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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

OP posts:
ShortyShorts · 21/12/2024 18:33

The OP is a complete stranger to punctuation on all her posts.

To be honest, I find that more annoying as it can make reading quite difficult.

I'm not great at it, but at least I chuck a few commas in to break it up a bit.

TianasBayou · 21/12/2024 18:34

'Speak properly'?
But we are writing <head tilt>

Minjeeta · 21/12/2024 18:35

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Ginkypig · 21/12/2024 18:36

Yabu

MrsTerryPratchett · 21/12/2024 18:36

Why can't you punctuate?

Ppzd · 21/12/2024 18:42

It's "etc" not "ect" (the whole term is "et cetera" meaning, "and other similar things"). FYI.

SnoopySantaPaws · 21/12/2024 18:43

It's clear to see why you find common abbreviations/acronyms such a challenge.

EmpressaurusKitty · 21/12/2024 18:44

TSSDNCOP.

DreamW3aver · 21/12/2024 18:45

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

You know it's etc?

Unforgettablefire · 21/12/2024 18:45

You asked for that op 🤐

SultanOfSwing · 21/12/2024 18:47

DollopOfFun · 21/12/2024 18:23

'ect' 😂

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. If you don’t like abbreviations why didn’t you write ‘et cetera’ instead of ‘ect’ - which, as others have pointed out, isn’t even the right abbreviation.

FionaSkates · 21/12/2024 18:48

‘Et cetera’.

Not ‘Electro convulsive therapy’.

Nothatgingerpirate · 21/12/2024 18:54

AnyoneSomeone · 21/12/2024 18:22

DILLIGAF

Eh?
🤔

niadainud · 21/12/2024 18:54

Punctuate properly, please.

66babe · 21/12/2024 19:01

@Nothatgingerpirate

" Do I look like I give a fuck "

I think

stargazerlil · 21/12/2024 21:30

Stfu

ThejoyofNC · 21/12/2024 21:35

I've just scrolled your posts on AS and you've never used a single comma or full stop. That's far more annoying.

VivienneDelacroix · 21/12/2024 21:36

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

Your post has no punctuation. Not even a full stop at the end. It's really annoying and lazy.

NutNutmum · 21/12/2024 21:39

If people are speaking to you on MN then you need to speak to a physiatrist. I thought every 1 types and sends messages that you read, but if your hearing voices seek help.

Stfu 😂

Stupidwolf · 21/12/2024 21:41

FOUCUNT

notprincehamlet · 21/12/2024 21:43

cba
hth

LizzoBennett · 21/12/2024 21:44

Taking the effort to learn the MN abbreviations makes you feel like part of the community IMHO.

FOJN · 21/12/2024 21:48

EmpressaurusKitty · 21/12/2024 18:44

TSSDNCOP.

This is a new one on me.

PashaMinaMio · 21/12/2024 21:49

Teanbiscuits33 · 21/12/2024 18:23

Why can’t you say the proper word instead of ‘ect’?

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."
BeachHutsAndDeckchairs · 21/12/2024 22:04

ect ect ect etc etc etc

Get it right please.

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