Earlier today, I posted a reply to a thread. Nothing special, but the post contained a single letter "typo". Fortunately another member PM'ed me, about it.

It turned out that this simple mistake caused serious confusion for some international readers.

Although I have worked in the international community since the very early 1980's, it is still simple (for American's especially) to forget that the majority of the world does not use English as their primary language.

So the "serious" part of this thread is to encourage people (especially newcomers) to think about the phrasing of their posts, and how readable it will be to people who must translate it into their own language. This means no text speak, or obscure items.

On a lighter note, there have been many "funny" issues that have occured over the years because of this communication "disconnect. I would like this thread to cover items that people have personally experienced....