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Bidded - Rant

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  • Bamber19
    Bamber19 Posts: 2,264 Forumite
    I hate it also but one thing that gets to me more is when i receive a message like this.

    "Alright Bruv, Da DiNg is dat da ding i bid on was da older model dan da 1 i want so cud u cancel da bid i did?"

    Since when did "da" mean the and "ding" mean thing?
    Bought, not Brought
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

    Aye but it's the small stuff that drives you bonkers, postal codes all in lowercase and run together is my pet hate eg one from today:- dl1 is it DL1 or D11??
  • Hintza wrote: »
    Aye but it's the small stuff that drives you bonkers, postal codes all in lowercase and run together is my pet hate eg one from today:- dl1 is it DL1 or D11??
    Looks like DL1 2ME the little bit at the top is not as slantid.
  • fuzzgun19
    fuzzgun19 Posts: 7,767 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Hintza wrote: »
    Aye but it's the small stuff that drives you bonkers, postal codes all in lowercase and run together is my pet hate eg one from today:- dl1 is it DL1 or D11??
    Hey thats my postcode!

    Think mine's in caps though... must be one of my dopey neighbours! lol
    I Hate Jobsworths!!!
  • judyjetson
    judyjetson Posts: 1,116 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    "Kewl" is the one that drives me nuts - it just makes me want to ask them how old they are! :rotfl: As for "da" and "dis" - don't even get me started. :rotfl:
  • I cannot stand text speak

    It reduces grown adult men to blithering idiots!
  • LimeLight
    LimeLight Posts: 8,038 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    People who can't tell the difference between loose and lose, and your, you're.
    just passing through.... Nothing to see....
  • Searcher
    Searcher Posts: 600 Forumite
    LimeLight wrote: »
    People who can't tell the difference between loose and lose, and your, you're.


    While we're at it let's not forget their and there

    Then there's my all time "favourite" ..... "Could of" instead of "could have"

    :rotfl:
  • Its and it's ...

    there again, I always thought misled was pronounced ... well ...mizzeld
  • You don't have to be thick as a house brick to understand txt speak but us intelligent people have serious problems wiv da !!!! dat cums ou ov dere moufs wen dey is torkin lyk dis manz. init!
    Winnings :D
    01/12/07 Baileys Cocktail Shaker

    My other signature is in English.
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