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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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after exchanging several messages with an interested person, they decided in the end meeting up wasnt an option anymore as i spelt 1 word wrong. anybody else had the same situation. i couldnt care less if a person couldnt spell. when has a persons grammar got anything to do with the way they fuck. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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One spelling mistake wouldn't be a problem but bad grammar, poor spelling and txtspk do put me off, yes.
I don't just want a fuck, I want a fuck with someone I feel I'm going to be able to communicate with.
I tend to feel people with poor English skills (where English is the first language) may pay less attention to detail than others, or put less effort in, (dyslexia etc aside). |
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I arranged a last minute meet once, I was in a hotel room I'd already paid for and had been let down and was soooo horny I wasn't thinking straight. Against my better judgement, (I learned to be much more careful and sensible after this), I hastily made arrangements with a guy that was near and available. His spelling and grammar was the worst I've ever seen, some of it was literally impossible to interpret, but I told myself not to be snobbish, as I just wanted to get urgently laid, not discuss our favourite novels!
He turned up with a friend, (I'd agreed to this in the hope that if he was a crap shag, then at least I was doubling my chances of decent sex), and it was a nightmare. They both stank of , and although I shouldn't have let them in the room, I was gagging and let them in. They looked like neither of them had ever done a days work, or ever planned to and I know it shouldn't matter, but were dressed as stereotypically as possible, tracksuit and baseball caps.
They couldn't muster anything more than a semi between them, and when they said they were going outside for a smoke, I told them they needn't return.
I'm NOT a grammar/spelling nazi, I make mistakes myself and I think there's more important things to worry about. But on this occasion, I formed an impression on the guy based on his very limited ability to communicate, and it turned out my assumption was correct. Just a shame I was too horny and stupid to listen to the alarm bells in my head. Still, live and learn eh?!
(Sorry OP, I know I've gone off on a tangent, it's just your post reminded me of this! The people that cancelled on you were idiots in my humble opinion)!
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I make spelling and grammar mistakes, of course. However, I do pay attention to what I write and make an effort to be correct.
I see it as a courtesy to whomever I am writing to, or for, to be clear and correct. Being more concise might also be desirable at times but alas, I am only human.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Im a creative speller  "
A certain Pooh bear describes his spelling as wobbly. It is good spelling but it wobbles and the letters get in the wrong places.
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"Im a creative speller
A certain Pooh bear describes his spelling as wobbly. It is good spelling but it wobbles and the letters get in the wrong places.
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I spell words differently depending on what day of the week it is lol |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Im a creative speller
A certain Pooh bear describes his spelling as wobbly. It is good spelling but it wobbles and the letters get in the wrong places.
I spell words differently depending on what day of the week it is lol"
Those would be wibbly wobbly days then? |
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I don't want to bore the tits off you with 'Oh god here he goes again, yeah we know we know', but I'm blessed with fucking awful spelling and I make signs for money. Typical.
What I find myself doing though is using text speak when emailing customers and editing before sending. Abreviating where I shouldnt |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"Do people make grammatical errors with body language too?
Do trumps count?
What about if a bit of wee comes out when you laugh?"
I suppose it depends on how you intend to punctuate the sentence. |
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Sounds a bit over the top but then again it depends on the spelling or grammatical mistake you made. After all, you might be really into kissing but who would want to meet you if you wrote,
'I think a meeting is far more sensual if I am allowed to kill your Mrs. Sex without killing leaves me a bit flat.'  |
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"after exchanging several messages with an interested person, they decided in the end meeting up wasnt an option anymore as i spelt 1 word wrong. anybody else had the same situation. i couldnt care less if a person couldnt spell. when has a persons grammar got anything to do with the way they fuck."
pleased everyone doesnt adopt this attitude or wed neva meet anyone !  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Grammar is the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit."
I'll admit to being a grammar and vocab snob. I'm not perfect myself but if a person puts u instead of you, and mixes their theres up, I can't help but wonder what else they don't pay attention to.
Some people like watersports and dirty messy sex. Others enjoy whips. I enjoy good literature. My submissive is dyslexic but medically caused spelling mistakes and a travesty of communication are poles apart! |
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"after exchanging several messages with an interested person, they decided in the end meeting up wasnt an option anymore as i spelt 1 word wrong. anybody else had the same situation. i couldnt care less if a person couldnt spell. when has a persons grammar got anything to do with the way they fuck."
