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Thread ID: 107633	2010-02-24 06:59:00	English grammar in computer courses.	Nomad (952)	PC World Chat

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861219	2010-02-24 21:02:00	Well you asked for that . Would of? Would HAVE . A IT course - AN IT course . Just to get the information overdue? No idea what you're trying to say there . Practical questions that gets marked? Get Marked . IT lingo into every day language - everyday language Yep I think you should go and tell them you need one included in the course for sure . :D I don't mind doing a course that has more written stuff . It does add to a person's skills at the end of the day . But then again, internet chat forums are more casual and quick . . . I touch type at 65 wpm . . or more when I am brain dumping . . . One of my other sentence is that re: overdue work . Because I reported to management . We require the departments to provide information to us because they are in the know how . Because work are provided to us well overdue or not at all, we have to use relationship management to help them and accept work that is overdue but not that much overdue so we can do last minute work and work 12 hour sessions . . because they may extend deadlines but we cannot as we are under management . I've worked 8am - 8pm at days, both Saturday and Sunday with no bonuses . . . .	Nomad (952)
861220	2010-02-24 21:37:00	They were pretty hot on grammar at my 2 schools Ngatimoti Primary and Motueka High school. I didnt care I was more interested in piss motorbikes and chicks in about that order.	prefect (6291)
861221	2010-02-24 21:46:00	One of my adult literacy students had a business degree but had a problem knowing how to spell certain words. He found himself using several words where one would have been adquate. As he explained, it is not the role of the university to teach people how to spell. Not so many years ago the often underrated 'Madam Secretary' would have made things a lot easier for those (often very intelligent in other aspects) who struggled with spelling/grammar; but now so much of it is done by the professional/business person on their own computer. Spellcheck does not solve all problems. When I am working with an adult student I find myself going back to my own primary school days, where I am forever grateful I had very good, conscientious teachers. Oh yes, we did have tests and exams then, too! Marnie	Marnie (4574)
861222	2010-02-24 22:50:00	... Having said that, I work with several fantastic coders who write like 9-year olds :rolleyes: 1. Not surprising at all when college teachers don't know their grammar. 2. I pity all those 'International Students' who come down here to learn English! What a joke.	bk T (215)
861223	2010-02-24 23:19:00	Because work are provided to us well overdue or not at all, we have to use relationship management to help them and accept work that is overdue That's even worse. Not only the grammar of the sentence but the statement - you have to help accept work? Tell them everyone will go off on holiday instead then.	pctek (84)
861224	2010-02-24 23:40:00	Not in a larger org. Politics dictate. That might be the culture in many orgs. That you just deal with it ... and management are not going to accept excuses, and because you are right at the firing line you get the finger first ... We use relationship mgmt to help them work better so they know what to provide us and more on time. Until we get their piece of work we cannot do ours ... and mgmt cannot be provided their piece. Mgmt meaning GMs and the CEO.	Nomad (952)
861225	2010-02-24 23:41:00	They were pretty hot on grammar at my 2 schools Ngatimoti Primary and Motueka High school. I didnt care I was more interested in piss motorbikes and chicks in about that order. Never had a "piss motorbike" Had a couple of "crap motorbikes" though! Ken :rolleyes:	kenj (9738)
861226	2010-02-24 23:53:00	That's even worse. Not only the grammar of the sentence but the statement - you have to help accept work? Tell them everyone will go off on holiday instead then. I suppose you do realise that English is not Nomad's first language? If so then you should be constructively helping, not criticising in a somewhat disparaging way.	Terry Porritt (14)
861227	2010-02-25 00:08:00	Never had a "piss motorbike" Had a couple of "crap motorbikes" though! Ken :rolleyes: Mein gott I missed a comma. For piss please read any alcoholic drink from blackberry nip to DB.	prefect (6291)
861228	2010-02-25 00:30:00	Mein gott I missed a comma. Totally inexcusable, Prefect. I have lodged a formal complaint with the appropriate authority, the much feared Punctuation Police. :ban	WalOne (4202)
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