Why hello to you too!
Oh, I have issues with the bad grammar. I do write guys off for that. Not that I should be your model here.
Maybe I'm a snob, but that would certainly give me pause, too. A English teacher should know better. If he's just trying to be cute, well, he misfired. 
I do like the "I have figs!" attention getter. Is he a non-native English speaker? That doesn't excuse the grammer, but maybe 'English teacher' needs some context -- ESL-learned for ESL-learners? Xtreme native Southern?
I'm not too familiar w/ the online dating scene, but could he totally be conning you with the other lovely details, like the garden, bird-love, etc.? At what point do you usually meet someone, and how?
Hmmmm. xoxo, Ols
Maybe HE is not an English teacher, maybe he HAS an English teacher?? Homework assignment??
xoxo, Ols
OLS has a point. But bad grammar makes me cringe. And yes, he was trying to be funny, the second conversation is not the time to be quite that funny.
Turn him down *after* you meet him, not *before* you meet him.
Eh, give him a shot and go on a date. Do you get so many that this would be a waste of time?
I don't use perfect grammar all the time either.
Maybe your standards are a bit high? You will NEVER find someone that has no faults.
My 2 cents.
See? That's exactly what I am wondering myself.
The bad grammar, to me, is a red flag. It's not like he misspelled something--that's excusable. He says "I seen."
Ols: He's a native speaker of English, and he's taking online classes to get his teacher certification. He was an English lit undergrad at the state school that's better known for its ag school. (oops, snobby!) Oh, and his profile both talks about his garden and has a picture of one.
But then I know I'm jumping the gun, too, which is why I'd talk myself into going out with him.
If I could actually get in touch with him, since I'm not paying for yahoo.
Another guy, who is cuter and just about as interesting just left me his actual contact info. Woot!
He has all those qualifications and still says I seen ? That's just odd. But I wouldn't write him off right away just for that.
Maybe he was trying to test YOUR grammar... he he. I say, meet him, but he's going in with a big strike against him if it was an authentic grammar error. And if you get any other off vibes, buh-bye. xoxo, Ols
He says he's an English teacher? He used bad grammar several times? I'd trust your instinct on this one and pass. But I'm always suspicious of people.
Yeah, I'm passing on this one. There's another one who seems promising as well that is in the works, so that's cool. We'll see. Thanks everyone!
I might be a jerk for this, but I'd be incredibly turned off by habitual use of "I seen." Not to mention that most people don't like having their grammar corrected, and I know myself well enough to know that I wouldn't be able to keep from doing so as I got to know him better. 
I think you made the right call.
You act like you're going to be having his babies and he'll pass on bad speaking genes.
It'd be a date, nothing more... well unless he wore Axe...
Nature gives us these warning signs for a reason. For you (and me, too, God knows), "I seen" is like a snake's rattle or the bright color of a poison dart frog. Unless it's dialogue from "Tobacco Road," "I seen" really has no place in written communication.
What I'm trying to say is that there are far worse reasons to not date a guy. There are also far better reasons. But there's only one you, and you get to be picky about who you choose to spend your time with.
I'll be sending over a truck full of all the grains of salt you'll need to take this advice with, given my own stellar romantic history.
Well, there's no worrying about it anyway. I'm not subscribed to the service, and he hasn't seemed to figure that out. So.
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