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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pointydog · 22/06/2007 08:22

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

Nbg · 22/06/2007 08:25

does it really matter?

indiasmum · 22/06/2007 08:35

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

NerdMagnet · 22/06/2007 08:39

NerdMagnet · 22/06/2007 08:40

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

brimfull · 22/06/2007 08:44

does it annoy you?

littlelapin · 22/06/2007 08:45

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2shoes · 22/06/2007 09:18

i do it by mistake

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.

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.

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.

littlelapin · 22/06/2007 10:00

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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!

elasticbandstand · 22/06/2007 22:45

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

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