In New Zealand in big letters painted on the road was
PED
X-ING
It took me a while to work out what on earth it meant...i couldn't believe it!!! No wander kids nowadays are writing in text speak!
Why do people say "of" when they mean "have" Page 3
New Zealand? It's all upside down to me.
Quote: EllieJP @ October 9, 2007, 10:42 PMNo wander kids nowadays are writing in text speak!
>_<
oooh aaron your 6000th post...lets hope it's a good one!
Quote: puffinpol @ October 9, 2007, 10:22 PMSpelling, not grammar/punctuation.
My colander has words stamped out, to remind me what it can be used for: berries, pasta, greens, peas and ... brocolli.
I get cross every time I use it.
And sign outside trendy bar today: Sandwhiches.
My biggest internet pet peeve is the very frequent misspelling of 'surprise' as 'suprise.' Go ahead...do a search in Google Groups and see how often it pops up in a day or so. But for crying out loud, do people even pronounce it as "su-prise"? I don't think so, but half of the English-speaking world seems to think that's how it's spelled.
Right - that's that one dealt with.
What load of bollox can I stir up now?
Quote: David Chapman @ October 10, 2007, 12:44 AMRight - that's that one dealt with.
What load of bollox can I stir up now?
Just type any word David. It is bound to be bollox!
Charley 
Settled in yet?
On the way home from work today I saw a sign in a window saying; "60% off Mens Tee's"
For crying out loud!!!
And also, with the mention of internet 'speak', I DESPISE people writing 'prolly' instead of 'probably'.
Jeepers, the world is full of morons!
There, they're, their
your you're yore yaw
That makes me so angry.
Where's that goose-stepping stormtrooper emoticon when I need it?
Quote: Ben Ripley @ October 10, 2007, 9:03 AMAnd also, with the mention of internet 'speak', I DESPISE people writing 'prolly' instead of 'probably'.
Jeepers, the world is full of morons!
Yeah - everyone knows it should be "probly".