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Jessaroony

Posts: 49
From: Stow-on-the-Wold
Registered: 06-Nov-2006

Re: Etiquette sod it
Posted: 28-Nov-2006 14:21

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I get confused with my English as well!

I'm always being corrected by my boyfriend when I say 'Me and Ryan'

But I agree with AlanJC, it does get hard reading some of the posts. Especially on the talk board!

pinkgirl

Posts: 77
From: Ireland
Registered: 06-Nov-2006

Re: Etiquette
Posted: 28-Nov-2006 15:03

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There's a great book called 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' which is a fab read for those of you who get disgruntled by grammatical,punctuation-al and spelling mistakes (like myself

)

It ALWAYS annoys me (may be too strong a word) when people say "YOUR" instead of "YOU'RE", eg, "Your looking great!" Bahhhh

Also "there" "they're" and "their" as well as "too" "to" and "two".

I'm sorry I can't help the way I feel, but its great to get it off my mind!

Oli

Posts: 201
From: Milton Keynes, England
Registered: 12-Feb-2004

Re: Etiquette
Posted: 28-Nov-2006 15:59

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YAY!!

Someone said all the things that annoy me on posts, too! It's always fab to hear people backing up the call for proper English.

If it's going to save you money on a text, then fine, but these here words are free, lads and lasses, let's not lose sight of the fact that our keyboards were designed to include the vowels!

Down with txtspk, up with grammar!!

Message was edited by: Oli

oooh, and also: "accept" and "except"

Darling

Posts: 731
From: Here
Registered: 06-Feb-2004

Re: Etiquette
Posted: 28-Nov-2006 16:04

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Should have vs should of!

Gah!!!!!!!

houghy

Posts: 31
From: Cheltenham
Registered: 30-Mar-2004

Re: Etiquette sod it
Posted: 28-Nov-2006 16:37

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Don't what ever you do go and read the talk boards as it's full of text speak, in fact someone has used "ov" instead of "of".

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DJ

Posts: 5
From: Midlands
Registered: 06-Nov-2006

Re: Etiquette sod it
Posted: 28-Nov-2006 17:33

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Anyone for a Grammer School education?

Darling

Posts: 731
From: Here
Registered: 06-Feb-2004

Re: Etiquette sod it
Posted: 28-Nov-2006 17:34

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ar!

DJ

Posts: 5
From: Midlands
Registered: 06-Nov-2006

Re: Etiquette sod it
Posted: 28-Nov-2006 17:51

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The latest one that really gets me is 'beta' instead of 'better'. That's a different word! It means something different! It's a type of radiation, or a crap bit of software! The Greeks must be going mad...

DJ.

(the pedant formerly known as thefunk)

Oli

Posts: 201
From: Milton Keynes, England
Registered: 12-Feb-2004

Re: Etiquette sod it
Posted: 28-Nov-2006 19:49

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Oooh, and another one:

When people substitute txtspk where normal speak would fit: my girlfriend got a txt yesterday using "woz" instead of "was" - that's just plain stupid.