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Posted: 6/25/2009 4:59:14 PM | Laura, it sounds just as dangerous as your old day job here in Florida with unknown snipers hiding in the woods (and very sad about the puppy, it's usually pit bulls, not German Shepherds, can't understand that).
Keep winning... I've never been to Vegas, and that's OK (I'm not about to go now lol) just make it home safe and happy.
Ooops, I didn't mispell anything... (except maybe the word "mispell") - it's usually not that hard to not make a mistake! | |
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Posted: 6/25/2009 6:01:48 PM | Laura, now if you can get the slots to keep on a working and the bizarre to just goes on away. I would say things would be going well!!!
Sounds like an interesting trip so far. Hope your eyes, mouth and throat are doing better!!
Aaaahhhh message 54, is that all you could mustard???? 2 spelling errors....huh! Bet that just about killed ya!!!
I agree Hallie, usually something you would expect from a pit-bull not a good ole German Shepard. Sorry to hear that Laura, that is bad news.
Woodytower, Spacey is right Leslie does have her own stick. She just uses it LESS than Tess. Of course me and Leslie have an “iron clad” agreement to be nice to each other *grin* (that grin was in honor of you srq). But you have to admit that was Funny….you are a natural with spelling….not…. that would make you the top dog without even trying | |
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Posted: 6/26/2009 6:18:35 AM | Laura, glad to hear that you are ENJOYING yourself! OR - at least being 'entertained'!
HOWEVER
Please HURRY Back!
Despite your 'misplaced' confidence in my stick-wielding abilities, I want to hand this BIG STICK back over to YOU!!!!
I'm all about LOVE!!!  | |
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Posted: 6/26/2009 3:03:49 PM | Leslie ,You do very well.. at handling that stick!! But you know me
I'm a glutton for punishment Laura been to "Vegas" twice
Once as a preasent to myself.. after my first divorce
and the secound to get married again Not sure how that happend
Enjoy youself!!
Seeyaa!! | |
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Posted: 6/26/2009 3:50:26 PM | | Hi Laura. Nice to hear you are havingf fun in Vegas. Been there twice in the 70s. I dont gamble any so that wouldnt interrest me much. You have a good rest of your trip and yes I am many ants short of a picnic. Have fun Rex | |
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Posted: 6/26/2009 4:50:00 PM |
So excuse me for not 'being up to snuff'! I will certainly try to do better
That's my girl~!!
Laura all kidding aside, I hope your trip gets much better!!!
Have a wonderful night!!! | |
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Posted: 7/10/2009 10:13:06 AM | Found this enteresting. Thought I would share it.
I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! | |
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Posted: 7/10/2009 11:55:04 AM | NANCY: I think you JUST made a 'case' for disregarding proper English and proper Spelling!!!
You are right, it is absolutely READABLE!!! Now - what is interesting, is that I COULD read that, but I had a VERY difficult time reading that 'text-eze' stuff!
Go figure!! | |
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Posted: 7/10/2009 12:32:27 PM | I had a very hard time reading the "text-eze" my self. But if you notice short texting or WHATEVA ( no that is not a typo, just written in NY) doesn't include the first and last letters of the words. Example. That=dat or what=wad,because=cuz, truthfully a lot of short texting words are nothing new...gangs have been using it as language for many years. Maybe that's why I don't like it.
As a person with a NY accent, I don't have a problem with accents or lingo's, words such as "lame" meaning no good. (funny I hear kids say this all the time at schools like it's a new word, I used the very same word with the same meaning over 30 years ago).
However (not howeva, which is how I pronounce it, it's the NY silent "r", opposite of the unwritten "r" that we do pronounce)
I think using texting while texting is fine, when not texting, use English. When making notes to myself I use my own short text version for example a triangle instead of the word change. I do believe while on the forums, writing a letter or anything you are writing for another person to read....use some English. There are times when spelling isn’t as important as other times. On a forum most people are typing quickly and it’s is hard to find all your mistakes. I know for me I wouldn’t get anything posted since it takes me more than 1 proof read to find my mistakes, on a forum taking a few short cuts or using common lingo is o.k. to me. | |
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Posted: 7/12/2009 12:12:03 PM | Cant make no cents of this hole thred. wyh are you uns so hung up on spelin and gramer? You awt tobe glad i wrot ya to begin wit. Jus cause i cannt spel and nevr put much efert in leaqrnin gramer does not mean i had no skoolin. I went to the shel of hard knockers....I mmean hard nocks. My spelin is fine, just me keybord makes misstakes. End i cant see no place to hook up one of those spel checkers. Do it cum wit a grammer checka to?
