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over a year ago
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This is a curious one for me, reading through the forums and looking at people’s comments, some people will give lengthy responses, with correct grammar, spelling etc but then you see “imo” in the middle of it? why go through the trouble of typing out full words for the rest of your comment but when it comes to “in my opinion” you just put IMO?
Just thought i’d ask to see if there was an obvious reason i was missing  |
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over a year ago
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"I think the propensity of "lol" is annoying
You're not really laughing out loud ... you're really just trying to take the sting off whatever it is you're actually saying"
yeah you see that in a lot of comments, even when they’re not really that funny. |
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"I think the propensity of "lol" is annoying
You're not really laughing out loud ... you're really just trying to take the sting off whatever it is you're actually saying
*Noted*   "
Don't you start on me  |
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"I think the propensity of "lol" is annoying
You're not really laughing out loud ... you're really just trying to take the sting off whatever it is you're actually saying
*Noted*
Don't you start on me "
fyi imho lol is the way to go |
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"that doesn't bother me but I feel myself getting all when people use "been" instead of "being" "are" instead of "our" and "forfill" instead of "fulfil".
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Don't forget "should of" instead of "should have" |
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"that doesn't bother me but I feel myself getting all when people use "been" instead of "being" "are" instead of "our" and "forfill" instead of "fulfil".
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then there’s the to too and two that people struggle with, oh and of course, there, their and they’re |
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
I dislike ha ha ha..it grates on me for some reason"
I don't need to emphasise my humour.... I know I'm funny |
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"that doesn't bother me but I feel myself getting all when people use "been" instead of "being" "are" instead of "our" and "forfill" instead of "fulfil".
then there’s the to too and two that people struggle with, oh and of course, there, their and they’re "
My head hurts |
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
I dislike ha ha ha..it grates on me for some reason
I don't need to emphasise my humour.... I know I'm funny "
yep..you make me lol  |
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
I dislike ha ha ha..it grates on me for some reason
lol
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Ho ho ho? |
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"that doesn't bother me but I feel myself getting all when people use "been" instead of "being" "are" instead of "our" and "forfill" instead of "fulfil".
Don't forget "should of" instead of "should have""
yeah that makes me a bit  too.
I know its not important and I don't think any the worse of people for it but I can't help noticing. |
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"that doesn't bother me but I feel myself getting all when people use "been" instead of "being" "are" instead of "our" and "forfill" instead of "fulfil".
then there’s the to too and two that people struggle with, oh and of course, there, their and they’re "
I can't help noticing it |
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"that doesn't bother me but I feel myself getting all when people use "been" instead of "being" "are" instead of "our" and "forfill" instead of "fulfil".
then there’s the to too and two that people struggle with, oh and of course, there, their and they’re
I can't help noticing it "
Me either ... |
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"that doesn't bother me but I feel myself getting all when people use "been" instead of "being" "are" instead of "our" and "forfill" instead of "fulfil".
then there’s the to too and two that people struggle with, oh and of course, there, their and they’re
I can't help noticing it
Me either ... "
I know people are mishearing "should've" and "could've" but "should/could of" doesn't mean anything and nobody says "I of gone to the shops" so why would they say "I should of gone to the shops"
I'm letting something insignificant bother me aren't I |
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"that doesn't bother me but I feel myself getting all when people use "been" instead of "being" "are" instead of "our" and "forfill" instead of "fulfil".
then there’s the to too and two that people struggle with, oh and of course, there, their and they’re
I can't help noticing it
Me either ...
I know people are mishearing "should've" and "could've" but "should/could of" doesn't mean anything and nobody says "I of gone to the shops" so why would they say "I should of gone to the shops"
I'm letting something insignificant bother me aren't I "
Maybe a teeny weeny little bit
But hardly noticeable ... honest |
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"that doesn't bother me but I feel myself getting all when people use "been" instead of "being" "are" instead of "our" and "forfill" instead of "fulfil".
then there’s the to too and two that people struggle with, oh and of course, there, their and they’re
I can't help noticing it
Me either ...
I know people are mishearing "should've" and "could've" but "should/could of" doesn't mean anything and nobody says "I of gone to the shops" so why would they say "I should of gone to the shops"
I'm letting something insignificant bother me aren't I
Maybe a teeny weeny little bit
But hardly noticeable ... honest"
 . Its not as if I am expert in grammar. I'm hopeless with apostrophes and semi colons |
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I do this a fair bit. My grammar isn't always perfect, nor my sentences that well formed. I do have a tendency to write a lot though and use of something like IMO can be a tiny compromise between very long texts with a token of brevity.
I'm also often on fab when tired, so can be eager to finish a post that became longer than I'd expected and become eager to complete it.
The context of the forum allows us to adopt our own style ! So that as long as others understand, that's largely what counts.
Adding IMO does qualify what someone is stating as their own viewpoint, rather than fact. It's probably better here that a reader understands something to just be opinion, rather than cast iron fact, for example. I prefer to be fairly accurate in what I share and don't view IMO as especially like text speak, as it's been around fairly widely outside of just mobile phone use.
