TonyK
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The artist formerly known as Four Track, Now!
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« on: March 21, 2013, 16:21:53 » |
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Wouldn't the plans for a new station in okehampton hinder any chance left to rest abolish the link between Tavistock and okehampton?
Ah, the penny drops at last! "Re-establish", not "Rest abolish". Oh the perils of predictive text. Although once you master it, it's a piece of coke. |
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« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2013, 18:39:32 » |
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Never mind, FTN, as Ronnie Barker said when imitating the Rev. Spooner, 'god bless the queer old dean'.
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« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2013, 18:47:14 » |
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Although once you master it, it's a piece of coke.
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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TonyK
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« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2013, 20:18:34 » |
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Never mind, FTN, as Ronnie Barker said when imitating the Rev. Spooner, 'god bless the queer old dean'.
Never use a phobile moan to post sensitive stuff, exactly because of the productive features. My post from Shirehampton came out as Showjumping, to BNM and others' amusement. The Reverend Spooner, who enthralled his flock by telling them that "the Lord is a shoving leopard", is thought to have referred to me as a shining wit. Pass the Bucks Fizz, sweetie. |
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« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2013, 01:21:44 » |
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I have, err, taken the liberty perhaps of moving these particular posts here to 'the lighter side'. |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2013, 08:56:31 » |
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That was predictable!!  |
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« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2013, 09:19:41 » |
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For some reason my phone, which claims it learns from what I type, has a habit of changing busy to busty.....
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« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2013, 09:34:36 » |
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For some reason my phone, which claims it learns from what I type, has a habit of changing busy to busty.....
Careful what you write, Bob ... I've heard that predictive text often re-uses words that have been used in previous conversations |
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LiskeardRich
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« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2013, 18:27:08 » |
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I saw some screen prints of some of the perils. One that made me laugh was a girl sent a message saying "I'm lesbian now" to her boyfriend. Should have read "I'm leaving now"
I've seen another which should have said "locking you out" but the locking was replaced with licking.
Fortunately I have never been caught out I dont think.
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« Last Edit: March 23, 2013, 09:52:30 by richwarwicker »
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All posts are my own personal believes, opinions and understandings!
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« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2013, 18:40:56 » |
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<pedant alert>
I don't think this a predictive text fail richwarwicker, but I note that you, along with a large part of the English speaking internet community use the term should of (and also could of, would of) in place of should/could/would have.
Language is a dynamic thing and this usage may become an acceptable norm, but to me it just does not read right. In speech it sounds okay because of the similarity with the contraction. For example, should have is contracted to should've.
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2013, 19:04:55 » |
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It doesn't read 'as correct English' either.  |
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« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2013, 19:16:04 » |
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2 rite m8 i'm wiv u |
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« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2013, 20:06:53 » |
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Oh my sainted aunt ! A pensioner using txtspk !. 'Whatever' (followed by obligatory shrug of the shoulders) will the younger generation think ?!. I had a text once.... inviting me to a 'hot sax ( as in jazz) session'. Unfortunately the vowel in sax got changed ...and no, it wasn't at six either.....  |
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« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2013, 09:54:09 » |
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<pedant alert>
I don't think this a predictive text fail richwarwicker, but I note that you, along with a large part of the English speaking internet community use the term should of (and also could of, would of) in place of should/could/would have.
Language is a dynamic thing and this usage may become an acceptable norm, but to me it just does not read right. In speech it sounds okay because of the similarity with the contraction. For example, should have is contracted to should've.
I have now modified my post to keep you happy For people who hadn't seen my post, I had typed "should of" instead of "should have". |
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All posts are my own personal believes, opinions and understandings!
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