EPTI can't stand when half of the sentence is a fucking acronym.
Example below: OMG, I cba tbh. Talk to me tomorrow, I have Chemistry iirc.
Why do I have to remember 4 acronyms to understand what you are saying .________.
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
I can't stand when half of the sentence is a fucking acronym. Example below: OMG, I cba tbh. Talk to me tomorrow, I have Chemistry iirc. Why do I have to remember 4 acronyms to understand what you are saying .________. | ||
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deathly rat
United Kingdom911 Posts
Haha, that video is genius. On June 11 2011 22:36 Redmark wrote: Oh look, I made a mistake, better fix it. lol what sort of attitude is that? "Hey teacher, why are you here when you make mistakes? Get out, you obviously shouldn't be teaching". That is the problem. When the grammar nazi makes a mistake he thinks "nobody is perfect, evrybody makes mistakes" However if someone else makes a mistake they say "You are so stupid! Don't you know how to write properly!" | ||
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iamho
United States3347 Posts
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Chef
10810 Posts
On June 12 2011 00:47 Torte de Lini wrote: I hate acronyms more than typos. I can't stand when half of the sentence is a fucking acronym. Example below: OMG, I cba tbh. Talk to me tomorrow, I have Chemistry iirc. Why do I have to remember 4 acronyms to understand what you are saying .________. So things like FBI and ASAP bother you too? That's really weird. Or do you make a distinction between 'lol, omg etc' and things you say out loud? If you read a book and it goes beyond your vocabulary, does that upset you too? Do synonyms upset you? I don't understand if its the redundancy (ironic) that bothers you, or if you just spite language that evolved because of the internet? Either way it sounds really anal. If someone on MSN got upset at me for using 'lol' or 'omg' I'd probably just stop talking to them. | ||
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GenesisX
Canada4267 Posts
LOL | ||
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Dalguno
United States2446 Posts
More pronunciation but still. | ||
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Geovu
Estonia1344 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On June 12 2011 03:08 Chef wrote: So things like FBI and ASAP bother you too? That's really weird. Or do you make a distinction between 'lol, omg etc' and things you say out loud? If you read a book and it goes beyond your vocabulary, does that upset you too? Do synonyms upset you? I don't understand if its the redundancy (ironic) that bothers you, or if you just spite language that evolved because of the internet? Either way it sounds really anal. If someone on MSN got upset at me for using 'lol' or 'omg' I'd probably just stop talking to them. They all bother me to a degree, I'm not going to lie. It's understandable for widely used acronyms such as FBI or NASA. But the slang of the internet where everything has to be shortened or pinned to 3 to 5 letters bothers me. If you want to exaggerate and stretch this idea to vocabulary words and synonyms, you go ahead and do that. I didn't say it, so I won't enable the idea that it is valid. | ||
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Noe
Sweden80 Posts
On June 11 2011 16:05 Kazragore wrote: There= adverb (or whatever part of speech it is) 'I wish I was on there team!' Isn't it: "I wish I was on their team!"? | ||
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Welmu
Finland3295 Posts
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Severian
Australia2052 Posts
Personally, I hate the use of "I could give a damn" instead of "I couldn't give a damn". It isn't so hard to think about it for a little bit and realise that you're saying the opposite of what you mean, is it? | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
Wait, what's wrong with "kinds?" I couldn't agree more with Chef here. I have a hard time understanding why people are bothered by common sarcastic phrases like "I could care less" or "I could give a damn." For their own interest I usually hope that people know the differences between "your" and "you're" or that "would of" is incorrect. But being annoyed by acronyms and commonly used sarcasms? Haha come on now. | ||
Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
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Kezzer
United States1268 Posts
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Chef
10810 Posts
On June 12 2011 04:01 Torte de Lini wrote: They all bother me to a degree, I'm not going to lie. It's understandable for widely used acronyms such as FBI or NASA. But the slang of the internet where everything has to be shortened or pinned to 3 to 5 letters bothers me. If you want to exaggerate and stretch this idea to vocabulary words and synonyms, you go ahead and do that. I didn't say it, so I won't enable the idea that it is valid. You don't think 'lol' and 'omg' are widely used? Your argument doesn't make sense. Are you just a non-conformist? | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28675 Posts
that being said tho, as long as the meaning you're trying to convey is conveyed, I don't see the problem, especially on the internet. if it's an academic paper or if you're paid to write, then you should write well, but participating on forums or writing on msn or writing in games is almost more like oral communication than about writing - and oral communication is constantly riddled with grammatical fuckups and words that serve no purpose. | ||
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koreasilver
9109 Posts
On June 12 2011 04:41 Welmu wrote: Yeah that misspelling thing is very terrible. Its like seeing people write "g" instead of "gg". They could of stop doing that >_> The "g" key on my keyboard is kinda dodgy so often when I press it twice quickly, it only inputs it once.  | ||
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6636 Posts
I agree with the 'would of' thing as well, it's because it sounds very similar to 'would've' -_- | ||
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Tuthur
France985 Posts
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Stratos
Czech Republic6104 Posts
I guess it's how school and parents taught us to think about our languages. It's a bad attitude IMO. You better get used to the fact that languages evolve. You can't stop it anywayS.  | ||
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