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Summhou, aym knot kunvinsst that axepting enny fonetiklee cimiler kombineshin uv leturz az uh kureklee speld wird wud meyc it eezier too undurstand wut peepul ar seying.
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Spelling is only for people you're not on good terms with- friends should forgive such personality flaws as "character".
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Daniel Butler
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TSN - you pronounce "correctly" without the t?
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Huh, I've only ever heard it pronounced with the 't' silenced, so that the basic result is "hoddog". Just wondering...
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That's because you're from fucking Buffalo, kid.
Here in central PA, people seem to have a hatred of using the verb "to be", leading them to say things like "The dishes need done." This in turn leads to me jumping up & down, ranting & raving like Lionel Twain cursing Sidney Wang for his inability to speak English properly.
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You'd be surprised how confused out o' towners are when they hear things like "Chaclate", "Melk", and " Moltrin" followed by the Canadian standard interogatory "eh?". I had a teacher who couldn't use English properly. She liked to misuse the plural form of words. "This type of problem will only mess you up sometime. "You have your state Regentses tests next week. So, I'm going to give you some homeworks tonight."
I'm glad I no longer have her. THen again, you can't exactly blame the American population's inability to speak English, when our president can't, and even makes up words.
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Certainly not. But I'm sure plenty of people don't realize it's there, and would try to spell the word without it. It seemed like a reasonable way to increase obfuscation.
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Weird. Of course, here in north cuba, most people speak Spanglish or just come up and say "speekie spanish?" to which I reply "No" and walk away. Even at work.
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Holy...shit. The article writer expresses my feelings quite eloquently...especially as regards the kid's parents.
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So he dropped out to play a game that does not even teach how to play gutiar? Seems social services need a call...or the parents can have him declared an adult (after 16, it's legal with parental sign-off) and the kid can destroy his life legally.
I'm thinking "hippie parents". Ten bucks says everyone in his school called him "Fruity Pebbles" every day of his life.
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