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Recently on the other forum I was accused of being disrespectful because
I dared to point out how some deaf members seem not be understanding written hearing English well.
So ? Why do you care ? We accept them for who and what they are. We accept them by tryin' to get to know them. If, not understand what they mean, ask them to explain. Plain and simple.
First of all I wasn't disrespectful, I just stated a fact, fact that is the root of majority of problems between hearing posters and some deaf posters, resulting in unpleasant, lenghty, uneccessary exchanges which eventually hurt everybody, and because of that nobody learns anything positive.
Who started it ? YOU. You were picky on some of them especially me, Angel, Cheri and Lieblin'. The way I see it, you think yours were better than us - oh, just because you were kept talkin' about it repeatly and you still are. You refused to stop, because you don't accept us for what and who we really are.
I think anybody who says there is no language problem here is avoiding the truth. And the problem. I think anybody who insist that there are no deaf members whose enviroment affected their written and oral language, is fooling themselves and not being realistic.
Says who ? You are foolin' yourself and not bein' realistic. This is the real world we are livin' in and the way we write are bein' realistic - it shows our genuine selves. Where's yours ? I don't see none, because you kept belittlin' us and criticize our language in written.
There IS such thing like ASL affected written English. This might not be a proper name for it, if you know one I'll be happy to know and use it.
And this is nothing to be ashamed of or belittling - this just a fact, a reality - deaf people DO often have different syntax, grammar because of their deafness (indirectly). So understandable.
It's just a FACT. Why deny truth?
It is the same thing as the fact that many deaf people have affected speech - it's just a result of being deaf, so understandable.
I am hopin' one of moderators will ban you again, if you keep up belittin' me, Angel, Cheri and Lieblin'.
Likewise, I observed that because of that - using English in different way- some deaf people have a problem understanding written English.
And this is important issue. Because inability to understand written words leds to misunderstandings, misinterpretations, missing the points and receiving incorrect messages.
Yet instead of wanting to solve this problem to better communication, looks like nobody is interested in getting to the root of this BIG problem! On the contrary - looks like no one want to admit at all there is a problem.
why is that?
Fuzzy
We came from different background, environment, and all. You can't expect us to be all the same as ONE AudioFuzzy. You must be insane, if you expect us to be just like you. I prefer different people and accept them - more thrill to learn somethin' new rather than havin' all the same as AudioFuzzy. Forget it... it ain't no fun, if not at all. Borin', too.
Learn to move on and accept us for what and who we really are. Period.