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Please let there be no arguements here or I shall have to persue it further. Arggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

133 replies

FlubbaBubba · 31/07/2011 20:42

Far too many of these recently and it just makes me all Angry and ranty! (and yes, ranty is allowed in this case Wink )

and breathe...

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NorfolkNChance · 08/08/2011 12:21

iPhone autocorrect is a particular bug bare when it cums to correcting speeling

TheGrimSweeper · 08/08/2011 12:27

Norfolk Grin

That thread is consuming my mind and will to live as noone is saying anything... Arrrgghhh

Some of these hear are wonderful

Olifin · 08/08/2011 12:30

Here here!

OTheHugeManatee · 08/08/2011 12:32

I think you are all over reacting hear.

Shodan · 08/08/2011 13:09
Grockle · 08/08/2011 13:39

This thread has made me laugh but it's also really sad. What's happened to the world?

I think have turned into my Dad. I mentioned to him the other day that I seem to have become a bit of a pedant in my old age and he looked horrified and said 'YOU???' as if my grammar is so appalling, I couldn't possibly judge anyone else's! Grin

Rogue apostrophes don't bother me in the green grocers - I rather like it - but in Tesco et al, it fills me with inexplicable rage.

yoshiLunk · 08/08/2011 13:52

I think the ranty-ness of this thread distracts from it's good humour.

But then, I am sleep depraved.

Olifin · 08/08/2011 14:02

Ha ha ha!

Olifin · 08/08/2011 14:08

My FIL worries about his prostrate gland.

And what about mischievious? It seems to be actually more common now than mischievous.

Mumswang · 08/08/2011 14:08

Oh but those tesco judgeypants are devine....

TheGrimSweeper · 08/08/2011 15:04

How about bring instead of take? Oh, did you enjoy those Brownies I made? Girl, I can pack some up for you to bring home with you if you want.

Whats the world coming too?

Olifin · 08/08/2011 15:53

It is a sorry state of affairs.

OTheHugeManatee · 08/08/2011 17:01

Perhaps not the moment to nitpick about typos, but I've seen a few posts on twitter referring to 'squirmishes' in the London riots Hmm

caughtinanet · 08/08/2011 17:07

Grimsweeper, that's one which seems to be creeping over here from the US which reminds me of "I could care less" when you mean the exact opposite. I really don't understand the logic behind it.

OTheHugeManatee · 08/08/2011 17:32

caughtinanet That one all ways makes me shudder.

DaisySteiner · 08/08/2011 20:17

You lot are so unproffesional.

yoshiLunk · 08/08/2011 20:31

Well that's just the piece de la resistance that is !

TheGrimSweeper · 08/08/2011 21:14

This thread is like an oasis in a dessert for me. A sheild from the Hell that's mn grammer/spelling at the moment.

Shodan · 08/08/2011 22:13

Try not to let it effect you, GrimSweeper. Thats what they all want, you no. Its a conspiricy.

Grockle · 08/08/2011 22:35

And 'here you go'

No, I don't! It's 'here you ARE'

Angry
Grockle · 08/08/2011 22:35

And

off of

Angry Angry

Grockle · 08/08/2011 22:36

And

'Can I get..?'

No, you can't. But you can HAVE it

Angry Angry Angry

lettinggo · 09/08/2011 11:34

I was feeling quiet digusted that you lot where being so pedantic!

Thumbwitch · 09/08/2011 11:43

the trouble with a lot of the things that the English find so annoying is that they are common place in America and/or Australia; they worm there way in because of tv programs and then everyone starts to use them i.e. "Can I get.." and "I'll bring it home to them" ect. ect. There are less Australianisms than Americanisms, because Aussies get there's from America to.

TheGrimSweeper · 09/08/2011 11:48

Been reflecting on the riots. So sad Sad. Theirs an underlined problem that needs to be sorted.