People of MN read this please

[BupcakesandCunting]

I don't really enjoy correcting spelling errors but I've seen this one so much on MN recently that I typed out a text to my DH this morning and wrote "rediculous" instead of "ridiculous". It's worked it's way into my written vernacular.

RIDICULOUS, people, RIDICULOUS.

Thangeweverymuch love you mwahmwah xxx

Hmph. Ok, Shodan, I'll concede that because I can't be arsed to go through 24 Patrick O'Brien books and find the bit that I know backs me up, and I don't even care that they were written in the 20th century, because that man was Mr. Research but do I not get some MN Pedant Ponce points for an ingenious alternative possible derivation?

What is wrong with 'horrid'? It has a certain Victorian petulance to it. I like it. Both my sons, for example, can be horrid.

I heard someone on the radio talking about how something had 'exasperated' the situation.

EXACERBATED!!!!

I saw this a lot in the States and now it's creeping in over here .... prolly.
Prolly?
NO! Probably!

Can I add wierd, it's weird ffs, that one really gripes on me

and the i before e except after c doesn't apply to that^^

prolly,I quite like that!

Shodan is right, it is TOE the line as in place your foot up to the line ready for a race. i.e. Obeying the rules
(googled it x 2 to make sure) I really liked your explanation Reshape, I might have to try a Patrick O'Brien book.

I once saw a football commentator announce, "He was LITERALLY beside himself!"

I would so pay to see that. It would justify footballer's salaries completely.

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Why people seem to think it is important that something runs for 7 years is a mystery.

Reshape -sod the Ponce Points -you can have a suss-stifficate with you're name engraved on it and everyfin.

Been instead of being