It depends what word you didn't spell correctly.
If you meant to say "So you can"...
but it came out as "So you cunt" then it may cause problems.
But I recon it was just an excuse to spare your feelings. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What if someone enjoys watersports, dirty, messy sex, whips AND good literature?  Kinky... did nt you know that those dont go together? "
Oh but they do! |
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Some people on here might have noticed I've noted other peoples grammar and spelling mistakes...the odd one is fine as the spell checker thing doesn't appear to be very good...but I don't like constant spelling and grammatical errors. Ignorance is a big turn off to me and I'm sorry if that sounds snobby. After all, someone asked me "fancy a fuck?"...I said "yeah"..next thing I know this little yellow quacking thing turned up. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"after exchanging several messages with an interested person, they decided in the end meeting up wasnt an option anymore as i spelt 1 word wrong. anybody else had the same situation. i couldnt care less if a person couldnt spell. when has a persons grammar got anything to do with the way they fuck.
It depends what word you didn't spell correctly.
If you meant to say "So you can"...
but it came out as "So you cunt" then it may cause problems.
But I recon it was just an excuse to spare your feelings."
I'm having real problems spelling the word "yes" lately. Keeps coming out as "no". That's causing a few problems with meets.  |
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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago
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"What if someone enjoys watersports, dirty, messy sex, whips AND good literature? Kinky... did nt you know that those dont go together?
Oh but they do! "
Personally I reckon that it is not about spelling, literature etc per se... it is about assumptions made about a person and that their perceived lack of spelling/ grammar etc is an indication that they are unintelligent and possibly unimaginative people. Assumptions can sometimes prove right but more often they do not? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Some people on here might have noticed I've noted other peoples grammar and spelling mistakes...the odd one is fine as the spell checker thing doesn't appear to be very good...but I don't like constant spelling and grammatical errors. Ignorance is a big turn off to me and I'm sorry if that sounds snobby. After all, someone asked me "fancy a fuck?"...I said "yeah"..next thing I know this little yellow quacking thing turned up."
I dont fk wth me fingers as me typins always been shite but so far ive had no complaints i no grammer does bug members but tbh im not realy bovered as i jst mve on |
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There's no excuse for using 'there' instead of 'their' or 'your' instead of 'you're'. That is really basic English spelling and something we all should have learnt at primary school.
It is Rant Thursday after all.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"What if someone enjoys watersports, dirty, messy sex, whips AND good literature? "
Then where have you been hiding all my life?
*gets out the shower curtains and Tolstoy* |
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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago
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"There's no excuse for using 'there' instead of 'their' or 'your' instead of 'you're'. That is really basic English spelling and something we all should have learnt at primary school.
It is Rant Thursday after all.
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Mind you "there", "their" and "to","two" and "too"... are textbook difficulties for most dyslexics. It is not usually the words that are perceived as difficult.. it is the simple ones that they struggle with as much if not more. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Three woman sat together, comparing gifts bestowed by their Husbands....
1st Woman "My husband bought me a yacht"
3rd Woman 'Very nice'
2nd Woman "My husband bought me an enormous diamond"
3rd Woman 'Very nice'
3rd Woman says in the broadest scouse accent "My husband bought me elocution lessons"
1st Woman "They obviously haven't worked!"
3rd Woman 'Well, I used to say fook off, but now I just say Very Nice!'
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I'm not a pedant I hope but things like
using of instead of have and scattering text with meaningless apostrophes does annoy me and don't even get me started on using less when you mean fewer. However not everyone had had access to the same education and in the grand scheme of things as long as we can all understand each other it doesn't really matter and it wouldn't stop me meeting someone unless they had really long fingernails too  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was going to say 'Put her in a home' but I quickly realised the path you had gone down once I clicked on the thread.
If people want to be that fickle, fuck em."
Litrerally!! |
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"There's no excuse for using 'there' instead of 'their' or 'your' instead of 'you're'. That is really basic English spelling and something we all should have learnt at primary school.
It is Rant Thursday after all.
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Agree 100%.. Anyone who says "I can't" really means "I won't (try)" It's laziness. You can't tell me everyone on here who can't spell is dyslexic! |
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By *plankyMan
over a year ago
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The misuse of apostrophes is absolutely the wors't thing I can imagine.
Theres' jus't no excuse's for that. Also, the misuse of single quote's ins'tead of double quote"s should be properly punis"hed.
