Thank you for pointing that out, I actually got stuck at that word and I'm not able continue reading! Can you give us the right spelling, you know, so that we can read the rest of the article?
I believe that English is not his first language and that he was probably taught very proper English. Sometimes the colloquialisms can give people a bit of trouble.
@ happy_penguin I believe Saad Rabia was just joshing us, poking fun at D-man's presumed obligation to correct every typo Engadget editors make. As a side note, even my firefox picks "Saad Rabia" up as a typo... and "Engadget"... and "firefox"!
You guys, I was replying to D-man's comment! I mean seriously, do we have to point out typos in every single article we read on the Internet! And if you think that you are helping the dude who wrote the article can't you just say: "Hey, "failre" should be "failure", Have a nice day"... wasn't that simple and without showing how "smart" you are with English vocab!
And yes, English is my second language, obviously. I'm an Arab guy, so bare with me on the stuff that I write.
I do bare with you, Saad. And I am sorry if my assessment was incorrect. I took your post seriously. That is my own ignorance. :p I apologize if you took that as an insult. That certainly wasn't my intent. You do a helluva lot better than many of us whose native first language is English and I respect that. I only meant to help. I FAIL. :D
Sorry about the double post. I must have hit the wrong reply link:
@Anthony
Yes it is bear and not bare. I made the mistake and I have no excuse.
and
@axemachine
I say Yes because you're suppose to check your articles before you submit them and take criticism when you make a mistake.
I agree but it it isn't necessary to berate the authors. Criticism needn't be rude. It's a simple matter to point out the error. These people are bloggers and they work very quickly. Mistakes are sometimes made.
@ axemachine: I didn't only say: "I mean seriously, do we have to point out typos in every single article we read on the Internet!"
I also said: "And if you think that you are helping the dude who wrote the article can't you just say: "Hey, "failre" should be "failure", Have a nice day"
My point is that if you think you are doing the right thing by pointing out typos, then point them out without being a smart a** about it. As happy_penguin said, these writers do this job as fast as possible and they might fall in a typo every once in a while.
@ happy_penguin: Actually, I wrote "bare" first, so I'm the one to blame. :p
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Saad Rabia @ Mar 18th 2008 2:04AM
Thank you for pointing that out, I actually got stuck at that word and I'm not able continue reading! Can you give us the right spelling, you know, so that we can read the rest of the article?
Ron @ Mar 18th 2008 2:09AM
stuck?
happy_penguin @ Mar 18th 2008 2:19AM
@ Ron
I believe that English is not his first language and that he was probably taught very proper English. Sometimes the colloquialisms can give people a bit of trouble.
zomg0t @ Mar 18th 2008 2:31AM
@ happy_penguin
I believe Saad Rabia was just joshing us, poking fun at D-man's presumed obligation to correct every typo Engadget editors make. As a side note, even my firefox picks "Saad Rabia" up as a typo... and "Engadget"... and "firefox"!
happy_penguin @ Mar 18th 2008 2:31AM
@ Saad
The article is using a created noun form of the word fail.
Reader @ Mar 18th 2008 3:06AM
Don't josh me bro!
Saad Rabia @ Mar 18th 2008 3:17AM
You guys, I was replying to D-man's comment! I mean seriously, do we have to point out typos in every single article we read on the Internet! And if you think that you are helping the dude who wrote the article can't you just say: "Hey, "failre" should be "failure", Have a nice day"... wasn't that simple and without showing how "smart" you are with English vocab!
And yes, English is my second language, obviously. I'm an Arab guy, so bare with me on the stuff that I write.
Chris Aubeck @ Mar 18th 2008 3:20AM
"not able continue reading"
Oh you fale, too.
Saad Rabia @ Mar 18th 2008 3:26AM
oh shit, Chris, I'm a total failre. I'm not able have good life.
Zach @ Mar 18th 2008 3:32AM
know what time it is?
stop ya bitchin time!!
*makes dance party sounds*
happy_penguin @ Mar 18th 2008 5:30AM
I do bare with you, Saad. And I am sorry if my assessment was incorrect. I took your post seriously. That is my own ignorance. :p I apologize if you took that as an insult. That certainly wasn't my intent. You do a helluva lot better than many of us whose native first language is English and I respect that. I only meant to help. I FAIL. :D
Anthony @ Mar 18th 2008 7:22AM
Um...would it not be "bear with me", as in "bearing a burden"? I'm not sure I want to "bare" anything with you. What is this, a PETA protest?
Saad Rabia @ Mar 18th 2008 7:25AM
Oh boy, here we go again!
axemachine @ Mar 18th 2008 11:04AM
@ Saad Rabia
"I mean seriously, do we have to point out typos in every single article we read on the Internet!"
I say Yes because you're suppose to check your articles before you submit them and take criticism when you make a mistake.
happy_penguin @ Mar 18th 2008 12:26PM
Sorry about the double post. I must have hit the wrong reply link:
@Anthony
Yes it is bear and not bare. I made the mistake and I have no excuse.
and
@axemachine
I say Yes because you're suppose to check your articles before you submit them and take criticism when you make a mistake.
I agree but it it isn't necessary to berate the authors. Criticism needn't be rude. It's a simple matter to point out the error. These people are bloggers and they work very quickly. Mistakes are sometimes made.
Saad Rabia @ Mar 18th 2008 12:35PM
@ axemachine: I didn't only say: "I mean seriously, do we have to point out typos in every single article we read on the Internet!"
I also said: "And if you think that you are helping the dude who wrote the article can't you just say: "Hey, "failre" should be "failure", Have a nice day"
My point is that if you think you are doing the right thing by pointing out typos, then point them out without being a smart a** about it. As happy_penguin said, these writers do this job as fast as possible and they might fall in a typo every once in a while.
@ happy_penguin: Actually, I wrote "bare" first, so I'm the one to blame. :p