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Then and than

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MissHoskins · 04/05/2020 01:23

I've just seen a poster state that it's better to smoke outside then in.
On another thread, it's better that pirates were portrayed as gay then rapists.
Makes no sense.

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DramaAlpaca · 04/05/2020 01:29

No, it doesn't make any sense. I expect it's an autocorrect error, at least I hope so.

ErrolTheDragon · 04/05/2020 01:39

I'd have thought autocorrect- seems unlikely to be a typo as e and a aren't that close on the keyboard. I just tried typing 'thn' , it corrected to 'then'. But I just tried something with a bit more context 'I'd rather it left it alone thn that' and it corrected correctly to 'than'

DadDadDad · 04/05/2020 11:51

Makes no sense

Except, @MissHoskins, you apparently understood that they meant "than", and so you were clearly able to make a great deal of sense out of it.

It's like me starting a sentence with "Except" or you omitting the subject from "It makes no sense" - they may not be grammatically correct in formal English, but like the occasional spelling error or wrong vocabulary choice, they are surely tolerable in the informal context of a chat forum.

MissHoskins · 04/05/2020 12:12

@DadDadDad
Thanks for the explanation, it's very good of you to give up your valuable time to explain to me.

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DadDadDad · 04/05/2020 12:49

You are very welcome! Grin

Thelittleweasel · 09/05/2020 16:20

@MissHoskins

Wink?

Smellbellina · 09/05/2020 16:27

it's better that pirates were portrayed as gay then rapists

What thread is this on?

totallyyesno · 09/05/2020 16:34

It's more a question of typing what you hear without thinking of the meaning- like could of.

iklboo · 09/05/2020 16:34

Someone posted on a FB page they were playing Trivial Per Suit.

onlyreadingneverposting8 · 09/05/2020 16:43

@iklboo that made me laugh out loud! Which I need tbh as some neighbours are having a. Party and it's made me incredibly angry!!!!

onlyreadingneverposting8 · 09/05/2020 16:44

Excuse the random full stop and capital letter on Party!

iklboo · 09/05/2020 17:48

That's ok @onlyreadingneverposting8 -it's more official if it's a Party Grin

iklboo · 19/05/2020 18:38

Someone on our local FB page is looking for 'graffle for my boarders'.

DadDadDad · 20/05/2020 09:02

I hope someone commented "there's no such thing as a graffle (oh)"

iklboo · 20/05/2020 17:12

@DadDadDad Grin

BobbinThreadbare123 · 20/05/2020 17:22

Is a graffle like the Gruffle?

iklboo · 20/05/2020 18:12

Graffle - you know, those tiny bits of rock you put in your garden boarders Grin

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