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David
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by David » Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:43 pm
Jock McPie wrote: there = their or they're
your = you're
using an apostrophe = plurals
they are common mistakes that really shouldn't be made but ...
hes = his is just dreadful.
oh god, tell me about it.
he's is the worst.
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stui magpie
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by stui magpie » Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:52 pm
MagpieMad wrote:
*Note to mods*
you should see if the ignore system can be modded so mods can put users on another users ignore list, should be fun for you guys >:)
lol would be like a morgue around here tho.
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LOL, I can imagine the uproar when people suddenly realised that the person they thought hadn't posted in weeks, HAD been posting, they just couldn't see them.
Very, very devious. Almost sinister in fact. You should apply for a job as a Mod with thinking like that.
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pica
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by pica » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:07 pm
Jock McPie wrote: there = their or they're
your = you're
using an apostrophe = plurals
they are common mistakes that really shouldn't be made but ...
hes = his is just dreadful.
Agreed, Jock.
Another one that annoys me is "brought" for "bought".
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Dale61
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by Dale61 » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:11 pm
Tess wrote:
Bigots will be next
Wouldn't that be typical bigot tactics though?
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David
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by David » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:12 pm
just on the whole spelling/grammar thing...
What are people's views on the 'pronoun' yous ?
I freely admit that I use it now and then, simply to differentiate from the second person singular 'you'... it can be confusing at times...
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pica
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by pica » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:27 pm
David wrote: just on the whole spelling/grammar thing...
What are people's views on the 'pronoun' yous ?
I freely admit that I use it now and then, simply to differentiate from the second person singular 'you'... it can be confusing at times...
David, I hear it frequently and I cringe!
I understand your point about differentiating between singular and plural though. What I tend to do is use "you lot" , "you guys" or something similar for the plural.
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stui magpie
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by stui magpie » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:55 pm
I loves yous all.
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John Wren
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by John Wren » Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:29 pm
pica wrote: Jock McPie wrote: there = their or they're
your = you're
using an apostrophe = plurals
they are common mistakes that really shouldn't be made but ...
hes = his is just dreadful.
Agreed, Jock.
Another one that annoys me is "brought" for "bought".
and 'then' for 'than' as in 'bigger then that'.
and 'should/would/could of' instead of '.... have'.
it doesn't help when people on television and radio don't speak properly.
youse are sheep aren't they? otherwise it's at the appalling end of the scale.
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by fan4collingwood » Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:52 pm
pica wrote: Jock McPie wrote: there = their or they're
your = you're
using an apostrophe = plurals
they are common mistakes that really shouldn't be made but ...
hes = his is just dreadful.
Agreed, Jock.
Another one that annoys me is "brought" for "bought".
My primary school teacher used to drum this into our heads!
Brought is for bringing something, (BR, AND BR)
Bought is for buying something (BO and BU, no "R")
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by Dale61 » Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:23 pm
Jock McPie wrote:
and 'then' for 'than' as in 'bigger then that'.
As someone on Nick's once posted, 'I'd rather die then barrack for Carlscum.'
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by John Wren » Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:38 pm
Dale61 wrote: Jock McPie wrote:
and 'then' for 'than' as in 'bigger then that'.
As someone on Nick's once posted, 'I'd rather die then barrack for Carlscum.'
thus ensuring they go to hell.
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The Prototype
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by The Prototype » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:06 pm
I admit I get effect, and affect mixed up, as well as then and than...
Thus my crimes against perfect grammar.
Piethagoras' Theorem
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by Piethagoras' Theorem » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:51 pm
yous instead of youse.
If ya gonna use crap grammar/spelling, at least do it properly!
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stui magpie
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by stui magpie » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:10 pm
LOL, youse Gotta loves Franki; hes got it Covered. All them peoples who got issues with Gramma their just pullin there bits .
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.