Process of Elimination...Maybe? - Page 5

Originally posted by: Evocative

Annie 🤗

Yours is the one sane voice we can all look out for in the din of this forum. The Lone ranger (sometimes) who bravely posts about the way some things are DONE here. And your posts always give me the feeling of a 'home'ly atmosphere and never fail to soothe my over-tried nerves (I hope you get what I'm saying, for I am not as eloquent or well-versed in wordplay as you.)

Coming to your topic, I'm glad you addressed this. I too am somewhat a snob when it comes to the English language. Seeing a post sans all the principles of grammer really gets to me. You talked about the use of texting language. I'll explain my POV. Texting language has been so much ingrained into some people's systems (blame it on the need to be in the loop at college where such a language is the 'IN' thing or some other reason) that it's hard to even keep a check on how and where one uses it. I confess,even I am a victim to this 'Texting language disorder'. And although now I'm trying very hard to be rid of this habit I inadvertently do use it sometimes. So I can tolerate it to some extent and strive to overlook it when people tend to abuse/over-use it frequently in their posts.

But the one thing which irks me here is the excessive use of certain words which have wholly different meanings. I've seen posts aplenty speaking about 'Bashing', 'Gutter' and 'Redemption' from the time I joined the If bandwagon. And I end up literally pulling at my hair reading those posts. It all sounds so juvenile and is very irritating. I really wish there WAS a way to stop the wrong use of words in the wrong places. unfortunately, all we can do now is ignore them or turn the other way.

Phew! I don't know if any of what i said made sense. I am too sleepy but couldn't hit the sack before I posted on your thread.

Bye Annie. Will be back amidst all you lovely people tomorrow.😊

Originally posted by: Drwho

Oh Annie Darling,

Lovely post dear!

I wish I could 'enlighten' you but I am sitting in darkness myself😭, I drove back from London this evening and switched the lights on in my living room and lo! the lights came on and there was a spark and everything went dark.😭 I changed the bulbs but that didn't work, so😭 my living room is currently lighted by an Ikea lamp, like an exclusive restaurant where you need a torch to read the menu!

Thank God, the lights in the rest of the house are ok.

Now that I have lamented, Annie, I whole heartedly share your love for English, and your snobbery as well.

I think I am a bit more adaptable when it comes to txtng😃, when I remember(to remember!) that I am sending a text... but the problem with doing that too frequently is you might forget the actual spelling...Sadly Annie, that is the way I see the world going, no one cares about language any more! Having said that, I am also aware that the English we use nowadays is not he same as the English used in say the 17th Century or even the 19th century, so it is always evolving (or degenerating!)😃

Some amount of informality I can tolerate because this is an informal forum...

I don't read spoilers because they are written in some alien speak which doesn't make sense to a n ordinary mortal like me, and I also tend to stay away from OMGs! There are too many people pestering God in the name of BS!

Several words are used inappropriately in the forum, the most common is Bash/Bashing...

But what gets my goat is glaringly obvious mistakes in spelling & grammar & punctuation especially when I am reading FFs, OSs and SSs.

The other day, I was reading a story and the 4th line read, 'Arnav Singh Raizada was sitting in his office and he was board'...I did not venture any further!😃

But if I come across any more irritating words, I shall certainly let you know

!

Originally posted by: enigma17

<font color="#660033">Now you have confused and confuddled me yet again!</font>

<font color="#660033">'Reem', 'boomting' and 'bufting'???</font>

<font color="#660033">What the dickens do those words mean?</font>

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<strong><font color="#660033">Happy Friendship Day to you too and thank you</font>

Originally posted by: Drwho

The other day, I was reading a story and the 4th line read, 'Arnav Singh Raizada was sitting in his office and he was board'...I did not venture any further!😃

But if I come across any more irritating words, I shall certainly let you know!

Originally posted by: .._sonii_..

Ohh sorry for confusing you... well 'reem' means cool, 'boomting' means good looking and 'buffting' means fit/hot lol.. there is many more but I don't have time for that 😆

Originally posted by: Jayne

Here are a few other nuggets (paraphrasing since I do not recall in which post I read it):
- ... don't go hating on Arnav...
- ... Arnav was laying on the bed... (eggs, I presume!)
- ... Where is Sheesh Mahal at?
- ... he picked up the payal off of the floor and clasped it about her ankle...
- ... "Your not knowing how hawt Arnav is! You dont know nothing!"

I think I'll stop and take a breather... my mind is quite swirling with these (shudder) memories.


Jayne

Originally posted by: enigma17

Originally posted by: Drwho

Manju darling🤗

Were you talking to me on the phone in subdued lighting as well?

You never said!

Hope the menu is good😆

Thank you so very much for being a partner in crime

Good to know I am not the only snob around about the English language

I have never got the hang of the text language and I doubt I ever shall

I agree about the spoilers

Its all a mystery to me so I have given up reading them

Likewise the first few lines of an OSs , FFs and SSs has me rooted or running dependant on the language used

😆😆😆 @ Arnav being board!

Originally posted by: enigma17

I was going to tell you when you said good night!

My exclusive menu is a cup of tea! After all the food that I have eaten all weekend, I decided to give my digestive system half a day off!

Now I shall proceed to retire😃, only to my bedroom! and find some more stories to read, to stop me from being 'board' like poor Arnav!!

Good Night!