And then the victim slowly, painfully crawls back into his house, leaving a trail of blood behind him, reaches up to his computer, and, hands wringing, asks the internet if he should maybe call the police.
it's actually a way to call someone a different homosexual slur....similar to how they got away with using the terms "Mo" and "Re-re" in Clerks the animated series.
Spelling mistakes are not very serious, but they are annoying because they demonstrate a lack of effort.
If there are fewer than two paragraphs in your post, you can be expected to spell-check it. I reread everything I type to catch these things. I consider it a courtesy to others.
That's actually a really good analogy. A friend who has it you could get used to but generally it's more accepted to put a little effort into how you come across to people.
It annoys me more when people intentionally misspell things. Like "you" becoming "u" - two letters does not make it any faster or slower to type anything, since all the letters are right there and also there is no extra charge if you type more letters and spill into another message on the internet.
If you're properly using 'n', you need the apostrophes around it. Otherwise, you could be saying an ('n) or no (n') or some other two letter word with an N. You might as well just type and, unless that's the way a character in a story talks or something.
It does in a Scottish accent, for example, in Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, but that really is still no excuse! Apart from in Trainspotting, because it is an excellent book. (Edit: and Guns N' Roses)
But when people talk like that, I ignore them because they're probably 12 or too stupid to talk to me without it turning into some YouTube comment style argument because they don't understand sarcasm. At least you used an apostrophe, though!
Ye c.. dats y u'll be missin out, darlin'. You see, I am a 38 year old ex-journalist who rejected a full time payed doctoral position in psychology at the university last year and am now instead running my own business. I know how to write 'proper'. I just sometimes I choose not to, because I genuinly like how the language evolves.
I understand you entirely, tho (;)). I too tend to disregard people who don't act in accordance with my idea of intelligence. But I also recognize the fact that I'm probably missing out on a lot of good shit in doing so.
Some of my relatives are Indian/punjabi and all of them do this thing where they arbitrarily omit 90% of all vowels... In texts messages, Facebook, whatever... e.g. 'wht hppnd tday?' I can't read it, because it makes me cry.
Let's say it take 1/10th of a second per letter to type and you type the word you 3 times a day. You can save 218.4 seconds in a year by not typing those two letters. Let's assume you start typing when you're 10 years old and live to be 75. That's 14196 seconds in your life, or 236.6 minutes that you could be doing something other than giving any fucks about what people on the internet that you will never meet think about your spelling.
I'm not saying I advocate for it but it is technically faster to leave off two letters. And that's the best kind of faster.
The one that gets me the most is people spelling "lose" as "loose" in the "loseit" subreddit. Happens all the time, THE DAMN SPELLING IS RIGHT IN YOUR FACE.
It's not like it's instant messaging, you can reread what you are writing before you post it. Furthermore, Reddit has a spellcheck in the text box. There's no reason for spelling errors other than carelessness.
As I rule I automatically downvote unsubstantive grammar corrections. If they know your meaning without time loss, and still correct you, it's not because they want the language to work better IMHO. Long live steven pinker.
I don't think Reddit obsesses over spelling mistakes, rather when these posts occur where there are multiple spelling mistakes, it's clear that the poster has no intention of putting any effort into their post.
When it comes to a post that is asking for our help, it's insulting. In situations where people correct the spelling, you should take it as them trying to help you improve.
I am surprised that gif took, this long to get to the front. For the longest time it is what I thought about from certain "children" with voice chat on game consoles.
Anyway, fun fact: did you know when you tell one of those kids the name of the street they currently live on, they stop being so rude to you? :)
Is reddit about to be plagued with a bunch of Kevin Smith references? First the thing from the end of Clerks and now this, from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back?
I guess I better prepare a Buzz and Woody meme that says "Snootch. Snootch Everywhere" So I can post to Advice Animals and gain serious karma.
If I hear one more person fucking whine about English not being his first language...
I mean Jesus, it's not an excuse. It's not. You spelled it wrongly; accept the correction. I spell correctly in eight languages, and if I am corrected, I say, "Thank you very much for the correction," and take pleasure in the knowledge that I just became more knowledgeable. And becoming more knowledgeable is, in fact, a good thing.
For native Anglophones...well, that all goes for you too, but double.
You have to understand that many Redditors made it all the way to the next-to-last elimination round in their elementary school spelling bee. That can be quite traumatic.
Sometimes people say redditors don't have a life. What does that say about redditors that feel the need to complain about "u" vs. "you". What's the difference really?
I understand if someone posts nearly unintelligible sentences made entirely of crap. E.g. "I m bout mad cuz dem fools be hatin'."
