@alienbeing claims that...
"Is English a second language for you?"
...and...
"Is English is a second language for you?"
... are both proper English.
I claimed the first one is correct but the second one isn't.
But as @alienbeing correctly points out, English is my second language.
So poor little old loquacious me needs to reach out to native speakers in order to validate the efficacy of my english education.
What say you, agnostic hivemind?
Is the word grace in your vocabulary? If you understand what was meant by the question and its intent, then just let it go. Why nitpick?
I don't think any of us are here on this site for language or grammar lessons. I like to think that understanding people and their intentions is more important than if the language is perfectly written.
For example, I know how to speak and type proper English, but it doesn't always come out my mouth and fingertips totally perfect, and sometimes what I think I type isn't what presents itself on the screen. I like to think caring folks will give me a bit of grace on that.
I can't speak to what ever quibbles you might have with other posters and commenters. When a quibble is over the use of the word "is" then I'm guessing the quibble goes deeper than grammar.
Maybe just a type-o.
@TheMiddleWay Don't know. Does it really merit an argument?
@TheMiddleWay Good luck in your quest, wish I could help.
I think you are both being insufferable for arguing about a misplaced "is". I think it's inappropriate to call someone out by name publicly, especially over something so petty.
@TheMiddleWay So you had to start a separate thread to shame him?
@TheMiddleWay Not on this thread he didn't.
@barjoe Eh, sometimes you gotta give it back to assholes like @Alienbeing...
@ChestRockfield I don't like to pile on to people. I had it done to me when I first came on the agnostic dot com website so I try not to do that.
When you can't win an argument and attack any little thing you can to make yourself feel better. That's this post
@Alienbeing blocked me, so I'm reasonably confident he's a fuckin' idiot.
Alien being takes himself very seriously and does not need any encouragement in that regard as he is doing exceedingly well on his own, so I blocked him.
A typo is not an indication of language, it is an indication of typing skills.
Anyway, Being multilingual is Awesome, doesn't matter what's your mother tongue, it's just a tool! honestly, my English skill Sucks indeed however, I think, Typo and Poor Skill are 2 different things
There will always be those who if they cannot find fault with your argument will look for something to find fault with it is as though their very life depended upon it.
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