Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
20-06-2008, 08:07
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
That Friday feeling... At not the good one! The "one more day to work... must do well... Come hgih in the cases solved stats... etc..."
Weekend soon though! 
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20-06-2008, 10:21
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
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But anyone can get a spell checker zingy and the teacher who said you were thick was a something rhyming with banker.
I'm talking about those who use a mixture of text speech because it's just sheer rudeness and laziness. 
As a teacher I've met children who are genuinely challenged in English but try their best to improve.Every Chinese child that I've met unable to speak,read or write English has ended up doing so fluently within a year,as have most Asians and other nationalities. |
I too hate people who use text speak.
I also hate people who continually spell things badly. I know my spelling and grammar are not always perfect (far from it), and I also know that some people do have good reason for bad spelling/grammar (dyslexia for instance).
However, if people know they are dyslexic, there are freely available spellcheckers, which should help them to spell words correctly.
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20-06-2008, 10:49
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
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I too hate people who use text speak.
I also hate people who continually spell things badly. I know my spelling and grammar are not always perfect (far from it), and I also know that some people do have good reason for bad spelling/grammar (dyslexia for instance).
However, if people know they are dyslexic, there are freely available spellcheckers, which should help them to spell words correctly.
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There's only one thing worse than people who use text speak on a forum - people who use text speak and use capital letters at the beginning of every word. An example: "Der It Iz Lmao, Plz Rep Mi". I've heard something like that before on a different forum I used to go on. Also, it annoys me when they use a capital for everything apart from I, like: "Itz An Amazin Game i Bought It Earlier i Am Gr8 Onlyn At It"
Look how bad it looks.  It makes you look pathetic.
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20-06-2008, 11:32
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
I hope you have a good weekend GC
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20-06-2008, 11:39
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
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I hope you have a good weekend GC
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20-06-2008, 12:13
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
1/2 marathon on Sunday. And I really haven't prepared as much as I should. In fact nowhere near enough.
Very sore legs coming up for me then
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20-06-2008, 12:26
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
WHo would have thought that something as simple as getting Windows XP to play a DVD would be some damn complicated
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20-06-2008, 12:33
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
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WHo would have thought that something as simple as getting Windows XP to play a DVD would be some damn complicated |
Install K-Lite codec pack, with Media Player Classic. Open Media Player Classic, and select File > Open DVD.
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20-06-2008, 13:41
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
Being restricted on repping people, I often want to rep someone but I have to spread it about a bit before I can do so. Just picking one name out Zing does loads of great posts but I can only rep a tiny amount of them because of the restrictions
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20-06-2008, 13:56
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
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Being restricted on repping people, I often want to rep someone but I have to spread it about a bit before I can do so. Just picking one name out Zing does loads of great posts but I can only rep a tiny amount of them because of the restrictions |
Think you just need to try harder to spread it about a bit more Jules
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Oh I try believe you me I try  
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20-06-2008, 14:00
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20-06-2008, 18:33
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
Never thought I would post in this thread but having spent 90 minutes getting to work yesterday (should take 20 but I was on the M4 when the tanker caused the jam!) and now I'm stuck at work as the damn traffic has gone nuts again thanks to a two-lane closure on the M4 in the homeward direction!
Arrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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20-06-2008, 19:24
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JUST missed the shennanigans on the A40 before only to be hacked down mercilessly by the M6.... Referee! penalty.
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21-06-2008, 01:24
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates Part 5.
There is a 3D site I'm a member of where from time to time we are offered a freebie usually once a month.
a lot of the time there is a lot of bitching about the freebies because quite often there is some sort of marketing ploy connected with it to get folk to spend cash at the site.
The thing is it is free and if you don't want it don't download it and if it wasn't what you expected don't use it.No one is forced to keep it and no one is forced to accept any paid for upgrades.
But no everyone has to head to the forums and bitch about it endlessly and attack the vendor for offering it (and the marketing ploy) and flame anyone who points out that as it is free there is little point for all the vitriol.
It somehow sucks all the joy out of life when folk look a gift horse in the mouth.
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