I'm really impressed with you lot

FoxEye · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:10

The cat sat on the mat.
Peter and Jane went to the beach.

^^All my own work! Are you impressed, Chris? Think I could be a famous writer?

86JR · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:11

wot??

bikerchris · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:12

FoxEye said:
The cat sat on the mat.
Peter and Jane went to the beach.

^^All my own work! Are you impressed, Chris? Think I could be a famous writer?

You're a poet and you didn't become aware of that fact until the moment had passed when it could have become useful in a social or work based environment

Jegethy · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:15

Little tip about your signature - Making the background transparent will allow you to use it on other forums too. Black on dark blue is a bit hard to read though.

Hyburnate · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:17

Jegethy said:
Little tip about your signature - Making the background transparent will allow you to use it on other forums too. Black on dark blue is a bit hard to read though.

Yes however transparency brings up the file size.

NinetyOne · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:18

We speak the Queen's English round these parts - Queen Mary's that is. Init? Ya ken?

bikerchris · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:18

Jegethy said:
Little tip about your signature - Making the background transparent will allow you to use it on other forums too. Black on dark blue is a bit hard to read though.

Is that better dear?

Hyburnate said:
Yes however transparency brings up the file size.

Reduced the file size by 4Kb...data is weird

bikerchris · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:19

NinetyOne said:
We speak the Queen's English round these parts - Queen Mary's that is. Init? Ya ken?

If there was a post 'like' button, I would have pressed it rather a lot by now

anything I don't mind · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:25

it is good because people moan so quick if you can't type full sentences. I have word dyslexia. sometimes ill say a word while typing but not type it out.

Hicks · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:26

bikerchris said:
You don't need to hear this, but the quality of written English around these parts is excellent. May be I've been typing on the wrong forums, but it's so nice to read legible sentences with ease.

So thanks!

Rozzy85 · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:27

Most forums I've used don't use 'txt speak' and it is usually frowned upon so it's not unusually to find a place where posts are for the most part written well.

bikerchris · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:40

groen said:
it is good because people moan so quick if you can't type full sentences. I have word dyslexia. sometimes ill say a word while typing but not type it out.

Well fair play to you then - and I do know you weren't looking for credit, but a few friends of my have Dyslexia to varying degrees, and your once sentence is considerably better than their's

Hicks said:

Right, I'm going to bed. I have to confess, I didn't expect this place to be as entertaining or sociable as it seems to be!

grudas · 21 Oct 2013 at 00:47

nps m8 lyt ur sys no tht am cumin tonite innit

Rotty · 21 Oct 2013 at 01:53

Rroff said:
Wouldn't say its excellent (not that I can talk) but I do notice the average level of written English on these boards is way above most other places I visit regularly.

I would hate to see the bad ones. :eek:

areksnumbr1sxylady · 21 Oct 2013 at 02:14

I dont kno this guy, but me hates him alrdy

mrk · 21 Oct 2013 at 02:33

Heh so you've not seen the countless times people have confused of with have or your with you're or their with they're or even the times someone has used "coz" and "u" time after time?

There are plenty of other forums where people write properly and they're not British based either.

Bennie-Mac · 21 Oct 2013 at 02:52

U is well welcum blud u get me?

Vidar · 21 Oct 2013 at 03:22

Jegethy said:
Your welcum.

This absolutely made my night, thank you!

spoffle · 21 Oct 2013 at 04:14

bikerchris said:
The quality of written English around these parts is excellent. May be I've been typing on the wrong forums, but it's so nice to read legible sentences with ease.

So thanks!

It really isn't, most people around here can barely use English.

People around here might not be as bad as other places, but it doesn't mean the standard is high.

Pixel · 21 Oct 2013 at 05:32

As the internet became progressively more popular, the standard of written language used online diminshed as the highly intelligent (yet socially inept) early adopters of the internet became diluted within a sea of ill-educated, "normal" people.

Anything that becomes popular is inevitably ruined by the frothing masses, so I propose we move on from the internet to a new system of communication, where we can share cat images and bad jokes in peace. A place where governments can't legislate, corporations can't dictate, and we can all masturbate to the latest leaked images of some celebrity who accidently shared their mobile phone photos on a social network.