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Speak properly please

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Sunflowerinherfifties · 21/12/2024 18:21

Why when writing on here can't you just say the whole word instead of dd mil ect it's really annoying and lazy

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Sunflowerinherfifties · 22/12/2024 07:08

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GeorgeMichaelsCat · 22/12/2024 06:42

OP's been at the 🍷

LennyBalls · 22/12/2024 06:15

😂 well that went well for you OP 😂 😂

niadainud · 22/12/2024 05:58

QuestionableMouse · 22/12/2024 00:27

Isn't that of fucking course? I've always thought it was!

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Oh, maybe! Well that's fine in that case!

PokerFriedDips · 22/12/2024 05:54

Hey I'm gonna join a community and then tell them their cultural signifiers are all wrong and inconvenient to me personally so they should change to suit me.

DFOTTFSOFATFOSM

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Lurkingandlearning · 22/12/2024 05:51

Etcetera is the word 🧐

LolaB00 · 22/12/2024 05:47

FionaSkates · 21/12/2024 18:48

‘Et cetera’.

Not ‘Electro convulsive therapy’.

Really? I don't think you are 'getting' this thread 😂😂😂

Jostuki · 22/12/2024 05:20

I hate the abbreviations.

I call it the 'u wot mate' vocabulary.

Monty27 · 22/12/2024 04:48

HAHAHA

sashh · 22/12/2024 04:47

Sunflowerinherfifties · 21/12/2024 18:21

Why when writing on here can't you just say the whole word instead of dd mil ect it's really annoying and lazy

ECT? I don't want my brain fried.

IdylicDay · 22/12/2024 03:10

It is etc. It stands for Et Cetera

LostPups · 22/12/2024 00:29

Punctuation? Etc ... ?
😵‍💫🤷🙄

SwordToFlamethrower · 22/12/2024 00:28

I struggle with remembering acronyms too. Drives me potty

QuestionableMouse · 22/12/2024 00:27

niadainud · 22/12/2024 00:26

I also hate "ofc" which doesn't make any sense. Surely it should be "oc", if anything.

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Isn't that of fucking course? I've always thought it was!

LostPups · 22/12/2024 00:27

Stfu and gal

niadainud · 22/12/2024 00:26

ManchesterLu · 22/12/2024 00:07

I don't mind acronyms in some cases, though I don't know why we have to put "D" in front of everything. "D dog" ... it's quicker just to write "dog" for goodness sake.

There's also a really irritating growing trend of just writing "w" for "with". People are typing really long, eloquent messages, but then using "w". For example "I'm really struggling w things this winter, can anyone help me?" Why!

I also hate "ofc" which doesn't make any sense. Surely it should be "oc", if anything.

MerryChristmasYaFilthyBrusselSprout · 22/12/2024 00:19

Hi OP, fyi my Ddog just said fottfsofafosm. Hth.

Teanbiscuits33 · 22/12/2024 00:08

PashaMinaMio · 21/12/2024 21:49

Actually it’s etc!

Not ect. 🤷‍♀️

adverb
adverb: etc.; adverb: &c.

  1. used at the end of a list to indicate that further, similar items are included.
  2. "protect seedling from damage caused by feet, lawnmowers, pets, etc."
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Why are you telling me something I already know? That was the point of my post, I was replying to the OP.

Tomatina · 22/12/2024 00:07

👁✍ like a 😇, so there.

ManchesterLu · 22/12/2024 00:07

I don't mind acronyms in some cases, though I don't know why we have to put "D" in front of everything. "D dog" ... it's quicker just to write "dog" for goodness sake.

There's also a really irritating growing trend of just writing "w" for "with". People are typing really long, eloquent messages, but then using "w". For example "I'm really struggling w things this winter, can anyone help me?" Why!

NoCarbsForMe · 22/12/2024 00:03

Sunflowerinherfifties · 21/12/2024 18:21

Why when writing on here can't you just say the whole word instead of dd mil ect it's really annoying and lazy

It's etc.
Hth.

GabriellaMontez · 22/12/2024 00:01

Fpni

HoppityBun · 21/12/2024 23:38

PashaMinaMio · 21/12/2024 21:49

Actually it’s etc!

Not ect. 🤷‍♀️

adverb
adverb: etc.; adverb: &c.

  1. used at the end of a list to indicate that further, similar items are included.
  2. "protect seedling from damage caused by feet, lawnmowers, pets, etc."
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Actually it’s etc. short for et cetera. Et means “and”, whilst cetera denotes the rest, thus meaning “and the rest”. Now combined into the one word etcetera. As the abbreviation does not include the final letter, there should be a full stop, which is usually ignored. Hth.