TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 Normally on PW those that either cannot spell or punctuate correctly or more likely cannot be bothered to spell or punctuate correctly are usually the loudest protesters when the issue is raised. 99% of phones and computers have "Spellcheck" but you either have to turn it on or accept its guidance. Careless spelling from so called professional companies trying to get our custom is just showing how poorly they respect their prospective customers and are presumably employing staff who either do not know or care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB1 Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 Interesting thread🤐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyefor Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 I bet Ditchman knows her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyefor Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: I bet Ditchman knows her! I think Ditchman prepared the letter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Old Boggy said: I did say acceptable and amusing on here Your posts Ditchy, are written in Norfolkstanie and are therefore perfectly acceptable if not somewhat incoherent after 2 or 3 bottles of the red stuff. Corrected that for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted July 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Retsdon said: ...needs a possessive apostrophe in Queen's... Ooops, hoist once again by my own petard. Must really try harder. Thank goodness for the edit button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Eyefor said: I think Ditchman prepared the letter? no ditchman prepared the reply............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 5 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: 99% of phones and computers have "Spellcheck" but you either have to turn it on or accept its guidance. not quite, my phone has vindictive spelling. It's almost like it's given up trying to put the correct words i want, so puts completely random ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 16 minutes ago, Mice! said: not quite, my phone has vindictive spelling. It's almost like it's given up trying to put the correct words i want, so puts completely random ones. Oh, that old excuse, nearly as dated as "The Dog Ate My Homework!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbriar Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) I have a friend who is Hungarian, but also speaks German and Swedish. He tells me that English is, by far, the hardest language to grasp. His English is excellent, but he is still tripped up occasionally by the many pronunciations of "-ough" ! (He's tried to teach me some Hungarian, but it's totally baffling !) Edited July 6, 2019 by Blackbriar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 10 hours ago, team tractor said: I have to admit I’m not the smartest guy when it comes to English. My mums been helping me out a little bit of late as I’d like to come across smarter. Little chance of that tho 😂😂 You can be excused TT coming from Tamuth where a duvtale, wood be akseptabul. If you can't spell it I know full well you can make it and to a very high quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Oh, that old excuse, nearly as dated as "The Dog Ate My Homework!" Not at all, i often get one letter out know it's wrong but my phone doesn't help, and end up googling thing's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, Mice! said: Not at all, i often get one letter out know it's wrong but my phone doesn't help, and end up googling thing's Apostrophe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Blackbriar said: I have a friend who is Hungarian ..... His English is excellent, but he is still tripped up occasionally by the many pronunciations of "-ough" ! Reminds me that in the early 1970s quite a number of people in Northern Nigeria, when speaking English, tended to pronounce "-ough" as in "enough", and the letter "p" as though it were an "f". As a result, "plough" sounded rather like "fluff". Some also had difficulty with words ending "-sk", and I soon learned that a "dix fluff" was actually a disc plough. The American volunteers (roughly equivalent to VSO) were the Peace Corps, and the first word often sounded like urine. Yes, English can be a difficult language. In fact, I would venture to suggest that the best place to hear it spoken with precision is not in England, but in the Hebrides. Listen carefully to an educated Scot (at least, one of the older generation), and you will soon notice that "which" is not pronounced as "witch", and "where" does not sound the same as "wear". Maybe that was the influence of the dominee and the tawse, and I am not so sure about the young folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 3 hours ago, guzzicat said: Apostrophe! Now grammar, that's all my fault, I ask my seven year old for help if the wife isn't around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 Not going to get involved in this one as I'm almost ileterit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 13 hours ago, Walker570 said: You can be excused TT coming from Tamuth where a duvtale, wood be akseptabul. If you can't spell it I know full well you can make it and to a very high quality. I’m a little ruff tho 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) when i cant spell a wurd i luk four an emoji.....or use these .>..***************** ***** Edited July 7, 2019 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 hello, a good old Oxford dictionary and use google for meanings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddoakley Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) On 06/07/2019 at 08:47, Hamster said: Life wouldn't be the same if you couldn't look forward to the next delicious howler, last night I saw phenomenal spelt for nominal (complete with a space). It's amusing because you never know if the gaffe was intentional or whether they can't spell or weather they simply write things as they here them. I could of died laughing. "Whether" not "weather". "Could have" not "Could of". Just saying. Edd Have to admit that sometime when I read through my old posts I wonder whether I was drunk or half asleep and cringe at some of the errors. Edd Edited July 7, 2019 by eddoakley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted July 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 1 hour ago, ditchman said: when i cant spell a wurd i luk four an emoji.....or use these .>..***************** ***** Oh, we hadn`t noticed 1 hour ago, eddoakley said: "Whether" not "weather". "Could have" not "Could of". Just saying. Edd I think that Hamster was using irony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 2 hours ago, eddoakley said: "Whether" not "weather". "Could have" not "Could of". Just saying. Edd Have to admit that sometime when I read through my old posts I wonder whether I was drunk or half asleep and cringe at some of the errors. Edd i feel for you bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggone Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 On 06/07/2019 at 08:47, Hamster said: Life wouldn't be the same if you couldn't look forward to the next delicious howler, last night I saw phenomenal spelt for nominal (complete with a space). It's amusing because you never know if the gaffe was intentional or whether they can't spell or weather they simply write things as they here them. I could of died laughing. I could OF died laughing???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted July 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Doggone said: I could OF died laughing???? So you only spotted one of Hamster`s three gaffes that he did on purpose purely for our amusement ? Have another read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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