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2nd February 2009, 03:12 PM
vnx205

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Originally Posted by George130

Your corrections I enjoy Ron.
They are very well written and quite witty.

As you can probably guess, I enjoy them immensely.

As I just concentrate on Ron's correction or comment and never bother to look at who posted the original mistake, I can hardly be accused of being amused by some member's inability or unwillingness to spell.

I was thinking of asking if you think that the reaction of some people on this thread suggests that there is some sort of correlation between an unwillingness to make a little bit of an effort with spelling and having no sense of humour.
However in the light of the way some people seem to react to comments about spelling, I had better not.:p :wasntme:
2nd February 2009, 04:46 PM
Slunnie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redback

And (not supposed to start a sentence with and) to keep an eye on Rons speeling (oops) spelling:p

bAZ

Thats why I always start that type of sentance with "...."

eg:

.... and to keep an eye on Rons speeling.

:D

It also means I don't have to waist a capitol letter. :o
2nd February 2009, 05:37 PM
vnx205

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Thats why I always start that type of sentance with "...."

eg:

.... and to keep an eye on Rons speeling.

:D

It also means I don't have to waist a capitol letter. :o

OK. I have a confession to make.
You nearly caught me.
I was really close to responding with some sort of (hopefully) witty comment about Ron's punctuation as well as his speeling.
Fortunately the penny dropped before I put my foot in it.:p

Now I just have to work out (for my own satisfaction) whether those are homophones or homonyms. If I'm quick I'll be able to google (Google?) it before someone puts me straight on the subject.

While I'm following this rather rambling train of thought, I suppose it is now permissible to use google without the capital if it is used in a generic sense. After all we can use thermos, kleenex, biro, nazi, hoover and a lot of other terms in a generic sense without the capital.
2nd February 2009, 06:41 PM
hoadie72

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobHay

With 153 posts under ya belt Hoadie, Id tend to take things jest that little bit quitely...K?:angel:

Surely you jest!
2nd February 2009, 11:14 PM
p38arover

Quote:

Originally Posted by George130

Your corrections I enjoy Ron.
They are very well written and quite witty.

I just had this on the Two Wheels forum (in a thread about obsessive compulsive disorders) - I'd written "fora" and Webbo corrected it. (Elisabeth is "Bucko's Ma" so I get "Pa"):

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Originally Posted by p38arover

Quote:

Originally Posted by Webbo1

Quote:

Originally Posted by p38arover

I have none! :-(

OK, maybe, just maybe, I like good spelling on the forum I visit......

Never let it be said you're not human Pa

Fora is the plural of forum. I visit more than one forum.
2nd February 2009, 11:16 PM
p38arover

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobHay

With 153 posts under ya belt Hoadie, Id tend to take things jest that little bit quitely...K?:angel:

Quite!

:p
2nd February 2009, 11:42 PM
p38arover

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18th March 2010, 09:55 AM
WedWon

Dusting an old thread off here I know but I came across this and thought of Ron:

Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.

Sorry if everyones read it already

Cheers
Jason
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
18th March 2010, 10:10 AM
p38arover

:D

I know people rubbish English because of the problem of homonyms but, even so, one can easily decipher the poem above.

Whether that can be done with other languages, I am not so sure (the British comedy series 'Allo, 'Allo comes to mind).
18th March 2010, 10:12 AM
Redback

Quote:

Originally Posted by p38arover

:D

I know people rubbish English because of the problem of homonyms but, even so, one can easily decipher the poem above.

Whether that can be done with other languages, I am not so sure (the British comedy series 'Allo, 'Allo comes to mind).

Or Benny Hill!! remember his poems replacing F with P and P with F:D

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