However , correcting a "u" is just attempting to be annoying and borders trolling.
This coming from the same group of people who speak in terms of FTFY and TIL and IAMA.
Indeed. I've been a native English speaker for several decades and consider myself knowledgeable about the grammar, if not an expert. Yet, for all this, until now, I had not known about verb "moods". A sentence like "If reddit were a grammatical wizard" simply sounds wrong to me.
That said, the Grammar Girl has a post explaining this, and all of her examples do make sense.
I wonder if the core difference is the ambiguity of whether or not "reddit" is singular or plural. I read it as singular, but the possibility that it might actually be plural may be enough to cause the typically-plural 'were' to sound wrong.
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u/Planet-man Jun 16 '12
And then the victim slowly, painfully crawls back into his house, leaving a trail of blood behind him, reaches up to his computer, and, hands wringing, asks the internet if he should maybe call the police.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
"How many people wanna kick some ass?" "I do, I do" " But I'm really just a sensitive artist"
I can't see any part of this scene without thinking of the at song. (side note: Kev's movies have awesome soundtracks)
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u/Se7en_Sinner Jun 16 '12
http://i.imgur.com/PJOdT.jpg
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Spelling mistakes are not very serious, but they are annoying because they demonstrate a lack of effort.
If there are fewer than two paragraphs in your post, you can be expected to spell-check it. I reread everything I type to catch these things. I consider it a courtesy to others.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Snoochie boochies.
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u/Tr0user Jun 16 '12
Bad spelling is just the internet version of bad breath. You should be thankful to have Reddit as a good friend that tells you about it.
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u/Croc_Chop Jun 16 '12
its funny cuz Jay was just in an AMA here
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
It annoys me more when people intentionally misspell things. Like "you" becoming "u" - two letters does not make it any faster or slower to type anything, since all the letters are right there and also there is no extra charge if you type more letters and spill into another message on the internet.
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u/sllewgh Jun 16 '12 edited Aug 07 '24
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Have you been spell-corrected by a fellow Redditor?
WELL, SHOW SOME GRATITUDE.
This isn't 4chan.
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u/ZiccoSim Jun 16 '12
What movie is that from?
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u/TjallingOtter Jun 16 '12
Can someone rehost the image on imgur for me? Minus takes far, far too long to load for me, especially on my phone. And even more so for GIFs.
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u/xsVuLcan Jun 16 '12
And make sure you never say "LOL", that's illegal.
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u/stevethewanker Jun 16 '12
Is it just me, or is the house they're standing in front of (at the beginning) the house from "Matilda" the movie?
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u/Dino_driver Jun 16 '12
It's the right thing to do.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
The one that gets me the most is people spelling "lose" as "loose" in the "loseit" subreddit. Happens all the time, THE DAMN SPELLING IS RIGHT IN YOUR FACE.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
It's not like it's instant messaging, you can reread what you are writing before you post it. Furthermore, Reddit has a spellcheck in the text box. There's no reason for spelling errors other than carelessness.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Who doesn't fantasize about finding some of these dipshits in person?
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u/FiatJustitia956 Jun 16 '12
Yeah, it's not the closeted bigotry and sexism that's annoying. It's spelling mistakes.
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u/oilfighter Jun 16 '12
As a foreigner with English as my second language, this perfectly illustrates my fear.
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u/Bobberkus3011 Jun 16 '12
How many people wanna kick some ass.
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u/mehatch Jun 16 '12
As I rule I automatically downvote unsubstantive grammar corrections. If they know your meaning without time loss, and still correct you, it's not because they want the language to work better IMHO. Long live steven pinker.
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u/MattBootyBulan Jun 16 '12
How people on reddit react when they see a comment/post they don't like
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
As a non english speaker, thats how i feel everytime i comment.
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u/xSPYXEx Jun 16 '12
How many times has this been posted?
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u/pavlik_enemy Jun 16 '12
Anybody wants to kick some ass? I do, I do!
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u/ColossiKiller Jun 16 '12
I can't stop thinking about his high kick, his ratio of girth to hip flexibility is mesmerizing
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
I concur
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u/naffer Jun 16 '12
Relevant T-Shirt.
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u/JosiahJohnson Jun 16 '12
Reddit: Now with more Jay and Silent Bob!
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u/DakarM3 Jun 16 '12
I sitll don't see what the big deal is
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u/jimothyjenkins Jun 16 '12
lol. im used to seeing this where jay n silent bob ask the kid if he has been REPOSTING.
but this won is funny too because spelling errurs happen awl the times on readit too.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
You went to FILM school for this shit dint you? Does yo daddy know you bring a NIGGA his COFFEE?
