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Licence or License...Slight Rant!

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  • Eric_Pisch
    Eric_Pisch Posts: 8,720 Forumite
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    weow weow weow grammar police warning :mad:
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    Don't even start on using Z when they're meant to use C!
    And why do I hear the word 'mom' so often in the UK?
    etc etc, things aren't what they used to be...
  • I need new breaks on my car......
    Went shoplifting at the Disneystore today.

    Got a huge Buzz out of it.
  • Ian_W
    Ian_W Posts: 3,778 Forumite
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    Erm, shouldn't it be a spelling checker? ;)
    Or is it a spell chequer? :p

    OK, I'll just get me coat! :)
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    pendulum wrote: »
    You've joined the club of fools

    Meowwwwwwwwwwww

    That didn't take long, mind you I expect to die by the sword............
  • Iand1
    Iand1 Posts: 170 Forumite
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    I need new breaks on my car......

    or some new tires.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    My " most hated " are ..... I could of, instead of ... I could have.

    Also as per the BBC, somethink, instead of something.

    Or even worse, sumfink.:D
  • verybigchris
    verybigchris Posts: 630 Forumite
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    I need new breaks on my car......

    Eye all so knead knew breaks ;)
  • rev_henry
    rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    I can haz cheezburger now?
  • DaveF327
    DaveF327 Posts: 1,160 Forumite
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    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    It naffs me off too! I'm glad somebody brought it up.

    License is a perfectly valid spelling, but only when the word is used as a verb.

    The rules are easy...

    Noun: A licence

    Verb: To license

    So you buy a licence at a licensing office.

    It's exactly the same with advice...

    Noun: Some advice

    Verb: To advise

    And so on.

    If it's any consolation, Americans aren't consistent either. Many use C's when, strictly speaking, they should be using S's.
    While we're at it (cue the spelling Gestapo), let's practise our spelling so that we may improve with practice.
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