I've not read other comments and I'm curious. |
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
I dislike ha ha ha..it grates on me for some reason"
I can’t bear it when people use “”hehehe” on profiles and veri’s. No idea why but it’s so off putting 
V |
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
I dislike ha ha ha..it grates on me for some reason
I can’t bear it when people use “”hehehe” on profiles and veri’s. No idea why but it’s so off putting
V"
daft isn't it. That and mmmmmmmm put me off too |
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"I have no idea. I find it a bit irritating because I have to sit and work out all the acronyms because I'm not 14. "
Haha, I'm the same. There are so many I didn't know of before I joined fab. Things like hru instead of " how are you?" . It's like another language. I would just prefer people to use the full word as I'm getting old and don't understand text speak! |
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
I dislike ha ha ha..it grates on me for some reason
I can’t bear it when people use “”hehehe” on profiles and veri’s. No idea why but it’s so off putting
V"
Forgot about he he he...this too for me. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
I dislike ha ha ha..it grates on me for some reason
I can’t bear it when people use “”hehehe” on profiles and veri’s. No idea why but it’s so off putting
V
daft isn't it. That and mmmmmmmm put me off too "
Oh yes!! Especially mmmmmmmm. The equivalent of nails on a blackboard  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
I dislike ha ha ha..it grates on me for some reason
I can’t bear it when people use “”hehehe” on profiles and veri’s. No idea why but it’s so off putting
V
Forgot about he he he...this too for me."
We’ve just received a wink from a profile with “He he he” in it. Think they might be trying to wind us up!  |
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
I dislike ha ha ha..it grates on me for some reason
I can’t bear it when people use “”hehehe” on profiles and veri’s. No idea why but it’s so off putting
V
Forgot about he he he...this too for me.
We’ve just received a wink from a profile with “He he he” in it. Think they might be trying to wind us up! "
lol..imho yes |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
I dislike ha ha ha..it grates on me for some reason
I can’t bear it when people use “”hehehe” on profiles and veri’s. No idea why but it’s so off putting
V
Forgot about he he he...this too for me.
We’ve just received a wink from a profile with “He he he” in it. Think they might be trying to wind us up!
lol..imho yes "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yup am actually a grammar fussy whatever but have no problems with abbreviations at all ... tbh why worry! Just ignore and bypass! Very, very intelligent intellectuals use abbreviations on a daily basis in work so why wouldn't they transpose into daily life? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"This is a curious one for me, reading through the forums and looking at people’s comments, some people will give lengthy responses, with correct grammar, spelling etc but then you see “imo” in the middle of it? why go through the trouble of typing out full words for the rest of your comment but when it comes to “in my opinion” you just put IMO?
Just thought i’d ask to see if there was an obvious reason i was missing "
its a disclaimer for the readers/contributors who read and comment with a negative bias, its an add on abbreviation basically, it shouldn't be needed but when the 'what about this, this this and this' starts it re-emphasises its just that persons opinion, which of course all comments are |
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"got a message this morning “wuu2” nothing more, and i’m sure others have had this. "
I first saw that about a week ago and had not seen it before. It took me a minute to figure out what it stood for hahaha - Mrs |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
I dislike ha ha ha..it grates on me for some reason
I can’t bear it when people use “”hehehe” on profiles and veri’s. No idea why but it’s so off putting
V
daft isn't it. That and mmmmmmmm put me off too
Oh yes!! Especially mmmmmmmm. The equivalent of nails on a blackboard "
I can’t handle this one. It makes me think of Homer Simpson saying “mmmmmmm doughnuts” so I now reply saying “mmmm doughnuts” when they do. - Mrs |
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"..."
Please don’t. The creepiness of haha is one step away from the tragedy of hehe. |
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"I think the propensity of "lol" is annoying
You're not really laughing out loud ... you're really just trying to take the sting off whatever it is you're actually saying"
Maybe they're doing both |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
Please don’t. The creepiness of haha is one step away from the tragedy of hehe."
I use 'haha' as a way of showing what I've said should not be taken seriously, my humour can be quite sarcastic, self deprecating and dark. I've learnt that humour doesn't cross the internet thresholds of the text world very well and as no one can get in my mind (or see my face) I want to show I am merely joking. Personally I don't see a problem with 'haha' or 'lol'. Also, I have no idea how to do a laughing emoji on here or if there even is one. The choice is very limited. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Probably just because they can. I use them all day long and I don't even say the real words in my head when I'm typing them. Live and let live I say. There's more important shiz to worry about imho.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I type lol after almost everything, it's become a habit.
Yes, I'm struggling with that habit.
Maybe I'll start using "ha ha ha"...
I dislike ha ha ha..it grates on me for some reason
lol
Ho ho ho? "
Always used to remind me of Christmas but now could equally refer to a rap lyric. |
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