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Non-Native English Apologies

This cluster consists of comments where users apologize for or explain grammatical errors and phrasing issues because English is not their native language, often in response to corrections from others.

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Sample Comments

ElCabron • Jun 18, 2012 • View on HN

Ouch. English is not your first language. Sorry.

sedan_baklazhan • Nov 23, 2024 • View on HN

Perhaps you're right. English isn't my native language - thanks for explaining.

ComodoHacker • Jun 22, 2019 • View on HN

Yes, you understood correctly. English is not my native, sorry.

JPLeRouzic • Mar 15, 2023 • View on HN

Ha, ha, sorry if it looks odd, English is not my native tongue.

bromagosa • Mar 3, 2014 • View on HN

Thanks, English is not my native language, as you may have noticed :P

vetinari • Oct 27, 2021 • View on HN

It might be not precisely formulated using English; I'm not a native speaker, so forgive me.

AnimalMuppet • Sep 25, 2015 • View on HN

Might be someone who's first language is not English.

TomK32 • May 28, 2018 • View on HN

Thanks for the nitpicking, English isn't my native tongue.

trez • Nov 30, 2014 • View on HN

Sorry for not being a native english speaker

ttt0 • Jan 29, 2021 • View on HN

Thanks, English is not my native language.