Let"s have apostrophe"s used proper! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Also, the misuse of single quotes instead of double quotes should be properly punished."
Ooh, that one I am guilty of. I'm very freeystyle when it comes to quotation marks. |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
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Few people write perfectly. It's a fact of life. However, really sloppy writing which resembles English but actually isn't is a turn off. I don't care about mistakes but adults writing worse than an average primary schooler is unattractive to me, text speak aside.
And I'm sick of hearing dyslexia used as an excuse. Unless you have been tested and proven to be dyslexic then you aren't. From reading through messages on this site it would appear that 50% of the population have it!! Which is bull!! And an insult to those who genuinely do. Dyslexics are not stupid or inarticulate as demonstrated by many messages I have received.
Sick of seeing the the typical knee-jerk response of 'that's offensive to dyslexics'. No one who complains about badly written messages is actually talking about dyslexia. They are talking about sloppy, lazy writing which is a world apart. Leave dyslexia out of these discussions!! That's not what is being meant!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"after exchanging several messages with an interested person, they decided in the end meeting up wasnt an option anymore as i spelt 1 word wrong. anybody else had the same situation. i couldnt care less if a person couldnt spell. when has a persons grammar got anything to do with the way they fuck."
I must still be tired, I thought you were saying your Grandma was bad lol
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm turned off by text speak, poor spelling and bad grammar. It's lazy at best and why would I be interested in someone who can't be bothered to communicate properly? I do want a little light conversation at least to go with my shag and it would just be embarrassing being with someone who was unable to string a sentence together.
I got a message yesterday (how's u 2day) which I deleted. I then got another from the same guy (y dismiss b4 meet) to which I said if he couldn't be bothered to write a decent message I couldn't be bothered responding - I was feeling narky, otherwise I would just have ignored his second message, too. lol
I'm not interested in lazy people who don't make an effort, and seriously how much effort is needed anyway to write a couple of sentences to someone? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm turned off by text speak, poor spelling and bad grammar. It's lazy at best and why would I be interested in someone who can't be bothered to communicate properly? I do want a little light conversation at least to go with my shag and it would just be embarrassing being with someone who was unable to string a sentence together.
I got a message yesterday (how's u 2day) which I deleted. I then got another from the same guy (y dismiss b4 meet) to which I said if he couldn't be bothered to write a decent message I couldn't be bothered responding - I was feeling narky, otherwise I would just have ignored his second message, too. lol
I'm not interested in lazy people who don't make an effort, and seriously how much effort is needed anyway to write a couple of sentences to someone?"
I type 'u' often...its a chat way I've spoken for years, via chatrooms mainly..if its lazy so be it, I couldnt give a fuck really, I know I'm not.However I dont like having to decipher messages of course. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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its hard one i guess that someone is so stuck there own arse as to give up on a sex meeting because you could not spell a particular word.
If meeting someone off FAB was down just to spelling mistakes, i think i still be a virgin lol |
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Im on a phone so no spell checker
Ive got a 21yo dawter that Ive picked up bad habits off plus I think local dialect comes into play.... I type how I speak. I dint know until a few years ago that there should be a space after a fullstop as I dint do typing at school...... I dont think any of this makes me a bad person...... I dont like people talking down to people or looking down their noses because they had a better upbringing or schooling.
As long as we understand what someones saying does grammar or spelling really mean soooo much?? |
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"Im on a phone so no spell checker
Ive got a 21yo dawter that Ive picked up bad habits off plus I think local dialect comes into play.... I type how I speak. I dint know until a few years ago that there should be a space after a fullstop as I dint do typing at school...... I dont think any of this makes me a bad person...... I dont like people talking down to people or looking down their noses because they had a better upbringing or schooling.
As long as we understand what someones saying does grammar or spelling really mean soooo much??"
Its often the first impression given thats the trouble.
I wont judge someone because of spelling and punctuation marks, I may take the mickey a little, but I also take it out of myself for the same reason.
I dont think it means your a better person than the next as you can spell and they can't.
