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About seeing ; instead of ' in words like don't and can't. Seems to be only on mumsnet, or is it something I don't know about

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fizzbuzz · 21/06/2007 20:15

Well?

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elasticbandstand · 22/06/2007 22:45

i do it too, and i type fo a liviing!

jellybeans · 22/06/2007 22:34

I noticed this recently and think it was a tech issue? It was on nearly every post for about 5-6 posts, can't remember thread, but it was weird!

littlelapin · 22/06/2007 10:00

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MissJoanHunterDunn · 22/06/2007 09:36

Hve to say I find the ubiquitous apostrophe and the incorrect usage of 'their' and 'there' far more irritating, and another thread entirely methinks.

MissJoanHunterDunn · 22/06/2007 09:35

Oh I do it all the time; I'm sure it's to do with my Mac keyboard though as it never happened when I used PC.

Sorry if I've offended you, I do try to corrrect them but often miss them.

maveta · 22/06/2007 09:32

for me it´s because I type on a spanish keyboard and often the symbols come out on the screen differently from they look on the screen when I´m typing them.

2shoes · 22/06/2007 09:18

i do it by mistake

littlelapin · 22/06/2007 08:45

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brimfull · 22/06/2007 08:44

does it annoy you?

NerdMagnet · 22/06/2007 08:40

Indiasmum, I always punctuate my texts, too. Much to the amusement of everyone.

NerdMagnet · 22/06/2007 08:39
indiasmum · 22/06/2007 08:35

i've always noticed it and it bothers me too! .....but then I use punctuation in texts too

Nbg · 22/06/2007 08:25

does it really matter?

pointydog · 22/06/2007 08:22

I do it lots. Rubbish typer trying to go fast and I normally wouldn't bother to correct.

Oblomov · 22/06/2007 08:13

I Type really slowly and still do it.

Eddas · 22/06/2007 07:57

I do it all the time, and don't preview messages (unless i do a link) so it may well look deliberate. Just type too fast without being a touch typist

agnesnitt · 21/06/2007 21:27

That is the most oft made typo in the land of Agnes. I'm a bugger for it.

Sorry!

Agnes

Katy44 · 21/06/2007 21:24

I do it all the time, my finger naturally gets it wrong. If it's right it's because I've been back and corrected it.
OK, I got those 2 right first time, just to prove myself wrong!

EffiePerine · 21/06/2007 21:17

I do it a LOT. Typos not style statement

Hulababy · 21/06/2007 21:15

LOL - can't believe I mistyped typo!

Hulababy · 21/06/2007 21:15

I still think tpyo. I know mine are typos.

Nightynight · 21/06/2007 21:15

do as I do and leave the apostrophes out altogether. much quicker and doesnt affect the readability

colditz · 21/06/2007 21:14

typo

anniebear · 21/06/2007 21:14

never noticed it !

unknownrebelbang · 21/06/2007 21:03

I type quite fast, and it's something I do quite often.

It's quite feasible that I could do it often in one thread.

You will note that I haven't done it in this one, lol.

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