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10/05/2008, 16:58 sweet 17 Joined on 05/08/2006 charente maritime Posts 2,048 Re: English as she is spoke ? Very true, Krusty, and I ain't gonna quarrel with you, so there!  Actually, I don't really care what other people's grammar or spelling are like these days.  I used to humph a bit when I was the person sifting through job applications and CVs and letters were badly written.  Nowadays, however, I am a retired person in France and the people on the forum are not wanting me to give them a job, so no probs. As it happens, I do often "switch off", not just because a thread bores me but even in social situations when what I hear is not to my liking.  How rude is that?  But then, I intend to be a perfect dragon now I feel I've earned myself the right to be one.  See, I can be "crusty" too!    Report

10/05/2008, 17:30 krusty Joined on 13/08/2006 haute vienne (87) Posts 2,162 Re: English as she is spoke ? I would not call that being a "dragon" , you have been too nice and not a bit "crusty"    Report

10/05/2008, 21:00 Gengulphus Joined on 30/01/2008 Saône et Loire Posts 84 Re: English as she is spoke ? Haha.  Perhaps the heat generated on this thread has been distracting the attention of the moderators. Elsewhere a brave soul has succeeded in slipping a rude word past the censorship department.  dave21478 wrote: Selfish I know, but I dont give a chuff about the potential eco benefits or problems, I was just after cheaper motoring… How can he get away with that, when other posters cannot even use the word for a male fowl without suffering auto-deletion? It's good, provided it lasts… Letizia Bonaparte    Report

10/05/2008, 21:46 Panda Joined on 29/01/2008 Charente (16) and Vienne (86) Posts 247 Re: English as she is spoke ?   Zoot! Someone has left the (ex) possum flap unlocked, if this forum is to return to Dick making ridiculous and frankly sad jibes at spelling and grammer, I'll head for the door before the stampede starts, he has previous for forum death on this front! There is a life out there, go on, go get yourself one!    Report

10/05/2008, 21:55 ErnieY Joined on 05/12/2006 Nr Prayssac (Lot) Posts 2,964 Re: English as she is spoke ? I'm still bemused that 'bastardisation' passed muster yet when I wrote the first 3 letters of confidence it earned a *** I believe the filtering system is US based which is why you can cheerfully and confidently write 'sweet Fanny Adams' Bizarre My doctor said one drink per day, I can live with that !    Report

10/05/2008, 22:13 Dick Smith Joined on 23/08/2004 Surrey and Manche (Pays Mortainais) Posts 8,732 Re: English as she is spoke ? And the way dog owners can't discuss their lady dogs? Regards Dick Smith Nowhere is there warmth to be found Among those afraid of losing their ground    Report

10/05/2008, 22:18 sweet 17 Joined on 05/08/2006 charente maritime Posts 2,048 Re: English as she is spoke ? Yes, that lady dog thing is really stupid.  And what about the childish nickname for cats?    Report

11/05/2008, 9:15 Quillan Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 3,577 Re: English as she is spoke ? The 'nasty word' filter is used by all the forums run by Archant and as there are a couple of football forums (so I am told)  and others that link to newspapers etc some words which we might consider normal in the right context have to be banned. There are some sad people out there apparently. If you do find a word that is offensive and can explain why then please feel free to report it and we will pass it on to the 'powers that be' for consideration. I have to say that in regards to this forum I think some of the words that are banned are stupid but unfortunately we have to live with this list of ban words. One such word I came across was c0n as in "he/she is a c0n artist". I am told that this word is banned because it means something very rude in French and you wouldn't expect anyone in this forum to use it's English equivalent. http://www.chambresdhote.com    Report

11/05/2008, 14:24 KathyF Joined on 17/02/2007 Mid-Wales & Southern Manche (50) Posts 119 Re: English as she is spoke ?  You can call me Betty wrote: Based upon the above comments, it would appear that there is a large section of the population who are not only proud of their inability to use English correctly, but seem to believe that possessing this ability is a gift only visited upon the deeply psychologically disturbed. Should we, therefore, accept the fact that being able to spell, or to use our own native language correctly is a source of shame? It looks like it. Spot on as usual, Betty.   Given that this thread and the comments you posted are on forums dedicated to all things French, I do wonder how people manage to make headway learning French if they cannot even express themselves correctly in their native language?    Report

11/05/2008, 14:32 KathyF Joined on 17/02/2007 Mid-Wales & Southern Manche (50) Posts 119 Re: English as she is spoke ?  Panda wrote:   Zoot! Someone has left the (ex) possum flap unlocked, if this forum is to return to Dick making ridiculous and frankly sad jibes at spelling and grammer, I'll head for the door before the stampede starts, he has previous for forum death on this front! There is a life out there, go on, go get yourself one!  Ouch! Why pick on Dick alone - lots of us have been making similar points, because we feel the same way about sloppy grammar and spelling. Are we all ridiculous and sad?    Report

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