MDC (me - Wally) are bad grammar?... My
answer is Yes!... I'm very proud
of myself but its hurts. I knew several Deaf and Hard of
Hearing who are smart person which (and what) they think I am
bad grammar. I don't care what D/HOH (or Hearing) people are
saying to me which they say "bad grammar" or whatever in the MDC
eNewsletter. But look -- Sometime I didn't typed in the MDC
eNewsletter and also its from other people's typed which they
want me to send out MDC eNewsletter. I can't edit sentences for them
because its will causes misunderstand. That's people's own text
not me, so I copy and paste text from them who want me to send
out MDC eNewsletter.Know what?!...
This is true story. I
received an email this morning from... (I can't tell
name deaf person). He (deaf man) say in the email he sent to me: "It's
just an embarrassment to public with your bad grammar.".
I'm surprised he not understanding about Deaf way.... This is not my first time. This is my 4th times I received
emails from them since several years. Oh well, sometime its ok
in my English but most of time its not okay with my English in
write (or email type) but most of time ASL write (or email
type), not in my signing with my hands in the eNewsletter. If
you don't understand what I meaning?... What I means -- in my
read-mind ASL signing then to write (typing) in the
eNewsletter... That's causes confused bad grammar in an
English. I'm not surprised. I knew I'm not good an English in
write about MDC eNewsletter and or MDC's website at MemphisDeafCommunity.org. I having a problem with an English as
like: "as, a, ed, ing, s, the, es, etc., etc. verbs vary
like that and sometime missed words. I'm honest with you that's my bad grammar. But I'm
not the only one... same other Deaf community do, same other
Hard of Hearing community do, same other Hearing community do.
Ever some presidents company do!... During that time I was owned
a business "ILYInternational.com and
DeafMerchandise.com my owned of the company for more
than 15 years since 1989 for selling ILY items and prints to help Deaf
fundraiser for Deaf schools and Organizations needs. Anyway...
one of the company deaf owned a business (I can't tell name of
the business or person) are still now in business for many
years. I'm shocked he is not good as well in an English in the
email who he sent to me a letter but I keep shut
and understanding the way. I never tell anyone about him. Think
about this once and never, never, never say to them "bad
grammar" or insulted to them.
If you see any Deaf community who are very
bad ASL grammar. Will you tell that person "You are bad
grammar!"?... To me - never! Maybe you'll realized
this. That's why some of Deaf community who had a bad
"Flashback" when he/her were a child abused by he/her family?...
This is true story -- When I were a little boy at age 6 years
old serious abused by my Dad doing that to me all my life. Maybe
that's why I hated go to school and not thrilled to learn in
school classes. That's why I not learned that much in English
class in the school. I always go to "jail" in my bedroom because I
never go out of my bedroom since I'm fear of my Dad. But I'm
okay now :) I can control in life but hard. Tear in my
eyes... Anyway... Let me explain a little more...
For DEAF/HOH -- Same some of Deaf and Hard
of Hearing community who are very good speak (talk) just like I
am as like hearing people. But if you see (or hear) any Deaf/HOH
speak an awful then don't say to them "Your speak
is an awful grammar!!"... Same I (or some of we) do bad grammar in an English
but I'm very good speak or mind means "good wise", but in
English no. Many times Deaf community emails me sometime are bad
grammar but that's okay! Mostly Deaf/HOH are very good
speak and or write an English then that's fine with me (or us)
but don't insulted to them who are bad grammar.
For HEARING -- Any hearing people who
wanted to learn ASL in the class. Hearing people are tried very
hard to learn sign language (depending hearing learn fast
or slow). When hearing people signing to deaf person in any
where place to meet them. He/Her (hearing) trying to saying to
deaf person with he/her signing but not as well. Deaf person
think that hearing is suck sign language?... No, because hearing
people trying hard to learn ASL. Same thing they (deaf or
hearing) called me bad grammar in an English. We can't insulted to hearing people like that way
because hearing people TRY so same deaf people TRY... Be fair.
Then Deaf should not insulted to hearing people, too!
So, everyone need to understand what Deaf and
Hard of Hearing community who having huge difficult language,
ASL, write, and speak. Same hearing people having difficult with
ASL. Sometime hearing people told me they having a lot of
problems which they (hearing) can't write spelling or bad
spelling. So same
thing hearing people problem with speak, write, error English,
error spelling and failed learn ASL. We must not
insulted each other no matter who are Deaf/HOH or hearing people.
No one is perfect. Look I'm very good in my mind alike "good
wise" but one problem is in my hands write in an English are not good. Same
thing Deaf community who are very good hands signing to explain to them
ASL but in write not as good. We and I can't help it. They can't
changed he/her life because of habit in the past which of them
who having a problem: child abused, not good in school class,
not interested, or any reasons in many different way. I'm not
sure myself.Really, something
bother me. I not understand why they (Deaf/HOH) think that way
to Deaf community hurts to them talking about bad grammar. I though they should know
better Deaf way in the community. That is Deaf-to-Deaf and
Hearing-to-Hearing no matter Deaf-to-Hearing. We ALL are united
communities in the world!
Deaf Bad Grammar
