FabSwingers.com forum: Grammar Nazi

By *ullanon OP Couple
over a year ago

Hull

Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wot u men? Wan fuk?

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

it doesn't bother me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh should have ended that with "bb".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X"

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London

Absolutely does not bother me, and I am an academic, lol.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

i think there is a different between people who try to spell well and make a few mistakes and those who employ "text speak"

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I am more upset by people thinking that being fussy about grammar is in any way comparable to being a Nazi to be honest.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X"

I'm with you on this.

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

Flagrante

Only really bothers me when it's actually impossible to decipher what the message means....and that happens a lot.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X"

Yes, it annoys us. In fact, we are annoyed at our own ability to be annoyed, too.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X

Yes, it annoys us. In fact, we are annoyed at our own ability to be annoyed, too."

lol

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By *ullanon OP Couple
over a year ago

Hull

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X"
would these type of messges come from all kinds of couples?

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By *ullanon OP Couple
over a year ago

Hull

"I am more upset by people thinking that being fussy about grammar is in any way comparable to being a Nazi to be honest."

It's not, obviously, just as being a cheeky monkey has little to do with resembling a chimp...

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I am more upset by people thinking that being fussy about grammar is in any way comparable to being a Nazi to be honest.

It's not, obviously, just as being a cheeky monkey has little to do with resembling a chimp..."

Of course

neither upsets me very much I know its just an expression

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I am more upset by people thinking that being fussy about grammar is in any way comparable to being a Nazi to be honest.

It's not, obviously, just as being a cheeky monkey has little to do with resembling a chimp..."

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By *itTVlondonTV/TS
over a year ago

London

Thousands have died (RIP) in Nepal and you worry about text speak??? WOW!!! If that's your priority then God help us!

Textspeakers of this world, unite! As long as my men have big cocks and are clean and arrived on time I couldn't care less about textspeak

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ahhh text speak hate it! Though you will get the occassional lol or pmsl out of me. That's why I avoid the chat rooms and delete any messages that are basically crap. Brb/lmao/hi/bye/wana fuk and the ridiculous amount of xxxxxx that people use bores the pants off me (and not in a good way). Seems like the average age is 14 sometimes. Maybe it is!

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By *ullanon OP Couple
over a year ago

Hull

"Thousands have died (RIP) in Nepal and you worry about text speak??? WOW!!! If that's your priority then God help us!

Textspeakers of this world, unite! As long as my men have big cocks and are clean and arrived on time I couldn't care less about textspeak

And who said that this was a priority of ours? It's a conversation topic, no more, no less. If you'd like to talk about Nepal then we're all ears!

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Thousands have died (RIP) in Nepal and you worry about text speak??? WOW!!! If that's your priority then God help us!

Textspeakers of this world, unite! As long as my men have big cocks and are clean and arrived on time I couldn't care less about textspeak

And who said that this was a priority of ours? It's a conversation topic, no more, no less. If you'd like to talk about Nepal then we're all ears!"

Conversation and discussion is what you're getting

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By *ullanon OP Couple
over a year ago

Hull

"Thousands have died (RIP) in Nepal and you worry about text speak??? WOW!!! If that's your priority then God help us!

Textspeakers of this world, unite! As long as my men have big cocks and are clean and arrived on time I couldn't care less about textspeak

And who said that this was a priority of ours? It's a conversation topic, no more, no less. If you'd like to talk about Nepal then we're all ears!

Conversation and discussion is what you're getting

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And we're glad!

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Thousands have died (RIP) in Nepal and you worry about text speak??? WOW!!! If that's your priority then God help us!

Textspeakers of this world, unite! As long as my men have big cocks and are clean and arrived on time I couldn't care less about textspeak

And who said that this was a priority of ours? It's a conversation topic, no more, no less. If you'd like to talk about Nepal then we're all ears!

Conversation and discussion is what you're getting

And we're glad!"

Good!

I'm not keen on text speak but as I said earlier it doesn't annoy me that much however if we get a message or see a profile that's text speak only we won't engage with those people. I do use lol and imho myself though and sometimes if I'm really surprised omg

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I am more upset by people thinking that being fussy about grammar is in any way comparable to being a Nazi to be honest.

It's not, obviously, just as being a cheeky monkey has little to do with resembling a chimp..."

Well, obviously some people think that that the two things are linked because the two words are up there together, at the top of the page, in great big coloured letters...

Nobody should be called a Nazi, just because they have standards and wish to express their preference!

