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    Grammar Nazis beware!

    Auckland lawyer told it is racial harassment to correct grammar of Sudanese employee

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/bett...anese-employee



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    Not quite true ... the Stuff headline is misleading .. if you red the actual article ...

    The laywer was penalized for bullying - and the penalty was reduced because the complainant had also acted in a belligerent manner.

    So - it's OK to correct and employee's grammer - its not OK to do so in a bullying and racist way ..
    "So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."

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    Are bi-lingual people their own race now?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Banditbandit View Post
    Not quite true ... the Stuff headline is misleading .. if you red the actual article ...
    One is hoping that this is some form of belated prank.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swoop View Post
    One is hoping that this is some form of belated prank.
    no - dslyxiec fignesr
    "So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."

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    ROR unneedingly

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    A deportable offence I say

    Honestly, it really sucks that it's come to this! Is it too much to expect people who come and work here to learn and apply correct English in the workplace?

    When in Rome?

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    He was in a legal firm though. I'd be less than impressed if my lawyer sent me documents with bad grammar.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Banditbandit View Post
    So - it's OK to correct and employee's grammer - its not OK to do so in a bullying and racist way ..
    Did you mean an employee?

    Grammer eh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuzzardNZ View Post
    A deportable offence I say

    Honestly, it really sucks that it's come to this! Is it too much to expect people who come and work here to learn and apply correct English in the workplace?

    When in Rome?
    you fucken serious? English isnt even an official language here. Just de facto.

    Ako reo, tenetene kanohi.

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    https://www.hrc.co.nz/enquiries-and-...ial-languages/
    No point letting the truth get in the way eh ax?
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    As much as I see the humour in some of the muff ups, they speak a second (my) language better than I speak theirs.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Berries View Post
    Grammer eh?
    Nah ... grammar actually!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Akzle View Post
    you fucken serious? English isnt even an official language here. Just de facto.

    Ako reo, tenetene kanohi.
    That's fucking and isn't. I know we are taught to speak English before writing (perhaps not in your case) but seriously, that was totally unneedingly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Akzle View Post
    you fucken serious? English isnt even an official language here. Just de facto.

    Ako reo, tenetene kanohi.
    I sure am. My point was ''in the work place'', which is obviously something you're unfamiliar with. Stick to rating B grade videos all day, you're semi good at that.

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