OK, found a way to hook up that spell checking thing and it says there was 24 mistakes in the above paragraph. That thing is sooo smart!. Here it is again with the corrections it suggested...... corrected by my spell checker:
Cant make no cents of this hole thread. why are you INS so hung up on spelling and Cramer? You Wat Tobe glad i writ ya to begin wit. Jugs cause i cannot spell and never put much EFT in learning Cramer does not mean i had no skoaling. I went to the Shel of hard knockers....I mean hard nicks. My spelling is fine, just me keyboard makes mistakes. End i cant see no place to hook up one of those spell checkers. Do it cum wit a gramme check to?
Of course it offers other choices, but I thought my spell checker was supposed to be smarter then me. LOL
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Posted: 7/12/2009 12:41:30 PM | LMAO, Cajun what we need to do is invent a spell checker that converts NY to English and one that converts Cajun to English. Now that's money in the making!!!
Jim, that was cute, I hate it when I use a spell checker and it tells me the word doesn't exist…"no word found for this" I think it says or something like that.
WHATEVA!!!! | |
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Posted: 7/12/2009 12:54:30 PM | I'll axe (NY for ask) around to see who may be interested in putting in the BUCKS (universal for money) and back us up!! | |
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Posted: 7/12/2009 1:02:59 PM | Being a transplanted New Yorker at the young age of 13-14, I had to get used to the then local lingo of a bunch of Florida crackers. I'd go home after school and practice in front of a mirror. Things like...You reckon you can carry me home after school, Were is the store? It's over yonder... or a fer (far) piece away. Not to mention soda became a cold drink. I had to shed myself of that damn New York accent just to survive! lol
Now I have a southern accent much like those from North Carolina (so I'm told.)
Now when people ask me where I'm from, I tell them I'm a true southerner, Yep, I come from the southern part of New York...Long Island. lol
NOTE: Checked, passed and verified by my spell checker. | |
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Posted: 7/12/2009 1:19:56 PM | Funny I was in my 20's when I came to Florida, truthfully I NEVER thought I had an accent.
I had traveled some around the US with my family. We would always comment on other people’s accents and dialects in various states.
When I was at my first job in Florida, I went over to a lady working there, we began to talk, she was from Texas. I turned and said, "Dang, that is SOME accent you have there"
Of course everyone began to Laugh. They ALL said "WHO has the accent?"
Edit: to keep on topic.(angel emoticon should be here, not available on edit post)
Even though I have a NY accent, I try to write in English, the operative word being "try". | |
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Posted: 7/12/2009 1:22:06 PM | | I like the "soda" thing. Once went out with a lady who wanted to stop for a "coke". She ended up with a Sprite. It was her way of saying she wanted a "soda" LOL | |
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Posted: 7/12/2009 1:27:02 PM | To funny Nancy! I can tell a New Yorker's voice across the room.
My deceased wife worked for a local TV station. I knew everyone there. I was once asked to do some local public service announcments since my voice is well suited for broadcast. I've always been told I missed my calling and shouild have been in broadcast. Well I did a few demo annoucments for thhe program director and we sat down in her office to play them back. She was going nuts about how my voice drove the mic and the speakers. The she said something about liking my voice but it's to southern. She then asked me where I was from and I told her New York and she didn't believe me. All that practice as a kid paid off! lol
I did end up doing some local commercials though. It was fun. | |
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Posted: 7/12/2009 1:30:46 PM | ^^^^^LMAO, so I've been told many times since moving to Florida. (the accent that is)
Funny..I say soda, when I first came down to Florida, one of my moms friends said she going to the store to get "pop", when she came back I "axed" "where is pop?". LMAO I thought she was talking about her grandfather not soda.
Some others that threw me off:
Tag, instead of license plate
Sub, instead of hero
Trying telling the lady at Publix you would like to order a hero.
Jim as an adult, I haven't even tried to learn the Southern accent, but I am learning the lingo. | |
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Posted: 7/12/2009 1:40:25 PM | LOL, Cajun some one does need to make a "translation book" not just spell checker for:
Cajun to English.
Can't find a Cajun "WHAT" in NY
Hmmmm...going to...walking around...living....I give up! | |
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Posted: 7/12/2009 2:02:09 PM |
Betcha can't find Cajun "boudin" in New York City
Maybe you should start a new franchise - boudins and egg creams. | |
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