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

i think it is always interesting that when subjects like colour, size, age for example come up... people always says resepct the preference...

but whenever someone mentions a preference for "good grammar" that always seems to touch a nerve

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"i think it is always interesting that when subjects like colour, size, age for example come up... people always says resepct the preference...

but whenever someone mentions a preference for "good grammar" that always seems to touch a nerve"

The ops are referring to themselves as grammar Nazis I think.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ahhh text speak hate it! Though you will get the occassional lol or pmsl out of me. "

I'm fine with one or two of these.

It's the use of 'u' instead of 'you', 'bk' instead of 'back' and 'wht' or 'wot' instead of 'what' etc that bothers me

At least with lol and pmsl it's an abbreviation of a saying or phrase consisting of a few words, but 'u' instead of 'you' is saving two letters and so just comes across to me as lazy.

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By *aughtyal80Man
over a year ago

darlington

People who write carnt there is no bloody r in can't it's short for can not, no r in those two words either

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i think it is always interesting that when subjects like colour, size, age for example come up... people always says resepct the preference...

but whenever someone mentions a preference for "good grammar" that always seems to touch a nerve"

Respect? Here? Are you sure?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X"

This. Huge turn off.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Neither of my grammars were nazis.. my grandpa was in the navy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Another thread gone to shit !!

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By *ullanon OP Couple
over a year ago

Hull

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X

This. Huge turn off.

Fair enough Ava. You better add us to your list of No's, along with bald people, overweight people, cock pics, people who send quote 'crude messages', and so on....pots and kettles come to mind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Thousands have died (RIP) in Nepal and you worry about text speak??? WOW!!! If that's your priority then God help us!

Textspeakers of this world, unite! As long as my men have big cocks and are clean and arrived on time I couldn't care less about textspeak

I'm not sure how the 2 are anyway comparable

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By *andS66Couple
over a year ago

Derby

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X"

Whatever way it's put.... you DO look hot! x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Text speak and poor grammar are totally different. We have little time for text speak and tend to ignore profiles/messages where it is prominent. Grammar, it depends on just how bad it is.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

"Neither of my grammars were nazis.. my grandpa was in the navy"
great uncle adolph was the Black sheep of the family

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X"

I'm in agreement with you .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If we received a message that was a paragraph or two with text speak littered throughout we would not judge. But you tend to find those employing text speak send a first message consisting of 3 words and one of them is "fuk"!!

Some replys to this thread are argumentative for the sake of it though. As Noel Edmonds once said...."Why can't we all get along?!" 1993

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X

This. Huge turn off.

Fair enough Ava. You better add us to your list of No's, along with bald people, overweight people, cock pics, people who send quote 'crude messages', and so on....pots and kettles come to mind"

She's agreeing with you, methinks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I first joined, I found poor spelling to niggle me. No more though

. However, I hate the lack of punctuation and paragraphing. A huge block of text with neither, requires reading and rereading... So I skip it. Surely to add commas when one naturally pauses doesn't take the genius of Einstein.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I just accept that not everyone is as divine as what I are and carry on with my divinity.

Leave them be. They are part of the fabric of fab.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X

This. Huge turn off.

Fair enough Ava. You better add us to your list of No's, along with bald people, overweight people, cock pics, people who send quote 'crude messages', and so on....pots and kettles come to mind"

erm she's agreeing with what you said

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By *ullanon OP Couple
over a year ago

Hull

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X

This. Huge turn off.

Fair enough Ava. You better add us to your list of No's, along with bald people, overweight people, cock pics, people who send quote 'crude messages', and so on....pots and kettles come to mind

erm she's agreeing with what you said

Apologies nicecouple - sarcasm is hard to read on here! X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X

This. Huge turn off.

Fair enough Ava. You better add us to your list of No's, along with bald people, overweight people, cock pics, people who send quote 'crude messages', and so on....pots and kettles come to mind

erm she's agreeing with what you said

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X

This. Huge turn off.

Fair enough Ava. You better add us to your list of No's, along with bald people, overweight people, cock pics, people who send quote 'crude messages', and so on....pots and kettles come to mind

erm she's agreeing with what you said

Apologies nicecouple - sarcasm is hard to read on here! X"

No need to apologise to me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't care how people spell in their messages, as long as they are fit and fuckable!!!

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"I don't care how people spell in their messages, as long as they are fit and fuckable!!!"

They might be fat not fit.

Alas!

For the want of a vowel, the message was lost.

