There, their, they're
Jan 12th 2008 | 1:45 pm
#46
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Re: There, their, they're
Quite right
Have to say the subject of this thread has really annoyed me (trying to stay polite).S f***ing what if the poster has poor spelling,it doesnt make their opinion any less valid!!!Are we to ignore a piece of good advice or information just because of spelling mistakes?Are we to refuse to answer questions owing to spelling mistakes?If thats the case then the OP should have been ignored,or one of the posters supporting him should have been ignored!!!
Discriminating against people owing to poor spelling is small minded,ignorant & snobbish!!!:curse:
Either everyone is free to post or no one is!!!
Have to say the subject of this thread has really annoyed me (trying to stay polite).S f***ing what if the poster has poor spelling,it doesnt make their opinion any less valid!!!Are we to ignore a piece of good advice or information just because of spelling mistakes?Are we to refuse to answer questions owing to spelling mistakes?If thats the case then the OP should have been ignored,or one of the posters supporting him should have been ignored!!!Discriminating against people owing to poor spelling is small minded,ignorant & snobbish!!!:curse:
Either everyone is free to post or no one is!!!
The odd space here and there would help too.
Hope That Helps,
Matt
Jan 12th 2008 | 6:41 pm
#47
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Re: There, their, they're (again)
1) both are correct
2) focused
3) all versions are correct although Email and E-mail are better at the beginning of a sentence
4) unparalleled
5) both, but Diesel refers to the fashion brand and diesel is a type of fuel
6) all versions are correct
7) all versions are correct
8) all versions are correct
2) focused
3) all versions are correct although Email and E-mail are better at the beginning of a sentence
4) unparalleled
5) both, but Diesel refers to the fashion brand and diesel is a type of fuel
6) all versions are correct
7) all versions are correct
8) all versions are correct
Jan 12th 2008 | 7:03 pm
#48
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Jan 12th 2008 | 11:15 pm
#51
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Re: There, their, they're
Even poor grammer is not a problem really, you know from the context what the poster is trying to say, and they may well not have had the benefit of good teaching while at school, or had poor schooling, not always the persons fault.
Jan 12th 2008 | 11:53 pm
#52
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Re: There, their, they're
Have complete confidence in my opinions,otherwise wouldnt post them!!!!!
Spaces not necc unless you have difficulty reading long sentences!!!!!
all those ORAL spelling tests I did at school then
no wonder I was always being told to sit up and pay attention
Jan 13th 2008 | 2:46 am
#55
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Re: There, their, they're
Oh no! spelling police,
me sad,handcuffs at the ready Im truely guilty.Aint life grand
me sad,handcuffs at the ready Im truely guilty.Aint life grand
Jan 13th 2008 | 3:35 am
#56
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From: La Hortichuela Almeria
Re: There, their, they're
Quite rightHave to say the subject of this thread has really annoyed me (trying to stay polite).S f***ing what if the poster has poor spelling,it doesnt make their opinion any less valid!!!Are we to ignore a piece of good advice or information just because of spelling mistakes?Are we to refuse to answer questions owing to spelling mistakes?If thats the case then the OP should have been ignored,or one of the posters supporting him should have been ignored!!!
Discriminating against people owing to poor spelling is small minded,ignorant & snobbish!!!:curse:
Either everyone is free to post or no one is!!!
Have to say the subject of this thread has really annoyed me (trying to stay polite).S f***ing what if the poster has poor spelling,it doesnt make their opinion any less valid!!!Are we to ignore a piece of good advice or information just because of spelling mistakes?Are we to refuse to answer questions owing to spelling mistakes?If thats the case then the OP should have been ignored,or one of the posters supporting him should have been ignored!!!Discriminating against people owing to poor spelling is small minded,ignorant & snobbish!!!:curse:
Either everyone is free to post or no one is!!!
Hi all! Very well said Icortez!
billgates original post may have been useful, had he simply posted:
"Please can people learn the differences between the variations. It makes it much easier to read people's postings."
There ....... Over there
Their ....... Belonging to them
Ther're ...... Abbreviation for "they are"
Sorted! (exclamation mark required to emphasise finality) Lol!
Jan 13th 2008 | 5:10 am
#57
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Re: There, their, they're
Heaven help the current teen generation with their predictive and abbreviated text culture. I don't think they'll ever be able to spell at all. My step-daughter, bless her heart, asks me to read and correct the spelling on all her university essays as she really hasn't a clue how to spell even though she's a very bright girl.
It's easy to get hung up on spelling mistakes and I can sympathise with billgates to a degree. But at the end of the day, as long as you get the gist of the post - that's what matters.
Jan 13th 2008 | 5:30 am
#58
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Re: There, their, they're
i dunno. But I ain't arf boared of this now!
I dun latin and french and german and stuff....
But all this malarkey is very painful now....
Can we say Ta'ra to it?
jdr? please!!
I dun latin and french and german and stuff....
But all this malarkey is very painful now....
Can we say Ta'ra to it?
jdr? please!!