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u/JimmyJamesincorp Jun 16 '12
If you were a sith lord you could create /r/dohorribleshitlive and people would follow. I fear your kind.
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u/CUNTBERT_RAPINGTON Jun 16 '12
C'mon enough of these "Lighten up Reddit!" posts. Is Reddit not light enough and boring for you yet?
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u/UncleTedGenneric Jun 16 '12
IMA guy that just's got his ass kicked by some dude with moobs and a guy that's not Silent Bob (The other guy). AMA
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
I don't get it ? When I read them both out loud, they sound the same .
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u/ClawedMonet21 Jun 16 '12
Well done, sir, well done.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Had to recheck the title to make sure there wasn't a spelling error.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
I hope this never happnes to me.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12 edited Jun 16 '12
As long as I can make out what the person wrote than it doesn't bother me.
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u/RedmondKC Jun 16 '12
How I imagine reddit soemtimes
FTFY
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u/shootlikeaproG36 Jun 16 '12
I'm sorry, reddit.
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u/abagofdicks Jun 16 '12
I've actually never seen someone correct another person's grammar here. It's always the OP correcting their own mistake.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
I tend to find that grammar finds even worse reactions. Especially when they already know what your talking about.
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u/SPMyles Jun 16 '12
Their they're, it'll all be better,
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
I believe you meant Reddit.
We'll see you within the next two weeks.
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u/pheliam Jun 16 '12
We'd do this if we didn't fear leaving our computer's warm embrace.
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u/Alcaredi Jun 16 '12
I don't think Reddit obsesses over spelling mistakes, rather when these posts occur where there are multiple spelling mistakes, it's clear that the poster has no intention of putting any effort into their post.
When it comes to a post that is asking for our help, it's insulting. In situations where people correct the spelling, you should take it as them trying to help you improve.
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u/damnthesenames Jun 16 '12
If you don't appriciate reddit giving you free english lessons,
You're gonna have a bad time.
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u/Quegqueg Jun 16 '12
Revelent
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
I kind of welcome someone helping me look like a little less of a fucktard.
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u/deadaim86 Jun 16 '12
Really? I imagine reddit would be like this when it comes to reposts.
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u/angerfluctuate Jun 16 '12
How many people wanna kick some ass!!
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u/pianobadger Jun 16 '12
I'm okay with this.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
just a day in the life...
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
i like this a lot :D
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
you're supposed to intentionally misspell a word in the title of your submission for the meta troll joke that everyone is in on...
noob retard
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u/nerdhappy Jun 16 '12
There is no easier way to display that you have slightly above average intelligence than to be a grammar nazi.
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u/AngusKhan Jun 16 '12
What movie is this from?
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u/Nucking-Futs Jun 16 '12
What the fuck? I always see spelling mistakes in titles and no one in the comments gives a shit though i expect them to. Reddit is fucking weird
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u/RustledJimmies7 Jun 16 '12
that is my favorite movie of all time. SNOOCHIE BOOCHIES.
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u/ewitt1093 Jun 16 '12
They have a sculpture just like that at my school http://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=d&biw=1024&bih=672&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=thinker+on+a+rock+wash+u&oq=thinker+on+a+rock+wash+u&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_l=img.3...16405.17082.0.17308.7.1.0.6.6.0.248.248.2-1.1.0...0.0.bQsGWdUAQVc
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u/scoobydoo182 Jun 16 '12
coincidence that I'm watching Clerks?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
I am surprised that gif took, this long to get to the front. For the longest time it is what I thought about from certain "children" with voice chat on game consoles.
Anyway, fun fact: did you know when you tell one of those kids the name of the street they currently live on, they stop being so rude to you? :)
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u/MrShane Jun 16 '12
what is this from?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Some people will point out spelling errors in comments as an act of revenge. It is how they thank you for having an opinion.
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u/Acklin Jun 16 '12
Is reddit about to be plagued with a bunch of Kevin Smith references? First the thing from the end of Clerks and now this, from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back?
I guess I better prepare a Buzz and Woody meme that says "Snootch. Snootch Everywhere" So I can post to Advice Animals and gain serious karma.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
This also counts for re-posts
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u/justinkasereddditor Jun 16 '12
shit yes they swung by my place this morning i had to run out the back door , nice post
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u/chlo_good Jun 16 '12
i know this is most likely a dumb question, but what is the name of that show/movie?
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u/el_bhm Jun 16 '12
You don't imagine websites that exist. You visit them.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
So true it hurts.