For the want of a message, the meet

was lost.

For the want of a meet, the verification was lost.

For the want of a verification, the all day bisexual group food orgy was lost.

All for the want of an 'i'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't care how people spell in their messages, as long as they are fit and fuckable!!!

They might be fat not fit.

Alas!

For the want of a vowel, the message was lost.

For the want of a message, the meet

was lost.

For the want of a meet, the verification was lost.

For the want of a verification, the all day bisexual group food orgy was lost.

All for the want of an 'i'

Love it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Makes deciding to delete so much quicker. Don't even have to open the message.

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By *r and mrs willingCouple
over a year ago

SOUTH WEST & WALES

"Makes deciding to delete so much quicker. Don't even have to open the message.

I agree but horses for courses. What I perceive as sloppy will just wash over others, completely unnoticed. By the same token, they might pass us by because they think we are too pernickety. It's all ok and no different to the fat/thin , safe/bare back or white/non white arguments. If A isn't for you, move on until you find B, who might be what you are looking for.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Centurion: What's this thing? "ROMANES EUNT DOMUS"? "People called Romanes they go the house?"

Brian: It... it says "Romans go home".

Centurion: No it doesn't. What's Latin for "Roman"?

Centurion: Come on, come on!

Brian: (uncertain) "ROMANUS".

Centurion: Goes like?

Brian: "-ANUS".

Centurion: Vocative plural of "-ANUS" is?

Brian: "-ANI".

Centurion: (takes paintbrush from Brian and paints over) "RO-MA-NI". "EUNT"? What is "EUNT"?

Brian: "Go".

Centurion: Conjugate the verb "to go"!

Brian: "IRE"; "EO", "IS", "IT", "IMUS", "ITIS", "EUNT".

Centurion:

So "EUNT" is ...?

Brian: Third person plural present indicative, "they go".

Centurion: But "Romans, go home!" is an order, so you must use the ...?

He lifts Brian by his short hairs

Brian: The ... imperative.

Centurion: Which is?

Brian: Um, oh, oh, "I", "I"!

Centurion: How many Romans? (pulls harder)

Brian: Plural, plural! "ITE".

Centurion strikes over "EUNT" and paints "ITE" on the wall

Centurion: "I-TE". "DOMUS"? Nominative? "Go home", this is motion towards, isn't it, boy?

Brian: (very anxious) Dative?

Centurion draws his sword and holds it to Brian's throat

Brian: Ahh! No, ablative, ablative, sir. No, the, accusative, accusative, ah, DOMUM, sir.

Centurion: Except that "DOMUS" takes the ...?

Brian: ... the locative, sir!

Centurion: Which is?

Brian: "DOMUM".

Centurion: (satisfied) "DOMUM"...

He strikes out "DOMUS" and writes "DOMUM"

Centurian: ..."-MUM". Understand?

Brian: Yes sir.

Centurion: Now write it down a hundred times.

Brian: Yes sir, thank you sir, hail Caesar, sir.

Centurion: (saluting) Hail Caesar. If it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.

Brian: (very relieved) Oh thank you sir, thank you sir, hail Caesar and everything, sir!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I am more upset by people thinking that being fussy about grammar is in any way comparable to being a Nazi to be honest."

Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X"
lol u iz fit lol

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By *ncutgemMan
over a year ago

Bath ish

No , before but or before and, for that matter - sheesh !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

"Ok, so we're not academics or anything, but so fed up with getting messages that say 'wat u up2 lol, u luk hot'. Christ alive, let's start speaking in sentences!!

Rant over! X"

Couldn't agree more! U do luk hot though!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No , before but or before and, for that matter - sheesh !"

The oxford or serial comma is used before and.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah it's annoying, but usually all people mean by this is "there", "they're" and "their".

When you get to my level and start bemoaning people splitting infinitives and ending sentences with prepositions... Give me a call.

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By *ieutenantMan
over a year ago

london

Are you afraid to learn new things? Don't stock with the past. Embrace new thingsin life . It add to your vast knowledge and experience.

Remember if we don't embrace new things in life. The whole world will be stock with horse and carriages as means of transport.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was quite aghast yesterday when it took me over an hour to realise that I started a thread and spelt the title wrong! Even worse that I'm an English literature graduate. I'm usually such a stickler for correct spelling and such; we just get lazy these days!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Thousands have died (RIP) in Nepal and you worry about text speak??? WOW!!! If that's your priority then God help us!"

What about adding overuse of WOW! to that list as well.

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