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    I think we should keep in mind that many of our members do not speak English as their native language. That being said, it's the sub-teenage text lingo that gets to me:
    "I wnt to get big, is dere sumptin dat I can take so's to be huge lolz?"
    umm...no.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big View Post
    I think we should keep in mind that many of our members do not speak English as their native language.
    The problem isn't the non-English-speakers.

    Those guys actually put an effort into spelling... Furthermore, they tend to apologize for their poor English.

    The other guys don't seem to give a rat's ass.

    Threads like this one pop up at least once a year... the general response being "who gives a rat's ass how I spell on the internet?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by *Narkissos* View Post
    The problem isn't the non-English-speakers.

    Those guys actually put an effort into spelling... Furthermore, they tend to apologize for their poor English.

    The other guys don't seem to give a rat's ass.

    Threads like this one pop up at least once a year... the general response being "who gives a rat's ass how I spell on the internet?"
    I really have to agree, my spelling is terrible but i dont give a fuvk.
    I am English, so i decide if a word is spelt right or wrong you guy's cann't even spell colour correctly...

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    Quote Originally Posted by MAD MATT View Post
    you guy's cann't even spell colour correctly...
    lol... I'm not a yank. I spell 'colour' with a 'u' in it... and 'centre' as opposed to 'center'.

    When I post on American boards I have to switch back and forth between spellings.

    On local forums I switch to Caribbean English.

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    What exactly is a yank? Is that what I pay $50 for downtown?

    Quote Originally Posted by *Narkissos* View Post
    lol... I'm not a yank. I spell 'colour' with a 'u' in it... and 'centre' as opposed to 'center'.

    When I post on American boards I have to switch back and forth between spellings.

    On local forums I switch to Caribbean English.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big View Post
    That being said, it's the sub-teenage text lingo that gets to me:
    "I wnt to get big, is dere sumptin dat I can take so's to be huge lolz?"
    umm...no.
    next?
    bingo!

    yah, it's semi-annoying to me when "there" and "their" are confused.

    But when the post is completely unintelligible, it's frustrating.

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