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> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 13:46:23 -0700
> From: "K P" <kpbotany(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] An academic survey about the intention of
> sharing knowledge in the Wikipedia
> To: "English Wikipedia" <wikien-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
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> On 6/8/07, Nick Wilkins <nlwilkins(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 6/8/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > It works fine for me, Fred. The ) isn't included in the link.
> > > What I wondered is why they called it "the Wikipedia".
> > >
> > > Mgm
> >
> >
> > What I wondered is why they called it "Wikipedia" the first time, and
> "the
> > Wikipedia" the second time.
> >
> > -- Jonel
>
> Maybe because most languages don't use articles and they are a hurdle
> for those speaking English as a Second Language. My grandfather wrote
> a book, many scientific articles and a famous monograph in English,
> but never mastered the use of articles in English, a second language
> to him, so all of his writings contain irregularities in the use of
> articles--even though German was one of his first languages and uses
> an article.
>
> This is common among speakers of ESL, irregular usage of articles.
>
> KP
>
>
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. I have tried to identify and correct the
confusing statement in the questionnaire before the survey was administered.
But as KP pointed out, English is not my native language, and therefore, the
confusing statement may still exist due to my English is not good enough.
Does anybody know where can I find more subjects?
Cheng-Yu
