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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I'm going to try and complete this post without predictive bloody text, making me look a twat 
Here goes 
Ahem, it has come to my attention that current grammar and spelling are slipping in the forums. I propose this thread to help get folk back on track.
I shall start:
There are three kinds of "there";
1. They're - they are
2. Their - belonging to someone
3. There - as in "over there"
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Some simple guidelines do help, as often school was a while back and wanking at the back of class was more interesting. Maybe do a post a day to lift the general awareness, adding new aspects each time. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The iPhone uses predictive text for two words in a row and can change a " there two " to a "their too" and before you know it you look daft. As long as you get the gist if the post there's not much to worry about is their ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The iPhone uses predictive text for two words in a row and can change a " there two " to a "their too" and before you know it you look daft. As long as you get the gist if the post there's not much to worry about is their ?"
See what I did they're |
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"The iPhone uses predictive text for two words in a row and can change a " there two " to a "their too" and before you know it you look daft. As long as you get the gist if the post there's not much to worry about is their ?
See what I did they're "
Mr Polk you are on the ball today! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"The iPhone uses predictive text for two words in a row and can change a " there two " to a "their too" and before you know it you look daft. As long as you get the gist if the post there's not much to worry about is their ?
See what I did they're "
Nee nah nee nah you're busted 
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Some simple guidelines do help, as often school was a while back and wanking at the back of class was more interesting. Maybe do a post a day to lift the general awareness, adding new aspects each time. "
Well on that basis there are some big wankers  I mean some posts are frankly illegible  |
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There was a thing online a while ago that said that people mostly skim read and only read the first and last letters of most words so the rest can be totally jumbled and will still make sense, I read really quickly anyway and can't say I've noticed any really really bad ones, but I've not been on as much lately so maybe I've missed them |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The iPhone uses predictive text for two words in a row and can change a " there two " to a "their too" and before you know it you look daft. As long as you get the gist if the post there's not much to worry about is their ?
See what I did they're
Mr Polk you are on the ball today! "
I think it's because of a alcohol free weekend. |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
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Generally, I'm not really too arsed when I get badly spelled or punctuated messages. No one is perfect and English spelling rules are complex with many irregularities. I have a degree in English and still cock things up.
However, if I need a code breaker's guide to work out what is written, I simply lose interest. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Please do the next instalment on how to spell lose vs. how to spell loose. Thanks muchly."
Here you go... You'll lose your knickers if they're to loose, or if you're too loose. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Please do the next instalment on how to spell lose vs. how to spell loose. Thanks muchly.
Here you go... You'll lose your knickers if they're to loose, or if you're too loose. "
Oooops *too d'oh! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm going to try and complete this post without predictive bloody text, making me look a twat
Here goes
Ahem, it has come to my attention that current grammar and spelling are slipping in the forums. I propose this thread to help get folk back on track.
I shall start:
There are three kinds of "there";
1. They're - they are
2. Their - belonging to someone
3. There - as in "over there"
sits back and waits for abuse "
I always get them wrong, thanks for the clarification. I only have to remember now. damm... back to the drawing board I fear I will never learn  |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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"Would of....
Definately"
Even better is 'defiantly'. Completely changes the meaning and I imagine a little foot stamp and hair toss whenever I see it.
I don't mind a typo though. We all do it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm going to try and complete this post without predictive bloody text, making me look a twat
Here goes
Ahem, it has come to my attention that current grammar and spelling are slipping in the forums. I propose this thread to help get folk back on track.
I shall start:
There are three kinds of "there";
1. They're - they are
2. Their - belonging to someone
3. There - as in "over there"
sits back and waits for abuse "
The semicolon should have been a colon |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm going to try and complete this post without predictive bloody text, making me look a twat
Here goes
Ahem, it has come to my attention that current grammar and spelling are slipping in the forums. I propose this thread to help get folk back on track.
I shall start:
There are three kinds of "there";
1. They're - they are
2. Their - belonging to someone
3. There - as in "over there"
sits back and waits for abuse
The semicolon should have been a colon"
Lol oy luck ere. I tried me bestest |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm going to try and complete this post without predictive bloody text, making me look a twat
Here goes
Ahem, it has come to my attention that current grammar and spelling are slipping in the forums. I propose this thread to help get folk back on track.
