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Subject: Re: [OM] [OT} Re: Strange message from an ebay seller
From: Sandy Harris <sandyinchina@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 07:20:53 -0400
Brian writes:

" His only  real problem is that he does not speak English/American
" like a native  speaker but still  wishes/needs to participate in the
" global market  place.

Exactly. I have worked in China as an editor for technical papers
written in English by Chinese -- mostly PhD candidates in a
good computer science dep't, so mostly very bright and trying
hard. Some of the text I saw was a good deal worse than the
posted example.

Writing in a second language is difficult, even moreso when
the language is radically different from your own. Cut this
person a bit of slack.



On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 7:00 AM, Brian Gray <bsg017@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>    Why is this message regarded as so strange?  As a retailer he is
>    reporting that his latest stock is 'out of specification' and giving
>    the buyer the opportunity to seek a refund rather than wait.  His only
>    real problem is that he does not speak English/American like a native
>    speaker but still  wishes/needs to participate in the global market
>    place.   How many of us could write a similar message in another
>    language which would not read somewhat strangely to a native speaker of
>    that language?   I have had an adaptor and a camera case for my OMD-EM5
>    from the Far East and the text in the accompanying documentation may
>    have been slightly 'stilted' but the product is fine at an attractive
>    price with acceptable delivery times.  I do not expect to buy only from
>    native English speakers.
>    Brian
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