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x2lls
post Dec 26 2012, 11:23 AM
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Looser, something that is ill fitting.
Loser, someone who fails to win.





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There their, loose loser!
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post Dec 27 2012, 09:52 AM
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Their/there who give a phuck unsure.gif
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post Dec 27 2012, 10:27 AM
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QUOTE (NORTHENDER @ Dec 27 2012, 10:52 AM) *
Their/there who give a phuck unsure.gif

Yes, some don't unfortunately.
Their are some folks who don't care about there spelling and this, in many ways, can hold them back in life! wink.gif
For example, if you were a potential employer and had 2 cv's, one with correct spelling and one with spelling errors, which would you throw in the bin?
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post Dec 27 2012, 11:54 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Dec 27 2012, 10:27 AM) *
For example, if you were a potential employer and had 2 cv's,......


Citroen 2CVs are for French farmers. I'd throw them both in the skip.
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post Dec 27 2012, 02:22 PM
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QUOTE (Exhausted @ Dec 27 2012, 12:54 PM) *
Citroen 2CVs are for French farmers. I'd throw them both in the skip.

Oh my goodness we ARE on the ball today aren't we with all that wit.
Must be the Christmas spirit that has supercharged your brain!! wink.gif
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- x2lls   A light hearted view of common spelling mistakes   Dec 26 2012, 11:23 AM
- - Biker1   QUOTE (x2lls @ Dec 26 2012, 12:23 PM) Loo...   Dec 26 2012, 11:32 AM
|- - Andy Capp   Should of and should've.   Dec 26 2012, 11:35 AM
- - Strafin   I agree with Andy, that's the worst one!   Dec 26 2012, 11:48 AM
- - On the edge   Well, I'll just go with Mark Twain 'I don...   Dec 26 2012, 12:22 PM
- - lordtup   If one really wishes to experience spelling at her...   Dec 26 2012, 01:25 PM
- - JeffG   Like Biker1 it's bad grammar that get me. ...   Dec 26 2012, 04:47 PM
- - Exhausted   There is... Their toys.....   Dec 26 2012, 05:32 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (Exhausted @ Dec 26 2012, 05:32 PM)...   Dec 26 2012, 06:58 PM
|- - Exhausted   QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Dec 26 2012, 06:58 PM)...   Dec 26 2012, 09:25 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (Exhausted @ Dec 26 2012, 09:25 PM)...   Dec 26 2012, 10:45 PM
- - blackdog   My favourite ebay listing is one that has been goi...   Dec 26 2012, 08:03 PM
- - motormad   As long as I can read the sentence I don't rea...   Dec 26 2012, 08:19 PM
|- - x2lls   QUOTE (motormad @ Dec 26 2012, 08:19 PM) ...   Dec 26 2012, 09:14 PM
- - CBW137Y   Here's a blinding effort for you taken from a ...   Dec 26 2012, 09:54 PM
|- - x2lls   QUOTE (CBW137Y @ Dec 26 2012, 09:54 PM) H...   Dec 26 2012, 09:57 PM
|- - Biker1   QUOTE (CBW137Y @ Dec 26 2012, 10:54 PM) H...   Dec 27 2012, 10:31 AM
|- - massifheed   QUOTE (Biker1 @ Dec 27 2012, 10:31 AM) ...   Dec 27 2012, 10:41 AM
- - NORTHENDER   Their/there who give a phuck   Dec 27 2012, 09:52 AM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (Biker1 @ Dec 27 2012, 10:27 AM) Ye...   Dec 27 2012, 11:07 AM
- - JeffG   Here's another one: redundant apostrophe's...   Dec 27 2012, 10:45 AM
|- - Exhausted   QUOTE (JeffG @ Dec 27 2012, 10:45 AM) Her...   Dec 27 2012, 11:01 AM
|- - Exhausted   QUOTE (JeffG @ Dec 27 2012, 10:45 AM) Her...   Dec 27 2012, 11:48 AM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (Exhausted @ Dec 27 2012, 11:48 AM)...   Dec 27 2012, 11:52 AM
- - x2lls   Bought and brought   Dec 27 2012, 11:05 AM
