Peadophiles and other abuses

[Quattrocento]

On mumsnet today, I have read:

"Your" instead of "you're" - a perennial
"Text" instead of "texted"
"Corporal" instead of "capital"
"Steralised" instead of "sterilised"

But the worst of all is "peadophile". Gosh that's irritating. I'm going to keep away from the hang-em-and-flog-em threads, not on the grounds of general bloodthirstiness, or general taste and decency.

I'm going to have to avoid them for the abuses perpetrated upon the language of Shakespeare.

yes, but it is much better than "peedo"

Oh no. Councilling instead of counselling is definitely the worst crime.

Isn't 'texted' wrong?
I always say 'I sent a text' rather than I Texted! Texted sounds terrible!

BIWI - Don't, you are making my eyes hurt.

Beanie - If text is a verb, which I think it probably is now, it should be used properly -

As in "I've just texted Fred" rather than "I've just text Fred".

Thank you for posting this Quattro. The 'peadophile' thing is especially important because at the moment there seem to be a lot of posters around arguing for castration and the like, and I wouldn't want any greengrocers to get attacked.

Thanks Kathy. These are very worrying times. I'm anxious because I think my son may be a peadophile. He does love peas so.

I always say 'I sent a text message to fred' Is that ok?

That sounds lovely.

Does anyone remember that a paediatrician had her house trashed when the NOTW ran a campaign?

I'm so used to 'peadophile' that it registers as a legitimate alternative in my mind now .

It should definitely be defined as someone who loves peas. Brilliant.

Oh dear. :{

In our house we like the term 'paedofiddlia.' It was used by some not-very-bright interviewee in a vox pop on telly who clearly had 'paedophilia' mixed up with 'kiddy fiddling'. V useful word.

Kathy am loving "paedofiddlia". However, am now going to have to hide thread as the title makes me wince every time I see it in active convos.

Oh yes, sorry, should have thought of that.

BoF... I remember the paediatrician and still shake my head with despair and disbelief.

snort @ paedofiddlia.

that is ace. i am so going to use that from now on.

I'm with you on this Quattro - but nothing riles me more than the (mis)use of the words 'there' 'they're' and 'their' in threads and 'your' instead of 'you're'; a personal hatred of mine! It winds me up so much! That's why I lurk around pedants' corner feeling like I belong!

There's a lot of 'definatly' about today as well.

I saw a Peadofile in the supermarket on Sunday. He wox eying up my packit of Burds eye petty pwah.

'SoK tho, I set up a vijilanti againsa Peadofiles

Disagree with the treatment of "text" as a verb.

I definitely see it as a noun. Texted sounds wrong. I sent a text is much better.

IMHO

Howdya no he woz a peado Shake? Did he hav those oldfashnd glasses peado's wear?

There is indeed a lot of definately around today. Do you think Shakespeare may have been a peadophile? He may have been.

Well he did write 'Romeo and Juliet', which IIRC is little more than kiddie porn.

The paediatrician getting attacked is an urban myth. We had to research it for work and there is no proof it actually happened.