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    I generally will use the Canadian spelling on this forum, but on any other forums or games I play that are mainly American based, I will adopt the American spelling. I just find it easier than getting into arguments about proper spelling. Plus my FF spell checker is American. LOL.


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    Quote Originally Posted by sweetnlow30 View Post
    Spelling and grammar drive me nuts too. I swear we are slowly become Americanized. I want no part of that
    The three "there" spellings and the your - you're mix ups drive me batty. When texting language is used to write forum paragraphs (aside from LOL) or short forms are used like frig for fridge, it just looks lazy. Ok I will climb off my soap box and declare my little rant over haha.
    I hate those too.

    I really hate it when posters don't use proper paragraphs and keep posts as one giant paragraph.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sweetnlow30 View Post
    The three "there" spellings and the your - you're mix ups drive me batty. When texting language is used to write forum paragraphs (aside from LOL) or short forms are used like frig for fridge, it just looks lazy.
    frig always makes me laugh since there's a dirty word meaning to it....
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    Quote Originally Posted by ashokia View Post
    I generally will use the Canadian spelling on this forum, but on any other forums or games I play that are mainly American based, I will adopt the American spelling. I just find it easier than getting into arguments about proper spelling. Plus my FF spell checker is American. LOL.
    I just can't use American spelling when I'm typing and I'm on several primary US based but international forums. My spellchecker is English English though. I used to customise any American SCer I had.


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    Quote Originally Posted by lekate View Post
    I hate those too.

    I really hate it when posters don't use proper paragraphs and keep posts as one giant paragraph.
    This is a giant pet peeve of mine too. Ye olde giant wall of text.


    What you have to say better be pretty dang interesting and you better show me that it is in the first 2 or 3 sentences or I'm skipping over it. As will everyone else.
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    I was told in school a 100 years ago we can spell things the British or American way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Poirot View Post
    I was told in school a 100 years ago we can spell things the British or American way.
    Tell that to my dad. When I was 10 he was my teacher and he marked me wrong on a spelling test for spelling program, programme.

    Still annoys me, can you tell?


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    My uncle spent most of his career in upper management for a US-based company here in Canada. He now sounds American.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveP View Post
    This is a giant pet peeve of mine too. Ye olde giant wall of text.


    What you have to say better be pretty dang interesting and you better show me that it is in the first 2 or 3 sentences or I'm skipping over it. As will everyone else.
    I generally skip over them, especially if it's describing a situation "so this happened, then X said this but I didn't agree, and then blah blah blah for what should be split into 3-4 paragraphs".
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    My natural inclination is to use the English spelling, but my spell check is American and it's sometimes easier to just "go with it".

    In general, I find that grammar has gone downhill...not sure if it's the user or the auto-fill/correct feature on some phones and devices.

    I agree about the Wall of Text...I rarely read those...not worth my time if the poster hasn't bothered to take the time to make separate paragraphs.

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    I always spell it color. The only time i put a u in there is when I'm typing a legal document and the client spells it with a u. And I'd say about 80% of my clients spell it color.

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    Btw...

    Coloured was a spelling word this week in my Grade 3/4 class, and they ALL spelled it correctly!
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    'Ow can I do nar ting if I ain't git nar ting ta do nar ting wit?

    I try not to type like I speak. Ye olde typo tends to get in my way sometimes. But I type mostly Canadian...like Santer Claus.

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    You tell them, Koolaid!

    Great Rant. I agree. And it's ZED, not ZEE!!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by marstec View Post

    I agree about the Wall of Text...I rarely read those...not worth my time if the poster hasn't bothered to take the time to make separate paragraphs.
    +1
    I especially growl at those who refuse to use punctuation.

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