I shall start:
There are three kinds of "there";
1. They're - they are
2. Their - belonging to someone
3. There - as in "over there"
sits back and waits for abuse
The semicolon should have been a colon
Lol oy luck ere. I tried me bestest "
and the capital tees should have been lower case |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I think single quotes would have been more appropriate too - but that's a matter of taste 
Are you an English teacher you're very pinnickety "
Something like that, only worse |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I think single quotes would have been more appropriate too - but that's a matter of taste
Are you an English teacher you're very pinnickety
Something like that, only worse "
Oh good god she's a head m'am. Your most English excellency I bow before you to receive my thrashes for my cock-ups |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think single quotes would have been more appropriate too - but that's a matter of taste
Are you an English teacher you're very pinnickety
Something like that, only worse "
A math teacher ??  |
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"I'm going to try and complete this post without predictive bloody text, making me look a twat
Here goes
Ahem, it has come to my attention that current grammar and spelling are slipping in the forums. I propose this thread to help get folk back on track.
I shall start:
There are three kinds of "there";
1. They're - they are
2. Their - belonging to someone
3. There - as in "over there"
sits back and waits for abuse
The semicolon should have been a colon"
Hmmmmmmmm. I'd have said a colon followed by a hyphen. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My profile is probly the worst on here as cant take predictive txt of and my english gramma is bad i thinks "
Your phone has predictive text that spells badly? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm going to try and complete this post without predictive bloody text, making me look a twat
Here goes
Ahem, it has come to my attention that current grammar and spelling are slipping in the forums. I propose this thread to help get folk back on track.
I shall start:
There are three kinds of "there";
1. They're - they are
2. Their - belonging to someone
3. There - as in "over there"
sits back and waits for abuse "
you forgot
4. The air - as in bloody predictive text  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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". I'd have said a colon followed by a hyphen.
Why is that?
Because it may be old and redundant but that's no reason to ignore it."
Apparently you're referring to the (now redundant) 'dog's bollocks' which would have been a colon followed by a dash (not a hyphen) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Personally as long as I can read it I'm not bothered in the least, not everybody understands & others make mistakes "
Neither am I but that would make for a pretty dull topic. |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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"it's a sexy site get over it "Grammar & Spelling" go get a shag "
I find good attention to detail and good English sexy and very poor English, and text speak, unsexy. Therefore, as it's (allegedly) a "sexy site" I see no reason to "get over it". |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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"My profile is probly the worst on here as cant take predictive txt of and my english gramma is bad i thinks
Your phone has predictive text that spells badly?"
The predictive text on my 'phone suggests all sorts of nonsense and sometimes "helpfully" changes correct English words into something completely different on my behalf, unasked. |
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By *xpresMan
over a year ago
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"I'm going to try and complete this post without predictive bloody text, making me look a twat
Here goes
Ahem, it has come to my attention that current grammar and spelling are slipping in the forums. I propose this thread to help get folk back on track.
I shall start:
There are three kinds of "there";
1. They're - they are
2. Their - belonging to someone
3. There - as in "over there"
sits back and waits for abuse "
as somone who is realy badly dyslexic i love spellcheck but unfortunately it doesn't do grammar.. I do try |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"it's a sexy site get over it "Grammar & Spelling" go get a shag
I find good attention to detail and good English sexy and very poor English, and text speak, unsexy. Therefore, as it's (allegedly) a "sexy site" I see no reason to "get over it"."
I very much concur VV. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My profile is probly the worst on here as cant take predictive txt of and my english gramma is bad i thinks
Your phone has predictive text that spells badly?
The predictive text on my 'phone suggests all sorts of nonsense and sometimes "helpfully" changes correct English words into something completely different on my behalf, unasked. "
I know it changes stuff - catches me out all the time - but when it does it's always spelled correctly. He must have his set to some other language. |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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"My profile is probly the worst on here as cant take predictive txt of and my english gramma is bad i thinks
Your phone has predictive text that spells badly?
The predictive text on my 'phone suggests all sorts of nonsense and sometimes "helpfully" changes correct English words into something completely different on my behalf, unasked.
I know it changes stuff - catches me out all the time - but when it does it's always spelled correctly. He must have his set to some other language."
Mine is set to English and it does sometimes come up with incorrect spellings. I can't edit the dictionary on mine either. I can remove individual words as they come up but I can't access the actual dictionary it's using. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Well there are words on his profile that I've never seen in any language.
On mine it usually just chooses an incorrect variant, not an incorrectly spelled word. It only really annoys me when it won't let me change it - or when I expect it to correct a word for me but it doesn't! |
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"it's a sexy site get over it "Grammar & Spelling" go get a shag
I find good attention to detail and good English sexy and very poor English, and text speak, unsexy. Therefore, as it's (allegedly) a "sexy site" I see no reason to "get over it"."