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By *iewMan
over a year ago
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I am happy with my education, I am very happy with what I achieved career wise... my grammar is not perfect by a very long shot.
what people think about that, I couldn't care more less and if they don't allow me to insert my penis in their vagina or mouth as a consequence, hey that is something I will have to try and deal with over time...time is a healer
OK DEALT WITH IT, couldn't give 2 flying fucks.
enjoy all x
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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I'm beginning to think this is another of those useful tools for finding people to meet. Some have a preference for BBC and some have a preference for those with ABC and the ability to put the alphabet together in the agreed order to make particular words. |
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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago
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It is true that first impressions shape somebody's opinion about you, that people make assumptions about a person based on how they present, talk, write etc. We cannot help but for a brief moment making those assumptions and in a way it a survival strategy for cave days when we had to decide in a split second whether aa situation required a fight or flight response.
Not being able to spell correctly or not having the perfect grammar does not say anything about the person's intelligence. Now that to me is important when I meet people. Sex with somebody who cannot hold a conversation would be mind numbingly boring. Nothing to do with education, just intelligence and imagination. |
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I mix with people from all backgrounds my friends include millionaires,personalities and paupers etc etc and some very rich people cant read,write or count but thats not stopt em getting on in life.
I see people for what they are not for their academic abilities  |
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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago
not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds) |
I've been sleeping with this bloke's wife and today he sent me this text:
"You go near her again and ill have you dead! ! Mark my words"
To which I replied:
"8 out of 10, I'll requires an apostrophe and a capital I." |
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By (user no longer on site)
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As long as it's not done in a taunting manner, I actually like being corrected if I happen to misspell a word. I don't take it as an attack. I'm an adult. But lay off my grammar. She means a lot to me. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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""It is true that first impressions shape somebody's opinion about you, that people make assumptions about a person based on how they present, talk, write etc. We cannot help but for a brief moment making those assumptions and in a way it a survival strategy for cave days when we had to decide in a split second whether aa situation required a fight or flight response.
Not being able to spell correctly or not having the perfect grammar does not say anything about the person's intelligence. Now that to me is important when I meet "
Couldn't put it better myself. A local guy contacted me the other day to ask where he was going wrong, he couldn't get any meets, I suggested jigging his profile and checking his grammar. He took umbrage with me and lost my interest very quickly.
people. Sex with somebody who cannot hold a conversation would be mind numbingly boring. Nothing to do with education, just intelligence and imagination. "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I try to proof read my posts before posting. I do however make mistakes same as a lot of people.
I've also wrote a full sentance then realised I've forgotten how to spell a certain word, so scrapped it lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"after exchanging several messages with an interested person, they decided in the end meeting up wasnt an option anymore as i spelt 1 word wrong. anybody else had the same situation. i couldnt care less if a person couldnt spell. when has a persons grammar got anything to do with the way they fuck."
Lol pm me who they are they would have a feild Day with me .....xxxx
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If you called me a TWIT and made just ONE spelling mistake with it at mitters.
If you tell me I CANT und muke jast UNE spelling mistake it mutters.
If you tell me you know a HITCH wben you see one tben it matters. |
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Woman and Women is one that gets me. You wouldn't say 'a men' so why is it so hard to understand the plural of Woman?
Also 'I could of', 'I have wrote', 'I have went' the list is endless.
To all those saying it's not their fault they didn't have access to a better education, I went to a state run school and I get it. I paid attention. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There was a profile on here once that said...Those without a tertiary education need not apply..
So you had to have a degree and apply. I supposed we could have lied about the first bit but didn't fancy the inter_iew stage |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"after exchanging several messages with an interested person, they decided in the end meeting up wasnt an option anymore as i spelt 1 word wrong. anybody else had the same situation. i couldnt care less if a person couldnt spell. when has a persons grammar got anything to do with the way they fuck."
*After. *Wasn't.*Anybody.*situation?.
*I. *couldn't. *When. *Fuck?.
Your grammar is shocking.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"*After. *Wasn't.*Anybody.*situation?.
*I. *couldn't. *When. *Fuck?.
Your grammar is shocking.
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You missed a few. It'd put me right off as well, if someone can't be bothered to use an apostrophe it's hard to imagine they'll be able to hold much of a conversation. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was going to say 'Put her in a home' but I quickly realised the path you had gone down once I clicked on the thread.
If people want to be that fickle, fuck em."
think was his intention  |
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"*After. *Wasn't.*Anybody.*situation?.
*I. *couldn't. *When. *Fuck?.
Your grammar is shocking.
You missed a few. It'd put me right off as well, if someone can't be bothered to use an apostrophe it's hard to imagine they'll be able to hold much of a conversation."
not being bothered is one reason..
not being able is another..
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By (user no longer on site)
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"*After. *Wasn't.*Anybody.*situation?.
