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Now, you see to me, that just sounds painful!!

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Tx

You're right of course - I have a dictionary which was published in 1735, and just the first page is enough to give you brain cramp
Hang on, and I'll type some of it out. (it may take some time, as I only type with 3 fingers )

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“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

Yeah, I know that's why I corrected it to nicked.

Its no longer painful, just bitter.

Here you go!
I've copied exactly the spelling, punctuation, italics and capital letters, which appear randomly in the middle of sentences!! And loads of the S's look like F's!

From; A New General English Dictionary - Originally begun by the late Rev'd Mr Thomas Dyche And Now Finish'd by William Pardon, Gent. MDCCXXXV

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“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

Are you trying to insinuate that I made a serious point?

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Yeah, weird innit?
Read that above though, and tell me you aren't having brain cramp

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Sarah

“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

The legal profession still word their documents in the exact same fashion.

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There's absolutely nothing wrong with a language changing, it evolves to suit the people who use it. A sentence which reads: 'Forsooth! Yeah I must venture forth to find yon villein who doth knoweth that which causeth ye goodly words to appeareth not upon this box of lights. For verily I am lost', obviously needs to change to 'I'm going to call technical support'. I think what annoys people is more those mistakes which completely change the meaning or our understanding of a sentence. As with the 'Julies Driving School' example above, the loss of one apostrophe has altered the whole meaning of the sentence. If mistakes such as that are allowed to become the norm then written English will soon become completely meaningless.

Thats why we don't understand them.

Forsooth is my new favourite word!

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Oh, such language as doth sooth my ears. As a Welshman, I see no harm in this, language be it written or spoken is language all the same. You should see the average school register these days, and then tell me about spelling.

Plus the Welsh have done perfectly well without vowels for ages, so txt spks the ntrl prgrshn.

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good grief - I post something about spelling, go out to a business meeting, come back and find you lot being all .....well, verbose

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Suzie

Swearing ain't going to help!

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A simple dude trying to grow veg.

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When I had No.1 son there was a girl in the next ward who thought that Chlamydia sounded like a nice name.............

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Ah, you is confused there lad, we have more vowels than you. a,e,i,o,u,w,y.

And the following additional letters ch, dd, ff, ll, ng, ph, rh, and th. Some of which, are difficult, as you don't actually vocalise the same. If you have ever used a word with ng in I can guarantee you probably haven't pronounced it correctly, its like finger but take out fi and er, its right at the back of the throat almost like you are gagging.

It does have a certain ring to it.

If your fingers are at the back of your throat it's no wonder you're gagging!

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Hahaha...ain't language lovely. There is so much more humour in the written word than the spoken.

I used to live just outside Llantwit Major Mikey - I could never get the cchhllll right unless I was being kicked out of the Mess late at night - in which case I could speak any language you would ask of me

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