This is the age of instant idiocy - no one can be bothered to construct meaningful, logical, and grammatically correct sentences. I yearn for the beauty of word play, the banter, and the badinage, instead of mind-numbing text speak. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"it's a sexy site get over it "Grammar & Spelling" go get a shag
I find good attention to detail and good English sexy and very poor English, and text speak, unsexy. Therefore, as it's (allegedly) a "sexy site" I see no reason to "get over it"."
Hear hear!I totally agree!
PS: Please note I didn't say "Here here!" That would've had a totally different meaning. Oh, and I also didn't say "Would of" which doesn't mean anything at all. Hehe! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Good grammar, clear punctuation and correct usage of capitalisation is key. The difference between 'Helping your Uncle Jack off a horse' and 'Helping your uncle jack off a horse'! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My profile is probly the worst on here as cant take predictive txt of and my english gramma is bad i thinks "
When I type in 'probly' I get 'prolly'
When I type in 'cant' I get 'can't'
When I type in 'english' I get 'English'
When I type in 'i' I get 'I'
All thanks to predictive text. I think your problem is not predictive text. |
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I grew up on a diet of PG Wodehouse. I still remain astounded by his use of the language. As a professor, I now have to grade student papers that are truly appalling in grammar and spelling. What's worse is that these are native English speakers. I am not - I am Indian by origin.
I have a similar feeling when looking at some messages here. Yes, I agree that this is not a websites hat should be a stickler for the proper use of English. However, I imagine many of the ladies here would appreciate it! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I grew up on a diet of PG Wodehouse. I still remain astounded by his use of the language. As a professor, I now have to grade student papers that are truly appalling in grammar and spelling. What's worse is that these are native English speakers. I am not - I am Indian by origin.
I have a similar feeling when looking at some messages here. Yes, I agree that this is not a websites hat should be a stickler for the proper use of English. However, I imagine many of the ladies here would appreciate it!"
Did you proof read this before posting 
Mr Gimp BA, MA, CDM and Bar |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"it's a sexy site get over it "Grammar & Spelling" go get a shag
I find good attention to detail and good English sexy and very poor English, and text speak, unsexy. Therefore, as it's (allegedly) a "sexy site" I see no reason to "get over it".
This is the age of instant idiocy - no one can be bothered to construct meaningful, logical, and grammatically correct sentences. I yearn for the beauty of word play, the banter, and the badinage, instead of mind-numbing text speak. "
I Imagine Voluptuous Virago is wetting her pants! |
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"I grew up on a diet of PG Wodehouse. I still remain astounded by his use of the language. As a professor, I now have to grade student papers that are truly appalling in grammar and spelling. What's worse is that these are native English speakers. I am not - I am Indian by origin.
I have a similar feeling when looking at some messages here. Yes, I agree that this is not a websites hat should be a stickler for the proper use of English. However, I imagine many of the ladies here would appreciate it!
Did you proof read this before posting
Mr Gimp BA, MA, CDM and Bar"
Alas, I discovered my mistake a second too late |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"People do not read enough . It's as simple as that.
I agree - a diet of Jay Z and Kanye West does not help much with anything "
Although, dem bitches love it! Seen? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I grew up on a diet of PG Wodehouse. I still remain astounded by his use of the language. As a professor, I now have to grade student papers that are truly appalling in grammar and spelling. What's worse is that these are native English speakers. I am not - I am Indian by origin.
I have a similar feeling when looking at some messages here. Yes, I agree that this is not a websites hat should be a stickler for the proper use of English. However, I imagine many of the ladies here would appreciate it!
Did you proof read this before posting
Mr Gimp BA, MA, CDM and Ba
Alas, I discovered my mistake a second too late "
Hats off to the wig in the bar mi lud. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I have an A Level in English and have never been a good speller. I am informed by a teacher friend that itis to do with the teaching methods that were used when I was at school.
I would never judge anyone by their ability to spell or not spell. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm going to try and complete this post without predictive bloody text, making me look a twat
There's also a correct place to put a comma! Lol"
How do you determine the correct place, for a comma? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I have an A Level in English and have never been a good speller. I am informed by a teacher friend that itis to do with the teaching methods that were used when I was at school.
I would never judge anyone by their ability to spell or not spell."
The teaching methods at my school limited my ability to sculpt giant penises out of strawberry jelly.