*I. *couldn't. *When. *Fuck?.
Your grammar is shocking.
You missed a few. It'd put me right off as well, if someone can't be bothered to use an apostrophe it's hard to imagine they'll be able to hold much of a conversation.
not being bothered is one reason..
not being able is another..
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True, I guess I like to give the benefit of the doubt on that one. The idea of sleeping with someone who is so dim that they're actually incapable of grasping that, what was it, "a *persons* ability to fuck" is a belonging word and not a plural seems little short of child abuse. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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if somebody cares about the state of people grammer on a social forum like this then i wouldnt wanna meet that person, boring, if im doing an essay for uni ill concentrate on making it perfect, if im on here then well frankly i havent got time to be checking my spelling, its like if i went for a formal meeting at work id speak properly and drop the slang, however if i was with my pals in a pub speaking to girls then i would be speaking how i would in that social situation, e.g you alright mucka lets get the toe nail in order a taxi and head up fanny brown......just find it trivial and sad that people would not meet on grammar. |
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"if somebody cares about the state of people grammer on a social forum like this then i wouldnt wanna meet that person, boring, if im doing an essay for uni ill concentrate on making it perfect, if im on here then well frankly i havent got time to be checking my spelling, its like if i went for a formal meeting at work id speak properly and drop the slang, however if i was with my pals in a pub speaking to girls then i would be speaking how i would in that social situation, e.g you alright mucka lets get the toe nail in order a taxi and head up fanny brown......just find it trivial and sad that people would not meet on grammar."
nuff sed |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Let me try to make this easier to understand.
If you're writing to your bank to remortgage or apply for a loan, you would/should try to get your grammar, spelling and punctuation right.
If you're on this site looking for a partner to fuck, and yet can't be bothered to make the same effort, you're demonstrating a huge lack of respect for whoever is reading your message. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"if somebody cares about the state of people grammer on a social forum like this then i wouldnt wanna meet that person, boring, if im doing an essay for uni ill concentrate on making it perfect, if im on here then well frankly i havent got time to be checking my spelling, its like if i went for a formal meeting at work id speak properly and drop the slang, however if i was with my pals in a pub speaking to girls then i would be speaking how i would in that social situation, e.g you alright mucka lets get the toe nail in order a taxi and head up fanny brown......just find it trivial and sad that people would not meet on grammar."
Totally agree..
I don't see why anyone needs to bow down to another on here.. I find it all a bit full of themselves those who demand respect through grammar |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I am very sorry for what i am about to post.
And, but and however are conjunctions and work similarly to commas. If the two clauses either side of the conjunction are not directly related then a comma is also needed.
Phew! That is an entire month of nerdiness spewed out over one sentence! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Should a comma be followed by "and", I've have always thought it bad grammar that, though do it myself occasionally.
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Strictly speaking no, iirc, full stops and commas shouldn't be followed by conjunctions. I tend to do both at times though, particularly on things like forums where I think it can help readers read what you're saying the same way you imagine yourself saying it.
"Totally agree..
I don't see why anyone needs to bow down to another on here.. I find it all a bit full of themselves those who demand respect through grammar "
Nobody is demanding anything. It should go without saying, though, that you're not obliged to meet someone for sex who you feel isn't treating you with any respect. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I dislike the grammar police - they're tedious, and in any case there are no absolute rules about the English language - there is no definitive authority for it.
However, I think equally that those who suggest that people who dislike poor writing are somehow up their own arse, are wrong to make that assumption.
How you write does give an indication of who you are. Therefore it seems sensible that others will judge you on it in the absence of much else to go on. |
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"I dislike the grammar police - they're tedious, and in any case there are no absolute rules about the English language - there is no definitive authority for it.
However, I think equally that those who suggest that people who dislike poor writing are somehow up their own arse, are wrong to make that assumption.
How you write does give an indication of who you are. Therefore it seems sensible that others will judge you on it in the absence of much else to go on."
Well put. I try not to complain about people's grammar unless I genuinely can't understand what they're on about - it annoys me sometimes but I think people in general tend to annoy each other a lot of the time and you just have to let it go a lot of the time. Either for the sake of tact or just for an easier life. |
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"Let me try to make this easier to understand.
If you're writing to your bank to remortgage or apply for a loan, you would/should try to get your grammar, spelling and punctuation right.
