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anyone use the verb "to text"?

7 replies

barefootinthepark · 07/03/2010 14:21

the past tense is texted

not text

"i text my husband yesterday"

no no no no no no no no

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specialsmasher · 07/03/2010 14:33

Oh I see what you mean.

That is bad

Texted, obviously.

specialsmasher · 07/03/2010 14:34

I'm not sure I have heard anyone do that. My ears must be refusing to hear it, out of horror.

badgermonkey · 07/03/2010 14:36

I've seen it in type a lot. It demonstrates a woeful lack of even the vaguest grasp of grammatical principles, I'm afraid.

barefootinthepark · 07/03/2010 14:38

makes my teeth itch

i read it here and had to post immediately

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debka · 07/03/2010 21:20

my sister says it and I want to throttle her.

she has a masters degree.

how can she do it??!!

debka · 07/03/2010 21:20

my sister says it and I want to throttle her.

she has a masters degree.

how can she do it??!!

debka · 07/03/2010 21:21

oops, sorry for double post!

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