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I give up
- Thread starter fastar1
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I take blame for some of the flaming and assure you that sometimes, I do check my writing. But I do have an excuse and I am not afraid to say so, while I try my best to learn from my mistakes.
But let the record be clear that I have noticed my spelling and writing can be way better than many of the Canadian kids I've known in my 10yrs in the country.
But let the record be clear that I have noticed my spelling and writing can be way better than many of the Canadian kids I've known in my 10yrs in the country.
vrus
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Thankfully, those things are not under our control, I can accept that. Obviously we're not choosing to let people suffer and die. It's the things we can change but don't that upset me. The point being that people generally just don't use their heads (the big one on top of their shoulders I mean).
That's an awesome page, it's so telling of the times. :thumbup:
Anyways, my point was more to do about language and how it evolves. At what point do we stop correcting people? Lightcycle understood the point.
Because 99% of people call a wheel a "rim". Our immigration policy isn't that open is it?
A large part of the problem is our over-reliance on verbal communication over the printed word. We pick up and re-use idioms and phrases without bothering to understand their etymology, let alone learn the proper spelling.
I take it all for granite now. Weather people want to tow the line or not, it just doesn't seem to phase me anymore. It seems to pass mustard these days, so it's all a mute point really. I stopped trying to nip it in the butt a long time ago, and you won't find me waiting with baited breath for them to correct themselves. It's all one in the same to me these days.
I take it all for granite now. Weather people want to tow the line or not, it just doesn't seem to phase me anymore. It seems to pass mustard these days, so it's all a mute point really. I stopped trying to nip it in the butt a long time ago, and you won't find me waiting with baited breath for them to correct themselves. It's all one in the same to me these days.
MadPoet
Well-known member
My first week in Canada my chemistry TEACHER CORRECTED my spelling from sulphur to sulfur.
If Canadians are so bad at using the wrong word for it's intended use, I wonder how bad it is south of the boarder?
Not surprisingly, the response from the man who banned FUNN.
scrammts
Well-known member
I think The Oatmeal needs consulting regarding these concerns, then maybe your give-a-fcku factor will improve?
Reiterate again; re-repeat?
Very unique; It's either unique or it isn't
The joys of tech response. "The little thingy on the whachamacallit that looks like the other thingy on the other side but bigger with rounded corners........."
And what exactly does "Refurbished" mean? New fur?
And finally. my repairs last indefinately. ie an undefined length of time. Two seconds, two years, two decades. Roll your dice.
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