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Almiche V
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Spelling in this country has gone to bollocks. I keep seeing:

Sence
Your - when it should 'you're'
Humur (ffs)
There - instead of 'they're'
Waist - instead of 'waste'

And many, many more..... :evil:

How? Why? What can be done?
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I no, I no, but you have know chance cuming on a forum like this and expecting sence. Best of luk in you're search for corereck spelling. There are many on hear who feel you're pain. :wink:
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Lmao

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PS @ Almiche V: Shouldn't 'bollocks' be 'bollox'? :innocent:
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Johnny M wrote:PS @ Almiche V: Shouldn't 'bollocks' be 'bollox'? :innocent:
It'll be in the dictionary soon.
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Know offense ment. Didn't mean to de-rael you're fred. Sorry.

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I'me shure heal understand.Being as yew feal his pein two.
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Goddam, I'm being serious... :evil: :wink:
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Almiche V wrote:Goddam, I'm being serious... :evil: :wink:

Grammar Nazi...... :roll: :P
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9while9 wrote:
Almiche V wrote:Goddam, I'm being serious... :evil: :wink:

Grammar Nazi...... :roll: :P
You calling me a grandma?
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Almiche V wrote:
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Almiche V wrote:Goddam, I'm being serious... :evil: :wink:

Grammar Nazi...... :roll: :P
You calling me a grandma?
Yeah, a German one.... :roll:
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I understood that AV and had a chuckle but sometimes English wit, irony and black humour fails to travel. Which is why we hate Johnny Foreigner. Unless they're German. 8)

Apologises to all for all the correct spelling, grammar and syntax in this post. :roll:
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:urff:

Don't you just love comedy post timing ... :von:
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Ooeerr. All of my posts have supposed to have been jokes. Except the first, and I don't take spelling that seriously. 8)

And grammar to me could be a mes-spelling of grandma.

Ho hum. Shall we all have a pint?
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Johnny M wrote: Which is why we hate Johnny Foreigner. Unless they're German. 8)
... you just have to, lovely as we are, right? :wink:
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My favourite spelling of all time: I once saw a sign on a display of gateaux:

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wait for it...

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GATO'S
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wot u 'arpin' awn about?
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Johnny M wrote: Which is why we hate Johnny Foreigner. Unless they're German. 8)
Well said.
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Laak, sum of us type wiff funny aksents.
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:lol:

I can hardly start typing in a funny way - first I'd have to master proper English :lol: - but I always wondered: Do you write lets or let's :?:
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If it's "let's pretend" it's shortened from "let us" so has an apostrophe.

If it's the plural of let (e.g. "This estate agent specialises in short-term lets") there's no apostrophe. :D
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I blame mobile phones for this.
And pretty much everything else.
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markfiend wrote:If it's "let's pretend" it's shortened from "let us" so has an apostrophe.

If it's the plural of let (e.g. "This estate agent specialises in short-term lets") there's no apostrophe. :D
Thanks, I was wondering as I noticed both being used :lol:
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Ahh, so this is the thread I've been waiting for so long. Now I can ask all my pestering grammar questions. :P

So, can someone please expalin to me the differences of use between "which", "that" and "who" in a subordinate sentence?

Like: "the arsehole, which/who/that is shouting at me deserves a sound kicking."

:?:
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