If you're on this site looking for a partner to fuck, and yet can't be bothered to make the same effort, you're demonstrating a huge lack of respect for whoever is reading your message."
Exactly this. Unless you've got a genuine problem such as dyslexia, poor spelling and grammar is just sheer laziness. I have no interest in meeting people who are too idle to learn something I knew as a small child, like the difference between 'their', 'there' and 'they're'.
The difference between 'your' and 'you're' isn't complicated. I'm sick to fuck of seeing people talking about 'a women'. The word 'discrete' is on far too many profiles. 'Alot' and 'abit' are not words. 'Lol' is not a word. There is no such thing as a pluralising apostrophe.
Grow the fuck up, pick up a book and write like an adult or I'll assume you're a child.
Fuckers. |
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"Let me try to make this easier to understand.
If you're writing to your bank to remortgage or apply for a loan, you would/should try to get your grammar, spelling and punctuation right.
If you're on this site looking for a partner to fuck, and yet can't be bothered to make the same effort, you're demonstrating a huge lack of respect for whoever is reading your message.
Exactly this. Unless you've got a genuine problem such as dyslexia, poor spelling and grammar is just sheer laziness. I have no interest in meeting people who are too idle to learn something I knew as a small child, like the difference between 'their', 'there' and 'they're'.
The difference between 'your' and 'you're' isn't complicated. I'm sick to fuck of seeing people talking about 'a women'. The word 'discrete' is on far too many profiles. 'Alot' and 'abit' are not words. 'Lol' is not a word. There is no such thing as a pluralising apostrophe.
Grow the fuck up, pick up a book and write like an adult or I'll assume you're a child.
Fuckers."
just fuck her fanny n shut up |
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"Grow the fuck up, pick up a book and write like an adult or I'll assume you're a child.
Fuckers."
feeling ever so slightly annoyed are you?I know what you mean, can not stand people who use 'they're' English has no need for such telegram speach |
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"Let me try to make this easier to understand.
If you're writing to your bank to remortgage or apply for a loan, you would/should try to get your grammar, spelling and punctuation right.
If you're on this site looking for a partner to fuck, and yet can't be bothered to make the same effort, you're demonstrating a huge lack of respect for whoever is reading your message.
Exactly this. Unless you've got a genuine problem such as dyslexia, poor spelling and grammar is just sheer laziness. I have no interest in meeting people who are too idle to learn something I knew as a small child, like the difference between 'their', 'there' and 'they're'.
The difference between 'your' and 'you're' isn't complicated. I'm sick to fuck of seeing people talking about 'a women'. The word 'discrete' is on far too many profiles. 'Alot' and 'abit' are not words. 'Lol' is not a word. There is no such thing as a pluralising apostrophe.
Grow the fuck up, pick up a book and write like an adult or I'll assume you're a child.
Fuckers."
I do suffer from dyslexia, but this has never stopped me getting across my point of _iew. And in my job I have to write long and detailed reports that are sent to very large global companies. I have yet to date ever had a company come back to me to say we are not going to do anymore business with you, because you cannot spell or you grammar is poor. But I do not like text speak, that’s just not correct. Lol P.M.S.L....... |
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If a lady cannot hold an in-depth discussion on the use of iambic pentameter in the works of Shakespeare whilst I'm balls-deep in her ass, whats the bloody use of even meeting for a coffee?
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over a year ago
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"If a lady cannot hold an in-depth discussion on the use of iambic pentameter in the works of Shakespeare whilst I'm balls-deep in her ass, whats the bloody use of even meeting for a coffee?
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"I do suffer from dyslexia, but this has never stopped me getting across my point of _iew. And in my job I have to write long and detailed reports that are sent to very large global companies. I have yet to date ever had a company come back to me to say we are not going to do anymore business with you, because you cannot spell or you grammar is poor. But I do not like text speak, that’s just not correct. Lol P.M.S.L......."
I wouldn't expect anyone to cease doing business with you solely for that reason, but a sloppily-written email here and there could give an impression of laziness and a lack of professionalism. I'm not suggesting for one moment that you're guilty of any of the above, as clearly you have little difficulty assembling a perfectly good series of sentences.
A while ago a young lady working for a prospective supplier sent me an email which was unreadable. Because I couldn't fathom what on earth she was talking about, I simply replied 'What does that mean?' She then replied in normal grown-up English, and I got on with her perfectly after that. |
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"If a lady cannot hold an in-depth discussion on the use of iambic pentameter in the works of Shakespeare whilst I'm balls-deep in her ass, whats the bloody use of even meeting for a coffee?
