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Chus 
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 Posted: March 20 2007 at 21:42 |
 Angelo wrote:
Ow boj, Peter'is back in the forems, that meens I will have to wotch my speling alot aggain. 
Welcome back Peter 
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yer, Peta 4eva!!  that's lyk sooo gud cuz I reely misd 'im alot
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Jesus Gabriel
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rileydog22
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Posted: March 20 2007 at 21:48 |
Eye no! Aye wuz s0 sik of ppl mssplling thnigs and makking typos left n rihgt. Butt now ol' Petey's bakk, s0 Wii dont hav too worrry bout taht.
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Chus
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Location: Venezuela
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Points: 1991
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Posted: March 20 2007 at 21:54 |
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YER.. PETA PWNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jesus Gabriel
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Unix
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Posted: March 20 2007 at 21:57 |
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wewt peter is so kewl he maks the best jockes and alaways makes me laff
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Jim Garten
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Posted: March 21 2007 at 04:54 |
In short - Peter appears to have gained the respect, kinship and affection of a number of this illustrious forum's membership.
Personally, now he's back, I resent the fact each one of my posts takes 4 times longer to type due to my having to refer constantly to dictionaries, on-line grammar checks and double entendre avoidance strategies.
He's a bit of a pedent, you see 
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Sean Trane
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Posted: March 21 2007 at 05:16 |
Peter Rideout wrote:
Sean Trane wrote:
Peter Rideout wrote:
BTW, Tux, I meant to include the option "No, but it will be a word in 20 - 30 years" to acknowledge that I am aware that language changes over time. See "gay":
1950s: 'gay' = "happy, merry"
1970s: "gay" = 'homosexual"
Today: "gay" = "stupid, lame"
The second meaning is now in the dictionary. the third, regrettably, one day will likely be as well.  |
We used the word gay as lame back in the early 80's.
But as macho kids, being gay/homo meant lame  
Alot reminds of some words like "beit" or "albeit" which are really be it or all be it, and I've never seen anyone condemn this |
Those are long-established compound words, Hugues.
"A" and "lot" have long been established to be separate words.
"Alot" may well be an official word one day (thanks to someone's original mistake, or laziness, and others following suit like so many lemmings), butit'snotyet.
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Well I checked in the Webster (this was a long time ago) and didn't find those. And the Robert-Collins translation dictionary I bought two years ago does not mention them words eater (either?)
I see no problem with "a lot" getting the same treatment as "nevertheless". Language evolves and it is pointless to fight it.
But on the whole issue, I agree that fighting to keep a correct level of written language is vital for humanity (and the prog cause).
Edited by Sean Trane - March 21 2007 at 05:16
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Peter
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Posted: March 21 2007 at 08:55 |
^ Piece bee with yew, comrade Hugues!
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Peter
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Posted: March 21 2007 at 09:00 |
Thanx to olive my knew frendz, above, for the kind words and "welcome backs."
It is sinceerli sinsearly sinseerly genuinely appreciated!
Edited by Peter Rideout - March 21 2007 at 12:07
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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markosherrera
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Posted: March 21 2007 at 13:32 |
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: March 21 2007 at 20:57 |
Jim, that should have been Pedant, surely? Simple Schoolboy error!
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Jim Garten
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Posted: March 22 2007 at 04:31 |
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Is 'alot" a word?
