The way people talk...

[InweCiryatan]

I know, it's really odd. I have a complete American accent (blend of Florida and Pennsylvania) but when I write many times I sound British! I have to go back and delete certain thinks it becomes so obvious. I really don't know, I guess it comes from reading so much historical fiction and fantasy

[nessyfencer]

Nonono, those are understandable, because they cut down on typing time. What peeves me to know end are:

YOU'RE

and

YOUR

All my friends hate me because I correct them on it. But it's well worth it.

Or...
NO

and

KNOW

and sometimes now gets mixed up in there too. "Do you now what time?" AAAAARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH

But what I love is predictive text... before you press the * key to change the words. Smirnoff = Poisoned "I got Poisoned, come over for a drink?"

[AndrastVitesse]

Yeah, I find that bugs me, to. It must be really irritating for someone from England - they can say, "Hey! That's are language! Quit telling us how two say it!"

That would be:
"Hey! That's our language! Quit telling us how to say it!"

[LordTofuDog-jnr]

Even that is preferable to the modern vogue for no punctuation or capital letters, and that inane net-language some people delight in vomiting forth...

y do u h8 us 4 talk like 7his n0t 74lk l1k3 u and ur frends or do u not have frends and do u wish u had some so u take it out on us bcoz u cant make frends????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

^^^ Common internet conversation above ^^^ but with less questioning of your sexuality.

[KShan5[PrFC]]

Nonono, those are understandable, because they cut down on typing time. What peeves me to know end are:

YOU'RE

and

YOUR

All my friends hate me because I correct them on it. But it's well worth it.

If all they use is "your" then they are in fact cutting typing time, so according to you it's not a problem.

[PeterGustafsson]

Hi!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Epee Scherma
porn stars speak the language of love, my friend.

Just curious, but since when is mindless fornication for profit equated with love?

epee1´s sigline:
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BFC fencing master Bin Lu

I personally found the juxtaposition of this sigline and the post content quite amusing.


Have a nice time!

Peter Gustafsson

[Inquartata]

y do u h8 us 4 talk like 7his n0t 74lk l1k3 u and ur frends or do u not have frends and do u wish u had some so u take it out on us bcoz u cant make frends????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

^^^ Common internet conversation above ^^^ but with less questioning of your sexuality.

And a "Frimmin at the jim jam frappin at the krotz" to you.

[mrbiggs]

If all they use is "your" then they are in fact cutting typing time, so according to you it's not a problem.

Really? I don't care much about the apostrophe, but it takes that much time to put an extra "e" on your?

Boba doesn't appreciate this laziness, either.

[KShan5[PrFC]]

well it's the same the same amount of letters you cut from typing ur instead of your, so then shorten you're to your, it you're all set.

[Maeve_Mari]

well it's the same the same amount of letters you cut from typing ur instead of your, so then shorten you're to your, it you're all set.

But it's not the same word.
Using 'ur' for your is okay, because 'ur' is an abbreviation for 'your'.
'ur' is not an abbreviation for 'you're', nor is 'your' a shortened version of 'you're'. They are different words altogether!

[Inquartata]

Ah, but if you say "ur" phonetically you get "you are", which is what "you're" contracts...

[mrbiggs]

Ah, but if you say "ur" phonetically you get "you are", which is what "you're" contracts...

No, you get "er". Rhymes with bur, fur, etc.

[Inquartata]

UR

U="You"

R="Are"

How do you get an "e" out of a "u"?

[ThatReallyHurt]

UR

U="You"

R="Are"

How do you get an "e" out of a "u"?

Sorry to change the subject, but that reminds me so much of the "Welcome to our ool. Notice there is no P in it, please keep it that way" sign that was on the door of the YMCA pool where I grew up...

[ThatReallyHurt]

Hmm... just to clarify - I, er... didn't actually grow up at the YMCA.

[Inquartata]

Oh, the YWCA?

[PalmFrond]

I really enjoy annoying people about the usage of 'who' and 'whom'. Almost everyone gets it wrong!

[mrbiggs]

UR

U="You"

R="Are"

How do you get an "e" out of a "u"?

No...if it was U R, then your pronunciation would be correct. But it's ur, which would rhyme with bur, fur, murmur, and any other word that ends in "ur".

[Inquartata]

Uh huh. So, when you have to give a sample for drug testing, you call it
"er-ine", then?

[mrbiggs]

Uh huh. So, when you have to give a sample for drug testing, you call it
"er-ine", then?

Touchez.

So the ancient city in Babylon is pronounced "your" as well?

(I actually don't know how it's pronounced...)