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This site is fascintating.
The two things that seems to create the most heated discussions are language and going bareback.
Now, if you're going to say that spelling doesn't matter, consider this would your rather be ridden bareback or bearback?
One is potentially lethal and the other one definitely is!
Does Aunty Mary Help Uncle jack off a horse
or
Does Aunty Mary Help Uncle Jack off a horse?
One is criminal and one is not.
Communication is a two way process, if what you're writing is unclear to the other person then your communication has broken down. Everyone can excuse some mistakes in spelling and grammar (or indeed gramma/grammer). However, it's clear that some just don't give a shit and for those who do, this is clearly a turn off.
I personally like the thought of a girl who can discuss iambic pentameter whilst in the throws of sex because it demonstrates that a) she can multi task and b) she's educated, both of which I find a turn on (and also why I'm with Tor).
My issue with spelling as a foreigner from a North American country that is not the USA, we use both English and American spellings so colour, color, tyre and tire are all appropriate where I come from, I know this irritates some people, but then that's life. |
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"This site is fascintating.
The two things that seems to create the most heated discussions are language and going bareback.
Now, if you're going to say that spelling doesn't matter, consider this would your rather be ridden bareback or bearback?
One is potentially lethal and the other one definitely is!
Does Aunty Mary Help Uncle jack off a horse
or
Does Aunty Mary Help Uncle Jack off a horse?
One is criminal and one is not.
Communication is a two way process, if what you're writing is unclear to the other person then your communication has broken down. Everyone can excuse some mistakes in spelling and grammar (or indeed gramma/grammer). However, it's clear that some just don't give a shit and for those who do, this is clearly a turn off.
I personally like the thought of a girl who can discuss iambic pentameter whilst in the throws of sex because it demonstrates that a) she can multi task and b) she's educated, both of which I find a turn on (and also why I'm with Tor).
My issue with spelling as a foreigner from a North American country that is not the USA, we use both English and American spellings so colour, color, tyre and tire are all appropriate where I come from, I know this irritates some people, but then that's life."
Is 'throws' a US spelling of 'throes'? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"This site is fascintating.
The two things that seems to create the most heated discussions are language and going bareback.
Now, if you're going to say that spelling doesn't matter, consider this would your rather be ridden bareback or bearback?
One is potentially lethal and the other one definitely is!
Does Aunty Mary Help Uncle jack off a horse
or
Does Aunty Mary Help Uncle Jack off a horse?
One is criminal and one is not.
Communication is a two way process, if what you're writing is unclear to the other person then your communication has broken down. Everyone can excuse some mistakes in spelling and grammar (or indeed gramma/grammer). However, it's clear that some just don't give a shit and for those who do, this is clearly a turn off.
I personally like the thought of a girl who can discuss iambic pentameter whilst in the throws of sex because it demonstrates that a) she can multi task and b) she's educated, both of which I find a turn on (and also why I'm with Tor).
My issue with spelling as a foreigner from a North American country that is not the USA, we use both English and American spellings so colour, color, tyre and tire are all appropriate where I come from, I know this irritates some people, but then that's life.
Is 'throws' a US spelling of 'throes'?"
Nope, it's one of those spelling things that happen when you use your Iphone instead of a laptop
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"I do suffer from dyslexia, but this has never stopped me getting across my point of _iew. And in my job I have to write long and detailed reports that are sent to very large global companies. I have yet to date ever had a company come back to me to say we are not going to do anymore business with you, because you cannot spell or you grammar is poor. But I do not like text speak, that’s just not correct. Lol P.M.S.L.......
I wouldn't expect anyone to cease doing business with you solely for that reason, but a sloppily-written email here and there could give an impression of laziness and a lack of professionalism. I'm not suggesting for one moment that you're guilty of any of the above, as clearly you have little difficulty assembling a perfectly good series of sentences.
A while ago a young lady working for a prospective supplier sent me an email which was unreadable. Because I couldn't fathom what on earth she was talking about, I simply replied 'What does that mean?' She then replied in normal grown-up English, and I got on with her perfectly after that."
Please do not worry my friend; I have not taken your words to heart. But I do understand that some people, “and it seems to come from the younger ones” use text speak in emails. Not good in business. Lots of love to all, or should that be Lol, I’m never sure. |
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