made to be taught in English. I have a friend who was struggling in English and when she applied for a job the interviewer didn't even asked how her English was, all the interviewer questions were in English.
Why knowing English is important for every software developer
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's wrong with "who're"?
It's an uncommon contraction, also at first glance, it reads like another word, one that refers to someone who offers professional sexual services.
I guess you are right on that point. The apostrophe in "who're" is not enough to steer thoughts away from "professional sexual service provider" ;-)
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#13I just couldn't read past the "who're"...
If there's a language rule that says you can't combine these two this way, I'd be more than happy to learn about it. English is not my mother language so I apologize for any grammar/spelling mistakes in advance ;-)
ha :-) It is really a grammatically-correct gotcha ;-)
The language construct "who're" looks too much like "whore" and too little like "who are" ;-)
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#14I just couldn't read past the "who're"...
You couldn't read past an awkward English construction in a post about foreigners learning English?
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#16I cannot tell you how much I agree with this.
When someone in US says good communication skills are important, they think it's racist.
I am from Pakistan. When I tell colleagues to master English, they think I am still mentally under British imperialism.
There is a huge trove of knowledge on the internet which you can only benefit from if you can read/write English.
It was only after I focused on my English that I was able to stay up to date with latest tech, prevent reinventing the wheels and get remote jobs. I could always feel that English gave me a superior advantage over my colleagues.
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#18I cannot tell you how much I agree with this. When someone in US says good communication skills are important, they think it's racist. I am from Pakistan. When I tell colleagues to master English, they think I am still mentally under British imperialism. There is a huge trove of knowledge on the internet which you can only benefit from if you can read/write English. It was only after I focused on my English that I wa…
Sir, your English is superior comparing to mine!
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#19Right now, I am trying to fix my spelling and grammar. I do this through feedback with the people who I am chating with on IRC. I am also building SRS(Spaced repetition systems) decks cataloging grammar mistakes I made, formal grammar rules, as well all the spelling mistakes I made. Right now, I have 25 cards for spelling, and 55 for grammar. The process of noticing my mistakes, being corrected, and learning about er…
English is a tricky language, good on you for attempting to master it - you can write better in English than I can in any other language! I hope you don't mind me providing some feedback on your writing! "I am trying to fix my spellings and grammar." - We generally say "spelling and grammar", even though "spellings" is technically correct - when people say they want to improve their spelling, they generally talk abou…
"It has been going on for a month now." can also be said, using a contraction, as "It's been going on for a month now." which possibly could've easily led to your mistake.
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#20I just couldn't read past the "who're"...
If there's a language rule that says you can't combine these two this way, I'd be more than happy to learn about it. English is not my mother language so I apologize for any grammar/spelling mistakes in advance ;-)
It's not always about rules. Using "who're" can be grammatically correct, but it is bad english.