Dear Spencer, No worries:-)
-- Leon Spencer Graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Dear Leon: > > Please forgive me. As I said, I'm pleased and humbled that so many > others learn English. I reacted as I did because I've heard too many > people (fortunately NOT on this list) criticize or make fun of others > whose use of language was obviously not native. > > Best Wishes, > spencer graves > > Leon wrote: > >> Spencer Graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> >>>Dear Leon: >>> >>> How good is your Manderin? I am pleased and humbled that Mr. Dengmin >>>has made the effort to put his question in English. I don't know his >>>background, but my Eastern-language enabled email provided a rendition >>>of "Richard Dengmin" in the form or two Chinese characters, suggesting >>>that it might have been difficult for him to learn enough English just >>>to be able to prepare the question he posted to this list. >> >> >> Manderin is my second language and English third. English is difficult >> for us. We learn it since the first year of high school. >> >> >>> Beyond this, it has not always obvious how to use a spell checker for >>>email software. Even if you have a "Spell" button on your email >>>software, it might only work in your primary tongue without some >>>less-than-obvious effort to configure it to also check text in other >>>languages. I know that my previous attempts to write something in a >>>language other than my Mother tongue have tended to display much higher >>>rates of spelling and grammar errors -- some even to the point of >>>failing to communicate. Therefore, I try to avoid criticizing someone >>>else's use of language, except to ask for clarification where the >>>meaning is not clear (or when it seems that some friendly, copy editing >>>suggestions might be favorably received). >>> >>> Best Wishes, >>> Spencer Graves >> >> >> I'm not criticizing the use of language either. I feel that if she >> well prepared her post she is more likely to get an answer. That's >> just my suggestion. Nothing offensive. Sorry if I have caused some >> uncomfortableness. I really don't mean it. >> >> >>>Leon wrote: >>> >>>>"邓敏" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Can anybody help me to run the Elasticnet package of R to build some model, >>>>>i am a freshman to R language , when i use the Elasticnet package to my >>>>>data, it always reture a error, but i can't settle that problem. I >>>>>consider if there is any constrant of the data to that package? Can anyone >>>>>help me to run the elasticnet and check my data as you convenient? I put >>>>>the data in attachment. >>>>> >>>>>Thank you very much! >>>>> >>>>>Best regards >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Please, correct your typos. >>>> >>> > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html