The usual annoyance

[flemmings]

Got a bunch of idiocy in my spam filter. Deleted it and then, on some kind of hunch, went and looked at the one titled 'I need ur help pls.' It goes, in its entirety

hello,

sorry to bother you...but I really need ur help...I have this manga (lady lady) and I want a translation for a few pages of it coz I don't know japanese...and it's totally for personal use... so plz if u could help...I really need it..

(Follows 9 urls of double manga pages scanned in, and then)

plz help...I really do need this favour..please

thanks..

My guess is the writer is 14 and more clueless even than I was at that age. I have no idea whether to tell her as kindly as my ire permits that this is not the way you ask a stranger for help, or just to delete the thing again.

Comments

[kickinpants.livejournal.com]

With that subject line, I can totally see why you deleted it. I get quite a few with basically the same line, but asking for me bank account numbers. ^^ She might be 14, or English might a second language too.

I was trying to figure out what the manga was and found that it's also an anime (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1493).

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

I don't think second language speakers use l33t with that facility. Abbreviations are generally a step beyond the school learning experience and not employed well for that reason.

OTOH she uses British spelling. Means she's likely a Canadian if she's a native speaker, cause I'm not sure how prevalent the l33t abomination is in Britain or the Oz end of the world.

[xsmoonshine.livejournal.com]

A goodly number of former British colonies use Brit spelling, but that abomination is pretty common here, even among some graduates. I speak from personal experience. Heavens have mercy.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

My impression was that everywhere but the US and Japan use British spelling, but it's news that the other ex-colonies use l33t. How sad.