http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#589312Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:589312Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#589312http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-589312.xmlthat was written in poor englishhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#544319Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:544319Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#544319http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-544319.xmlThe difference between &quot;BAD&quot; and &quot;Poor&quot; is as follows: Bad Sometimes means that something that is wrong , example: &quot;Some people use bad grammar all the time.&quot; But, &quot;Poor&quot; sounds &quot;Low in quality&quot;, example &quot;The painting was a poor job.&quot; conclusion: BAD - Totally wrong POOR - Something is there but not upto the standard or quality. so, &quot;poor&quot; is the apt word in the above scenario.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#481420Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:481420Grammar Geek2http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#481420http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-481420.xmlBad means poor quality and poor means not good or low quality. So both are acceptable. However, can one say a poor road or bad road??? Personally, I would say a bad road, or a road in poor condition. I would not say a poor road.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#481396Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:481396Kins_103http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#481396http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-481396.xmlBad means poor quality and poor means not good or low quality. So both are acceptable. However, can one say a poor road or bad road???http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#481368Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:481368Anonymous4http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#481368http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-481368.xmlsecond onehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#477196Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:477196Anonymous5http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#477196http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-477196.xmlI think it&#39;s supposed to be &#39;poor English&#39;http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#348761Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:348761Anonymous6http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/2/hhpb/Post.htm#348761http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-348761.xml1 one is correcthttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36955Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36955migo7http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36955http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36955.xmlUse English is ok. It's like "use your English knowledge".http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36928Fri, 22 May 2009 21:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36928miriam8http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36928http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36928.xmlHello, Brattania Honestly, I don't know if "using poor English" exists or is acceptable. I've heard teachers tell their students to "use English" when they start speaking Spanish in the classroom. But then, those teachers are, like me, Argentinian, and English isn't our first language. I agree that, strictly speaking, a word or sentence is written using a pen or a pencil. I wouldn't say "using English" myself, but I cannot say I'm sure it's wrong. Miriamhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36911Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36911bratannia9http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36911http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36911.xmlWouldn't "that was written using poor English" be a misuse of a participle? The writing, per se, was not done using any kind of English. It was done using a writing implement such as a pen or a computer. On the other hand, what began as a thought and emerged on the page was an example of poor English. The poor English first becomes perceptible when we see it subsisting in the text. Therefore, we would normally say, "that was written in poor English." We conceive the construction of the English phrasing, a logical function, as being separate from the writing process. True, Miriam?http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36819Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36819miriam10http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36819http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36819.xmlYes, why? And, what truth?http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36793Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36793mask11http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36793http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36793.xmlThe phrases "That was written in bad English" and "That was written in poor English" are both far from perfect. "That was written using poor English" would get closer to the truth. " Why?http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36788Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36788lostfrogg12http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36788http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36788.xmlThe phrases "That was written in bad English" and "That was written in poor English" are both far from perfect. "That was written using poor English" would get closer to the truth.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36733Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36733miriam13http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36733http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36733.xmlActually, and speaking even more strictly, "bad" has several meanings. One of them is "not good, unwanted or unacceptable". "Evil" is far from being the only meaning of "bad". "Poor" means, in this sentence, "below the usual standard, low in quality". "Poor" is often used by teachers, but either word can be used in the example.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36684Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36684Guest14http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htm#36684http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36684.xmlStrictly speaking "bad" means evil. You are more precise if you write "That was written in poor English." However almost all English speakers say "bad" when they mean "poor." At this point you can get away with either poor or bad.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htmWed, 22 Apr 2009 21:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36670Guest15http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadEnglishPoorEnglish/hhpb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36670.xmlWhich is correct, "That was written in bad English" or "That was written in poor English"?