Bidded - Rant

Time2Go_25

Rant On

Please can people not use "bidded", I know my English and spelling isn't the best but for some reason that word just drives me nuts.

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Thanks

Hintza

I have to agree but my grammar, spelling and typos mean I feel I have to bite my tongue on many occasions.

Some of the emails I receive from buyers are barely legible and masters on cryptography is sometimes required.

I bid, I have bid, he has bid, they have bid, we have bid..etc

StaffsSW

Thnx 4 this gr8 pees of advice innit? I spk prpr txt lanwage i do innit, like, basically so it don't affect me much like, innit, yerknowwhatimeanyeah?

(could be worse, could all be in CAPS....)

hjb123

do you mean on this board or in general etc? i know its not proper grammar but we know what it means?

smartie1976

I guess some people just don't know it's not a genuine word, and mistakenly use it.
I get annoyed by the brought/bought, where people just get it wrong.

pulliptears

It annoys me as well. I can read all caps, and I can read text speak to some extent, but what I really really struggle with is a member here that types like its a poem.

The text is like this
then she moves to the next line
And then the next
I wondered if it was how MSE displayed
On her computer but I didnt
Like to ask.
Either way I cant read it!!!

Not having a dig if you are reading this btw

smartie1976

That tends to happen when people write their replies in notepad/wordpad and then Copy and paste into the reply box.

carolinosourus

pulliptears wrote: »

It annoys me as well. I can read all caps, and I can read text speak to some extent, but what I really really struggle with is a member here that types like its a poem.

The text is like this
then she moves to the next line
And then the next
I wondered if it was how MSE displayed
On her computer but I didnt
Like to ask.
Either way I cant read it!!!

Not having a dig if you are reading this btw

It makes me start reading in rhyme and then when it doesn't rhyme my brain explodes and then I have to clean it up and start again... And yes I know it doesn't have to rhyme to be poetry etc etc

Cute_'n'_Quirky

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

StaffsSW

"try and" instead of "try to" - it's the small things that annoy me because they are easily avoidable, but it's clear to see the difference between misuse and mis-typing.

Sssssss

pdel61 wrote: »

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Please can people not use "bidded", I know my English and spelling isn't the best but for some reason that word just drives me nuts.

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Thanks

i bidded and i winned the item
sorry just couldn't elp me self