someguy3@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSo how are things in Iraq?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1141arrow-down1message-squareSo how are things in Iraq?someguy3@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareshottymcb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoThat’s not a very polite way to correct a non-native speaker for a minor misspelling. When you ask Iraqis a question and then correct their English it comes off a bit dickish.
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoI thought he was missing a word like “quite peaceful” or something like that.
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoEh it’s direct but not objectively rude. “I think you’re missing a word, idiot” would be obviously rude.
That’s not a very polite way to correct a non-native speaker for a minor misspelling. When you ask Iraqis a question and then correct their English it comes off a bit dickish.
I thought he was missing a word like “quite peaceful” or something like that.
Eh it’s direct but not objectively rude.
“I think you’re missing a word, idiot” would be obviously rude.