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Message 1699405 - Posted: 8 Jul 2015, 1:05:08 UTC - in response to Message 1699130.  


Why why why did they have to make the your/you're error?
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Message 1699414 - Posted: 8 Jul 2015, 2:29:46 UTC - in response to Message 1699405.  

Why why why did they have to make the your/you're error?

Normally I am not a spelling stickler, but in this case I entirely agree.
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Message 1699428 - Posted: 8 Jul 2015, 4:39:13 UTC - in response to Message 1699414.  

Why why why did they have to make the your/you're error?

Normally I am not a spelling stickler, but in this case I entirely agree.

This was probably made by someone who isn't quite fluent in English, that's My guess. If I'm wrong, so be it.
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Message 1699483 - Posted: 8 Jul 2015, 12:22:52 UTC

Spelling is very impotent.
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Message 1699493 - Posted: 8 Jul 2015, 12:56:58 UTC - in response to Message 1699453.  

Normally I am not a spelling stickler, but in this case I entirely agree.

Actually and honestly I am, always have been. Had it drummed into me at skool from age 11 that correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar was a basic prerequisite to use the English language properly. We had excellent essays marked down because of sloppy English. Mind you that was in the days when that sort of thing mattered, sadly that is no longer the case. Too many modernistic educationalists got into the act and said the important thing was to be able to communicate, the technical niceties didn't matter any more.

Strangely enough, it was learning computer programming that made me an accurate speller and typist. Back in mainframe days, when there was a several-hour turnround for student jobs on the university's one-and-only computer, you quickly learned not to leave out the comma or semicolon that caused compilation to fail with a syntax error. And using the wrong function name - even if you spell it right - is even worse.
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Message 1699494 - Posted: 8 Jul 2015, 12:57:07 UTC - in response to Message 1699453.  

Normally I am not a spelling stickler, but in this case I entirely agree.

Actually and honestly I am, always have been. Had it drummed into me at skool from age 11 that correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar was a basic prerequisite to use the English language properly. We had excellent essays marked down because of sloppy English. Mind you that was in the days when that sort of thing mattered, sadly that is no longer the case. Too many modernistic educationalists got into the act and said the important thing was to be able to communicate, the technical niceties didn't matter any more.

This was probably made by someone who isn't quite fluent in English, that's My guess. If I'm wrong, so be it.

Yep you'd be about right Vic, and applies across the board to 90% of the general public in the UK, at least in my opinion.

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Message 1699497 - Posted: 8 Jul 2015, 12:59:28 UTC - in response to Message 1699494.  

Normally I am not a spelling stickler, but in this case I entirely agree.

Actually and honestly I am, always have been. Had it drummed into me at skool from age 11 that correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar was a basic prerequisite to use the English language properly. We had excellent essays marked down because of sloppy English. Mind you that was in the days when that sort of thing mattered, sadly that is no longer the case. Too many modernistic educationalists got into the act and said the important thing was to be able to communicate, the technical niceties didn't matter any more.

This was probably made by someone who isn't quite fluent in English, that's My guess. If I'm wrong, so be it.

Yep you'd be about right Vic, and applies across the board to 90% of the general public in the UK, at least in my opinion.

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Of course, he was being sarcastic for some humorous effect.
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Message 1699503 - Posted: 8 Jul 2015, 13:31:12 UTC - in response to Message 1699501.  

He knew that Mark, that was his attempt at reverse oneupmanship that didn't work :-))

I did not know that. You posted serious comments, so I take it that you're part of the 90%?

You've constantly run down most of the citizens in this country for a long time, ever stopped to think that others may portray you in the same manner?
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Message 1699618 - Posted: 8 Jul 2015, 21:14:46 UTC

...correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar was a basic prerequisite to use the English language properly. ...


I might have said "correct spelling, punctuation and grammar WERE basic prerequisites to using the English language properly..." (But I hate to be a stickler.)
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Message 1699626 - Posted: 8 Jul 2015, 21:31:12 UTC - in response to Message 1699618.  

...correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar was a basic prerequisite to use the English language properly. ...


I might have said "correct spelling, punctuation and grammar WERE basic prerequisites to using the English language properly..." (But I hate to be a stickler.)


I am only a stickler when writing legal documents. Otherwise, I believe in creative spelling. Like William Shakespeare who spelled his name in more than 80 different ways, ranging from “Shappere” to “Shaxberd.” In the handful of signatures that have survived, the Bard never spelled his own name “William Shakespeare,” using variations or abbreviations such as “Willm Shakp,” “Willm Shakspere” and “William Shakspeare” instead.
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Message 1699661 - Posted: 8 Jul 2015, 23:05:34 UTC

A dedication to my friend Chris, and to fuddy-duddies of all stripes!

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Message 1699816 - Posted: 9 Jul 2015, 12:45:16 UTC - in response to Message 1699807.  

...correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar was a basic prerequisite to use the English language properly. ...

I might have said "correct spelling, punctuation and grammar WERE basic prerequisites to using the English language properly..." (But I hate to be a stickler.)

Now then, I fear that we are getting into the realms of objective and subjunctive clauses here, which always was (was always?) my Achilles heel.

A dedication to my friend Chris, and to fuddy-duddies of all stripes!

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Now then my Fair lady, and friend, I think we can Doo Little about it:)) And anyway Mrs Woman, I don't mind the duddy, just not so much of the fuddy if you don't mind!

Well I don't think you're an Elmer, Fudd or not, otherwise you'd be hunting for a wascally Wabbit(Brooklyn spelling)..
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Message 1699834 - Posted: 9 Jul 2015, 14:51:46 UTC

Now then my Fair lady, and friend, I think we can Doo Little about it:))

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Message 1699844 - Posted: 9 Jul 2015, 15:47:25 UTC - in response to Message 1699807.  

Now then my Fair lady, and friend, I think we can Doo Little about it:)) And anyway Mrs Woman, I don't mind the duddy, just not so much of the fuddy if you don't mind!
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Message 1699859 - Posted: 9 Jul 2015, 16:21:23 UTC - in response to Message 1699834.  

Now then my Fair lady, and friend, I think we can Doo Little about it:))

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doo Little, sounds like a General statement. ;)
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Message 1699876 - Posted: 9 Jul 2015, 17:03:31 UTC - in response to Message 1699807.  

...correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar was a basic prerequisite to use the English language properly. ...

I might have said "correct spelling, punctuation and grammar WERE basic prerequisites to using the English language properly..." (But I hate to be a stickler.)

Now then, I fear that we are getting into the realms of objective and subjunctive clauses here, which always was (was always?) my Achilles heel.

Are we? I was seeing it as merely a case of having multiple nouns and therefore needing to use the plural verb.
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