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General => Lounge => Topic started by: Thunder Chicken on January 26, 2008, 05:40:06 PM

Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: Thunder Chicken on January 26, 2008, 05:40:06 PM
...how could anybody ever type up a grammatical train wreck like this:
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HI I HAVE A 87 FIREBIRD WITH TRANS AM GROUND EFFECTS ON IT HAS A 350 LT1 OUT OF A 69 VETTE WITH TUNED PORT,MSD EGNISHION,DESPEBERTER CAP,9MM ACELL WIRES,CAMED UP,DUAL ETRICL FANS,NEW DUAL RAVIN EXHAUST
That's an ad on a local for sale site. His grade school teachers would be proud...
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: xjeffs on January 26, 2008, 05:48:31 PM
He was doing well until he tried technical writing.

Desperberter made me laugh.  I just laughed again.
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: P71 on January 26, 2008, 05:51:16 PM
That's about the norm on craigslist. Notice everything is better then it could possibly be (TPI won't bolt onto real 69 LT1 heads, nor will a real MSD TPI cap work with Accel wires, etc, etc, etc). It makes you want to just start wacking people with hammers...

At least it could be followed. You should see some of the emails I get! Some of them get so bad I can't even follow WTF they're talking about...
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: vinnietbird on January 26, 2008, 05:53:19 PM
Hey,my car has a desperberter.I wonder if they're rare?
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: daminc on January 26, 2008, 06:25:07 PM
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ETRICL

lol --Thats got me confused.  lol
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: ZondaC12 on January 26, 2008, 06:28:45 PM
*turns to left and bangs head against conveniently located drywall*
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: 302 PWR on January 26, 2008, 07:44:25 PM
At least he spelt exhaust right, most guys use "exzhaust" or "ezuast".
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: baxo on January 27, 2008, 12:09:22 AM
you meen theirs misteaks in taht senteance I wouldof never knowen too me it seemed perfickt.
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: HAVI on January 27, 2008, 12:12:26 AM
huked on fonics werkt for me
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: Red_LX on January 27, 2008, 02:30:40 AM
Go read some stuff on answers.yahoo.com.

Here's two examples of actual things I saw posted.

Title: "When Usa ejecute the plan boyager.?"

Body: "When USA ejecute the plan boyager.to control the world."

and

Title (only thing on it): "How many gallons feet to car volswagen passat 98 1.8 turbo?"

Arg.

We also have a local freead thing, and you can call in your ads, so I see misspellings all the time like Eddlebrack, Adelbroke, etc.
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: daminc on January 27, 2008, 08:07:22 AM
Thats more entertaining than the TV shows nowadays.
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: ZondaC12 on January 27, 2008, 08:26:09 AM
Ya know I don't think it's ever been said before, maybe it has and I missed it but I think the comment hasnt ever been made. Whenever I'm in the Lounge or General....Disc forums and I see a new post by TC I always get excited and sure enough there's a witty or snide remark in the title, the latter type usually in reference to Ford or the Big Three and the umpty-millionth stupid decision they've just made! :hick:
 
And by now I'm surely sounding like a ass-kisser but I see the name and get ready for another dose of level-headed wisdom and food for thought, and usually get at least a chuckle out of the title.
 
I vote TC least likely to spam this place up and me....hmm somewhere on the OTHER end of the spectrum :hick:
Title: RE: "the English laguage"
Post by: gumby on January 27, 2008, 10:27:00 AM
slightly ironic that there is a typo in the title of this thread... :shakeass:
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: Thunder Chicken on January 27, 2008, 10:35:37 AM
Quote from: ZondaC12;200190
Ya know I don't think it's ever been said before, maybe it has and I missed it but I think the comment hasnt ever been made. Whenever I'm in the Lounge or General....Disc forums and I see a new post by TC I always get excited and sure enough there's a witty or snide remark in the title, the latter type usually in reference to Ford or the Big Three and the umpty-millionth stupid decision they've just made! :hick:
 
And by now I'm surely sounding like a ass-kisser but I see the name and get ready for another dose of level-headed wisdom and food for thought, and usually get at least a chuckle out of the title.
 
I vote TC least likely to spam this place up and me....hmm somewhere on the OTHER end of the spectrum :hick:

Suck-up :shakeass::D

I've been known to derail the odd thread myself, but I suppose most of my threads are odd anyway....

Quote from: gumby;200206
slightly ironc that there is a typo in the title of this thread... :shakeass:

Even more ironic that you misspelled "ironic" :moon:
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: gumby on January 27, 2008, 10:42:44 AM
i have no idea what you are talkin about :raspberry
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: daminc on January 27, 2008, 12:09:40 PM
lol- we're not the inventors of scrabble
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: CougarSE on January 27, 2008, 12:48:49 PM
I think sometime after I graduated the country decided to stop educating people beyond a 4th grade reading level.
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: daminc on January 27, 2008, 02:30:18 PM
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I think sometime after I graduated the country decided to stop educating people beyond a 4th grade reading level.


They did.
My daughter is 21, and last week I remember asking her something about prepositions and pr0nouns. She looked at me like I came from another planet. So I explained grammar rules, and she had no idea what i was talking about.

Just thought I would share. lol
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: ZondaC12 on January 27, 2008, 03:42:53 PM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;200207
Suck-up :shakeass::D
 
I've been known to derail the odd thread myself, but I suppose most of my threads are odd anyway....
 
 
 
Even more ironic that you misspelled "ironic" :moon:

 
ZZZZZZIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: I know the internet is causing the wholesale destruction of the English language, but
Post by: *MAYHEM* on January 27, 2008, 04:00:13 PM
I kant tipe sew I jus rit on th scren wif craon.
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