ma0sm

About ma0sm

Interests: Many internet users’ posters speak English as their second or third language. We should always remember that English is one of the hardest languages in the world to learn; it is an order of magnitude less regular and its working vocabulary is far larger than the Romance languages. All rules about spelling, punctuation, pluralisation, etc. are wrong approximately at least 1% or 2% of the time. There are over 30 vowel sounds represented by 5 ½ letters. There is quite simply no logic to the use of prepositions in idiomatic phrases, and idiomatic phrases are all over the language, even in basic tourist / shopkeeper speaking. It isn't just waiters and store owners who are blatantly rude to non-English speakers, it's both accepted and encouraged in developed countries where the first language is English to ridicule those who don’t convey themselves perfectly. A large number of English speakers would rather simply shrug or tell an outright lie to someone requesting their help than take the time to assist. Discrimination based on the use of imperfect grammar is often used as a substitute to a genuine counterargument to a point made. Rather than being chastised, this ridiculous political debating technique often distracts people from the point being made, proving an easy way for those with nothing to say to appear to take an imaginary “intellectual high-ground”. Anyway, don't pick at peoples grammar. They're a stranger and you know nothing about them. Plus, given the way education generally works, it's classist as hell.

Music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/ma0sm/

Anything else?: You remember that time you did that thing and you felt so proud and people kept telling you how well you did and how proud they were of you? If I did that, it would have been so much better. Actually, I might already have done it but I'm so great that I don't even remember because what was monumental to you was just business as usual for me. I'm great.

Recent board posts

• Twas a search string in thread Does anyone know when the inevitable Subtle London date will be announced? by ma0sm
• It didn't back in March in thread Does anyone know when the inevitable Subtle London date will be announced? by ma0sm
• Subtle @ Cargo! in thread Does anyone know when the inevitable Subtle London date will be announced? by ma0sm
• A) Yo La Tengo in thread Mission Of Burma: respecting a returning riot act by Mike_Diver
• A Life Less Ordinary in thread Movies that are RUINED by the ending by thewarn
• All by The Descendents is long enough in thread Music for SEX by joespro
• What's with all the wrong? in thread Is it so wrong to like Coldplay? by SCROTUM
• the password in thread WIN! Tickets to Crystal Castles, Black Keys, Ladytron... need we go on? by TinPanAl
• This won't help then in thread How good was Shawn Smith last night? by ma0sm
• How good was Shawn Smith last night?

Artist ratings

• Menomena: 10
• Future Of The Left: 10
• Neutral Milk Hotel: 10
• The Unicorns: 10
• Death From Above 1979: 10
• Pavement: 10
• The Dismemberment Plan: 10
• Cake: 10
• The Beatles: 10
• Fugazi: 10
• Ted Leo & The Pharmacists: 10
• Jeff Buckley: 10
• Spoon: 10
• Vampire Weekend: 9
• Islands: 9
• Andrew Bird: 9
• Test Icicles: 9
• Subtle: 9
• Hot Chip: 9
• Why?: 9
• Deerhoof: 9

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