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To refuse to engage with anyone who uses draw instead of drawer?

33 replies

ThereIsIron · 01/09/2014 12:04

I mean, who keeps their knickers in a draw?

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TalcumPowder · 01/09/2014 12:21

YANBU. And if they actually write 'chester draws', bin them.

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SignYourNameInBrownAndFlame · 01/09/2014 12:26

But what if they're raffling off their knickers?

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picnicbasketcase · 01/09/2014 12:27

Chester draws. Good god.

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VivaLeBeaver · 01/09/2014 12:28

Seems a bit of an overreaction to be honest.

It does make me wince slightly but there's some very nice, interesting people who just don't have a good grasp of grammar.

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Withmyfeetinthesink · 01/09/2014 12:30

Our local Facebay is full of requests for 'chester drawers'. It took me far too long to work out what was going on.

They also like to ask for things like 'garden slide for a girl' (so, one that has a side section for her tampons?), hi-heals, and often describe things having 'sequence' on them.

I think they need all the chester draws to keep the multi-million pound stocks of insurance meerkat toys in though . . .

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VivaLeBeaver · 01/09/2014 12:32

Ooh, I've just got a meerkat. Do they sell well on face bay?

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Withmyfeetinthesink · 01/09/2014 12:37

They do on mine Viva but I live in a very odd place. £20 seems to be the going rate, and they fight over them Confused.

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VivaLeBeaver · 01/09/2014 12:40

Excellent. I've got a still boxed baby one.

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Bowlersarm · 01/09/2014 12:40

YABU. Too similar to notice when spoken aloud.

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DiaDuit · 01/09/2014 12:44

Not if you speak properly. There should be at least a 'f' sound to help with spelling it.

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DiaDuit · 01/09/2014 12:46

Sorry, i'm referring to the "chester draws"

Realise now the Op is just about "draws"

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SaggyAndLucy · 02/09/2014 18:42

YANBU. I cannot bring myself to engage with anyone on our local fb selling pages who can't even remotely spell what they are selling! Hmm Confused Grin

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Beetlemilk · 02/09/2014 18:45

Chester draws Grin excellent

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taxi4ballet · 02/09/2014 20:47

Phased instead of fazed.

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Nevertriedapickledegg · 02/09/2014 20:58

YANBU!

I was in Tiger (great shop) the other day and was horrified to see price labels for "draw handles!"

It's quite scary to think that got through. Just checked online and it's drawer knobs on there...

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OhMyArsingGodInABox · 02/09/2014 21:00

I find good grammer and spelling to be the pentacle of humane acheivement and put on a pedalstool anyone whom gets it write.

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PeachyParisian · 02/09/2014 21:16

How do you pronounce them differently?

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SociallyAcceptableCookie · 02/09/2014 21:40

YANBU. I am a native English speaker but not from the UK and to me they are not the same pronunciation at all. It just makes me cringe. Achica was selling draw units this weekend and it wasn't just one typo. It was awful.

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RobinSparkles · 02/09/2014 21:43

YABU. You would refuse to engage with someone? Really?

Heaven forbid someone be less educated than yourself.

Chill.

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RobinSparkles · 02/09/2014 21:45

*Could be less

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BetterTogether75 · 02/09/2014 23:10

YANBU.

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cece · 02/09/2014 23:17

I also shudder at draws. Facebook selling pages is full of it.

I have fb friend who checks in at home at the ** residents Took me a while to work out where she was.

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MollyBdenum · 02/09/2014 23:18

It drives me mad. I think it is particularly irritating to those of us with accents where the 'r' is pronounced. Ansaphone sets my teeth on edge for similar reasons, even though it's technically an acceptable term.

Love the username, DiaDuit.

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