- - NORTHENDER   In my long working life (I'm 70 now) and still...   Dec 27 2012, 11:10 AM
- - Andy Capp   Not quite the same thing, but even BBC presenters ...   Dec 27 2012, 11:12 AM
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|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (On the edge @ Dec 27 2012, 11:18 A...   Dec 27 2012, 11:40 AM
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||- - Squelchy   QUOTE (Strafin @ Dec 27 2012, 08:22 PM) N...   Dec 27 2012, 09:12 PM
|- - motormad   QUOTE (On the edge @ Dec 27 2012, 11:18 A...   Dec 27 2012, 12:41 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (motormad @ Dec 27 2012, 12:41 PM) ...   Dec 27 2012, 12:49 PM
- - x2lls   The wonderful G.W.Bush and the word Nuclear, neuca...   Dec 27 2012, 11:15 AM
- - motormad   But why force "progress"? It's not e...   Dec 27 2012, 01:01 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (motormad @ Dec 27 2012, 01:01 PM) ...   Dec 27 2012, 01:24 PM
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|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (Jayjay @ Dec 27 2012, 02:44 PM) ar...   Dec 27 2012, 03:07 PM
|- - Squelchy   QUOTE (Jayjay @ Dec 27 2012, 02:44 PM) ar...   Dec 27 2012, 03:28 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (Jayjay @ Dec 27 2012, 02:44 PM) ar...   Dec 27 2012, 03:42 PM
|- - stewiegriffin   QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Dec 27 2012, 03:42 PM)...   Dec 27 2012, 04:49 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (stewiegriffin @ Dec 27 2012, 04:49...   Dec 27 2012, 04:55 PM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (stewiegriffin @ Dec 27 2012, 04:49...   Dec 27 2012, 06:12 PM
|- - stewiegriffin   QUOTE (On the edge @ Dec 27 2012, 06:12 P...   Dec 27 2012, 06:25 PM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (stewiegriffin @ Dec 27 2012, 06:25...   Dec 27 2012, 06:33 PM
- - Biker1   And another thing - the way people mis-spell their...   Dec 27 2012, 02:24 PM
- - JeffG   QUOTE (Biker1 @ Dec 27 2012, 10:27 AM) Fo...   Dec 27 2012, 03:05 PM
|- - Biker1   QUOTE (JeffG @ Dec 27 2012, 05:05 PM) Ha ...   Dec 28 2012, 10:15 AM
- - Strafin   http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/story/20...stabb...   Dec 27 2012, 06:46 PM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (Strafin @ Dec 27 2012, 06:46 PM) h...   Dec 27 2012, 08:33 PM
|- - Exhausted   QUOTE (Strafin @ Dec 27 2012, 06:46 PM) h...   Dec 28 2012, 12:01 PM
- - On the edge   Thanks for that. Makes you wonder why we need a W...   Dec 27 2012, 09:43 PM
- - x2lls   Thread and off topic can be quite annoying!   Dec 28 2012, 08:05 AM
|- - Biker1   QUOTE (x2lls @ Dec 28 2012, 09:05 AM) Thr...   Dec 28 2012, 09:57 AM
- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (x2lls @ Dec 28 2012, 08:05 AM) Thr...   Dec 28 2012, 11:41 AM
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- - Simon Kirby   Mute and moot: To mute a idea is to silence it, b...   Dec 29 2012, 12:12 PM
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|- - Exhausted   QUOTE (JeffG @ Dec 29 2012, 02:29 PM) Of ...   Dec 29 2012, 03:41 PM
|- - x2lls   QUOTE (Exhausted @ Dec 29 2012, 03:41 PM)...   Dec 29 2012, 08:20 PM
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- - Andy Capp   To be fair, if I was guilty of making a repetitive...   Dec 29 2012, 02:04 PM
- - JeffG   Thee do speak proper now, though.   Dec 29 2012, 05:01 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (JeffG @ Dec 29 2012, 05:01 PM) The...   Dec 29 2012, 09:14 PM
- - JeffG   Book Online dictionary   Dec 29 2012, 10:32 PM
|- - x2lls   QUOTE (JeffG @ Dec 29 2012, 10:32 PM) Boo...   Dec 29 2012, 10:40 PM
- - Nothing Much   Just a light anecdote . From the Guardian. http...   Dec 31 2012, 06:28 PM
- - Nothing Much   Sorry folks It should have been Richard Vosburgh. ...   Dec 31 2012, 06:31 PM

 

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