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Old Aug 14th 2013 | 3:12 am
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Originally Posted by Xebedee
Most of these people who drive like demons in the suburbs wouldn't drive like that in front of their own kids' schools.
I don't know, I've seen quite a few pulling out of school car parks in a way that suggests they might
 
Old Aug 14th 2013 | 8:08 am
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Bloody credit reports. Applied for a remortgage a few months ago, they pulled my credit report which came up as 786. Rate might get better I thought. Tried again a couple of weeks ago, now my credit rating is 750 due to "too many credit checks". I had a single check, and by the same company! No other checks in the last five years! This has pushed my favourable rating down to below the magical 760 that gets me the best rate. Arse.
 
Old Sep 11th 2013 | 4:56 am
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People that use defiantly instead of definitely:

"A copy of the certificate most defiantly"

and while I'm at it, those that type "viola!" when they mean "voila!". A stringed instrument or flower is not an interjection.
 
Old Sep 11th 2013 | 5:06 am
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Originally Posted by lizzyq
and while I'm at it, those that type "viola!" when they mean "voila!". A stringed instrument or flower is not an interjection.
What if they leap out at you, brandishing it?
 
Old Sep 11th 2013 | 5:16 am
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You mean people who can't control their spell check software?

Regards, JEff
Originally Posted by lizzyq
People that use defiantly instead of definitely:
 
Old Sep 11th 2013 | 5:27 am
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Originally Posted by lizzyq
People that use defiantly instead of definitely:

"A copy of the certificate most defiantly"

and while I'm at it, those that type "viola!" when they mean "voila!". A stringed instrument or flower is not an interjection.
Then there are people who seem to think "kudos" is the plural of "kudo"
 
Old Sep 11th 2013 | 5:28 am
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And people who type mute point when they probably mean moot point
 
Old Sep 11th 2013 | 5:29 am
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Originally Posted by robin1234
Then there are people who seem to think "kudos" is the plural of "kudo"
kudi?
 
Old Sep 11th 2013 | 5:31 am
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Originally Posted by Nutek
kudi?
Hmmm it's all Greek to me
 
Old Sep 11th 2013 | 5:31 am
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Originally Posted by lizzyq
and while I'm at it, those that type "viola!" when they mean "voila!". A stringed instrument or flower is not an interjection.
Probably the same ones who 'lounge' on a 'chaze'.
 
Old Sep 11th 2013 | 5:33 am
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
Probably the same ones who 'lounge' on a 'chaze'.
Where's Mme. Recamier when you need her!
 
Old Sep 11th 2013 | 5:51 am
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Originally Posted by robin1234
And people who type mute point when they probably mean moot point
Under such circumstances I wish their point was mute (and/or untyped)!

But you can't blame "different than" on spell check, when they mean different from.

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Old Sep 11th 2013 | 5:53 am
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Originally Posted by robin1234
Where's Mme. Recamier when you need her!
She's a pre-madonna.
 
Old Sep 11th 2013 | 5:53 am
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
She's a pre-madonna.
 
Old Sep 11th 2013 | 10:51 pm
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Originally Posted by jeffreyhy
You mean people who can't control their spell check software?

Regards, JEff
Problem is both of those words are acceptable to a spell checker, people should NOT rely on the spell checker it often accepts words that are used incorrectly, sew is knot that much use, This post is correct, my chequer tolled me sew.

And I did run it threw the BE spell chequer.
 


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