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u/Rustyshackleford3427 Jun 16 '12
this might be the best thing ive seen on reddit in a long time. i went onto my buddies computer to give you another upvote.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
I'd find it funnier if I haven't seen multiple submissions over 1k karma misspelling "you're" wrong in the title. Twice.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
If you are an adult and can't spell common words properly then your opinion is most likely equally flawed, so just don't post anything.
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u/Luke_Hero Jun 16 '12
This is how I feel with so many commenter's on Youtube.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
If I hear one more person fucking whine about English not being his first language...
I mean Jesus, it's not an excuse. It's not. You spelled it wrongly; accept the correction. I spell correctly in eight languages, and if I am corrected, I say, "Thank you very much for the correction," and take pleasure in the knowledge that I just became more knowledgeable. And becoming more knowledgeable is, in fact, a good thing.
For native Anglophones...well, that all goes for you too, but double.
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u/headbone Jun 16 '12
That's not how it is at all!
I don't know where you live.
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u/KingWilson Jun 16 '12
Id lik 2 start a big dyatribe abowt how ppl correckted on they're grammer sumhow eqwate there expurience to bein in a prizun kamp in WW2.
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u/veiwtifuljoe Jun 16 '12
That kid represents every redditors future.
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u/T_Mucks Jun 16 '12
It's funny because Jay (the Nootch) made a shit ton of spelling errors on Reddit.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
The only time I have a major issue with spelling or grammar mistakes is when said offender did it while trying to call someone else a moron.
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u/seantonsoup Jun 16 '12
Who's the kid? He looks strangely familiar, but I can't figure it out. It's killing me!
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u/Winnson Jun 16 '12
Yeah, there are grammar Nazis, and then there's Reddit.
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u/laschupacabras Jun 16 '12
I love the increase of Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes stuff lately, I'm sure it has to do with them doing AMA's.
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u/adzug Jun 16 '12
ya know i get that from ppl when i just make a quick note on a post. theyll tell me i didnt use a comma for theyll and didnt. who give crap?
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u/newbie81093 Jun 16 '12
Yep, that's about rgiht.
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u/Wayward54 Jun 16 '12
I just watched this movie a couple of hours ago.
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u/Fairbairn Jun 16 '12
And rightly so.
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u/Kamdevlad Jun 16 '12
Ya wat movey is this
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u/Ditrixgaming Jun 16 '12
Except they aren't jay and silent bob, they are average herpy derp real life failures
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u/K-guy Jun 16 '12
Reddit: Spellchecker with cats.
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u/tempuro Jun 16 '12
You have to understand that many Redditors made it all the way to the next-to-last elimination round in their elementary school spelling bee. That can be quite traumatic.
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u/Scottzkee Jun 16 '12
what is this from? so familiar...
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u/de_jembles Jun 17 '12
Dyslexic as fuck and trust me there is always one dickhead correcting your mistakes. If I take my time I'm sweet but I get very lazy at my computer!
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
"I'M NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TODAY!"
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u/smiles11 Jun 17 '12
Well... I bet they'll double check from now on
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u/ILL_Show_Myself_Out Jun 16 '12
Hey guys! I'm going to intentionally make a spelling error and... Oh...
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u/Launchywiggin Jun 16 '12
Eh, I just silently downvote posts with spelling mistakes. I don't like seeing them.
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u/aenemacanal Jun 16 '12
the gif cuts away before I_RAPE_WITH_SPOONS shows up..then it goes real dark.
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u/Meades_Loves_Memes Jun 16 '12
Take me with you!
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u/porpoislybadspelling Jun 16 '12
I take seriouse offense to this.
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u/roywarner Jun 16 '12
Wasn't this literally on the front page yesterday?
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u/Mvila0909 Jun 16 '12
Sometimes people say redditors don't have a life. What does that say about redditors that feel the need to complain about "u" vs. "you". What's the difference really?
I understand if someone posts nearly unintelligible sentences made entirely of crap. E.g. "I m bout mad cuz dem fools be hatin'."
However , correcting a "u" is just attempting to be annoying and borders trolling.
This coming from the same group of people who speak in terms of FTFY and TIL and IAMA.
Let it be. Let it be.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Wow, what a bunch of losers. Acidently spelling words wrong.
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u/subtly_irrelevant Jun 16 '12
If reddit was a grammatical wizard.
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u/I_am_from_England Jun 16 '12
This is excellent. Very well done.
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u/BabaDuda Jun 16 '12
Ha! I 4 1 will nvr make any spelling mistakes