So unfair. |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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"it's a sexy site get over it "Grammar & Spelling" go get a shag
I find good attention to detail and good English sexy and very poor English, and text speak, unsexy. Therefore, as it's (allegedly) a "sexy site" I see no reason to "get over it".
This is the age of instant idiocy - no one can be bothered to construct meaningful, logical, and grammatically correct sentences. I yearn for the beauty of word play, the banter, and the badinage, instead of mind-numbing text speak.
I Imagine Voluptuous Virago is wetting her pants!"
I got past that stage about 40 years ago. Still, if that's the sort of thing you enjoy imagining, you go for it.
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"I'm going to try and complete this post without predictive bloody text, making me look a twat
There's also a correct place to put a comma! Lol
How do you determine the correct place, for a comma?"
Commas are used to separate items in a list.
They are also to separate tbe subordinate clause from the main clause in a complex sentence.
This is taught in primary schools. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Do you think people learn from the discussions?
At first they will, but they will probably slip back into their old ways after a week or so. "
I admire your optimism
I doubt too many give a shit |
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"Do you think people learn from the discussions?
At first they will, but they will probably slip back into their old ways after a week or so.
I admire your optimism
I doubt too many give a shit"
Innit... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm going to try and complete this post without predictive bloody text, making me look a twat
Here goes
Ahem, it has come to my attention that current grammar and spelling are slipping in the forums. I propose this thread to help get folk back on track.
I shall start:
There are three kinds of "there";
1. They're - they are
2. Their - belonging to someone
3. There - as in "over there"
sits back and waits for abuse "
I posted something similar a few months back and got dog's abuse.
Get your tin hat ready |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"Do you think people learn from the discussions?
At first they will, but they will probably slip back into their old ways after a week or so.
I admire your optimism
I doubt too many give a shit"
Indeed. Those who care already make an effort to get it right. Poor English isn't a result of lack of available information on how to use it correctly. |
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By *adgodCouple
over a year ago
Greensburg |
"it's a sexy site get over it "Grammar & Spelling" go get a shag
I find good attention to detail and good English sexy and very poor English, and text speak, unsexy. Therefore, as it's (allegedly) a "sexy site" I see no reason to "get over it"."
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm going to try and complete this post without predictive bloody text, making me look a twat
Here goes
Ahem, it has come to my attention that current grammar and spelling are slipping in the forums. I propose this thread to help get folk back on track.
I shall start:
There are three kinds of "there";
1. They're - they are
2. Their - belonging to someone
3. There - as in "over there"
sits back and waits for abuse
I posted something similar a few months back and got dog's abuse.
Get your tin hat ready"
When it happens I will call you in for back-up, against those whose back I have got up |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"I don't get why people are so picky with things like this.
As long as it's not txt spk, it doesn't really bother me."
I suppose it's like any other preference. Some don't bother. Others find it a turn off. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I find good attention to detail and good English sexy and very poor English, and text speak, unsexy. Therefore, as it's (allegedly) a "sexy site" I see no reason to "get over it"
sum may have dyslexia so get off your high horse , go get sum wood build a bridge and get over it , or you have too much time on your hands take up parascending |
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That, does not, however, determine that another placement, is incorrect."
This made me chuckle.... It reminds me of when my dad used to tell me off. He would "pause, after, every, word" until I was well and truly sorry . |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"This is taught in primary schools.
That, does not, however, determine that another placement, is incorrect.
Your final comma is superfluous.  "
and yet, not, incorrect. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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That, does not, however, determine that another placement, is incorrect.
This made me chuckle.... It reminds me of when my dad used to tell me off. He would "pause, after, every, word" until I was well and truly sorry ."
I still use that technique |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Or we could just keep our personal preferences....regardless of what you think.
parascending
High horse. "
no i say live and let live no High horse with me xx  |
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By *adgodCouple
over a year ago
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"Or we could just keep our personal preferences....regardless of what you think.
parascending
High horse.
no i say live and let live no High horse with me xx "
Couldn't agree more. We live by the same philosophy. At no point did I say that people who use poor grammar and text speak should die. I never meant to imply that at all. Simply that it is a turnoff for us. Not the worst one for sure, but a turnoff nonetheless. For us. Personally.
Surely if we could control what turns us on and what doesn't, most would choose to be turned on by that which was most readily available to them, thus bringing abundant satisfaction to all, and there would be much less moaning, to say the least.
It is important to note that we are not saying you should feel the same way we do. You have the right to not be turned off by it exactly as much as we have the right to. And we respect that. |
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