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  • jamespir
    jamespir Posts: 21,456 Forumite
    sazzybum wrote: »
    Yet you still can't use grammar or punctuation properly?

    ''I've an IQ of 148, thanks-so I damn well know a lot more things than you!''

    Sorry James, couldn't resist-I'll shut up now ;)

    (No offence intended-just a wee joke)
    i have dyslexia but no offence taken
    Replies to posts are always welcome, If I have made a mistake in the post, I am human, tell me nicely and it will be corrected. If your reply cannot be nice, has an underlying issue, or you believe that you are God, please post in another forum. Thank you
  • Wow
    Wow Posts: 2,862 Forumite
    jamespir wrote: »
    i have dyslexia but no offence taken

    So have I and that is why I have to double and triple check my spelling before I post.

    I am willing to counteract my dyslexia though and not let it rule my life.:)
  • laser
    laser Posts: 275 Forumite
    sazzybum wrote: »
    Yet you still can't use grammar or punctuation properly?

    ''I've an IQ of 148, thanks-so I damn well know a lot more things than you!''

    Sorry James, couldn't resist-I'll shut up now ;)

    (No offence intended-just a wee joke)

    thanks-so??
  • laser
    laser Posts: 275 Forumite
    sazzybum wrote: »
    Yet you still can't use grammar or punctuation properly?

    ''I've an IQ of 148, thanks-so I damn well know a lot more things than you!''

    Sorry James, couldn't resist-I'll shut up now ;)

    (No offence intended-just a wee joke)
    resist-I'll??
  • Jomo
    Jomo Posts: 8,253 Forumite
    ameliarate wrote: »
    Maybe it is because those of us who work hard and pay tax are feeling the pinch a bit due to recession and it makes us a bit resentful of the fact that the appears to be so many people claiming benefits, in many instances pulling in more than those of us that are working, and sometimes when there is no reason why they can't work.

    Many of us know someone who is claiming benefits for "a bad back" for example but then we see them digging the garden and up ladders fixing the roof or whatever.

    Very legitimate reasons to be upset.
  • sazzybum
    sazzybum Posts: 1,339 Forumite
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    laser wrote: »
    resist-I'll??

    A continuation of the sentence, so I don't really know what you are referring to. It seems the 'a wee joke' and apology to James passed you by.

    If you wish to cause an argument, please do so with someone else, because I don't care enough about your issues with my post.
    Ruaridh Armstrong-missing since 05/11/11. Come home old boy-we miss you x

    If you can't stand behind our troops, please feel free to stand in front of them.

    I will respect your opinions, even if I don't agree with them :)
  • cit_k
    cit_k Posts: 24,812 Forumite
    Ok, hands up those that actually do fit the criteria

    You know someone claiming ESA or IB for a bad back.
    You have have seen the actual claim form, and medical report to know that it is just for a bad back, and they are not just saying its a bad back because they are too embarassed to say its actually some embarassing ailment that is keeping them of work.
    You have also seen their medical notes to know that they dont have anything wrong with them.
    You have seen proof from the DWP that they are in receipt of said benefit, and not just working on the side, or living of the proceeds of crime and saying they are on benefits so people dont ask questions.
    [greenhighlight]but it matters when the most senior politician in the land is happy to use language and examples that are simply not true.
    [/greenhighlight][redtitle]
    The impact of this is to stigmatise people on benefits,
    and we should be deeply worried about that    [/redtitle](house of lords debate, talking about Cameron)
  • Sunshine12
    Sunshine12 Posts: 4,304 Forumite
    Wow wrote: »
    So have I and that is why I have to double and triple check my spelling before I post.

    I am willing to counteract my dyslexia though and not let it rule my life.:)

    You shouldnt have to triple check it TBH. You should be able to post as you like and if the spelling isnt 100% accurate then who gives a f*ck. If James doesnt want to be so anal as to check his posts 3 times then thats up to him. He shouldnt be judged on grammar, spelling or otherwise and if you, as you have stated, do have dyslexia then you of all people should understand that.
    :smileyhea
  • Fridge2
    Fridge2 Posts: 4,908 Forumite
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    jacqui99 wrote: »
    That does not mean nothing:rotfl: mine is lower but i earn £200per day, you are a joke:T

    So what's the IQ of someone who inappropriately uses double negatives?:D
    "None are more hopelessly enslaved, than those who falsely believe they are free." - Goethe
  • jamespir
    jamespir Posts: 21,456 Forumite
    Jomo wrote: »
    Very legitimate reasons to be upset.

    maybe but jsut because they dont look ill to you or i does not mean theyre arent actually ill
    Replies to posts are always welcome, If I have made a mistake in the post, I am human, tell me nicely and it will be corrected. If your reply cannot be nice, has an underlying issue, or you believe that you are God, please post in another forum. Thank you
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