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112. You're right, i was stretching the analogy.

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I've noticed some real bad spellin' on DU lately [View all] DonRedwood Oct 2013 OP

Well Don, it does not help that some of us are giving up nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #1

I've taken breaks before as well DonRedwood Oct 2013 #6

??? Skittles Oct 2013 #85

I think she has, for the most part. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #94

They are, don't help anymore nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #95

I don't have a single person on ignore. DonRedwood Oct 2013 #116

She has 85% of DU on ignore. Codeine Oct 2013 #145

I like nadin Skittles Oct 2013 #154

As someone with a very low post count yourmovemonkey Oct 2013 #143

Your comment IS INDEED very articulate. pangaia Oct 2013 #144

Thanks, just that some of us have had it nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #146

f*** them, nadin Skittles Oct 2013 #155

Huked on fonix wurked fur mee! (nt) jeff47 Oct 2013 #2

Curious that poor spelling goes along with distorted facts. Duh. Giveaway to poor education. northoftheborder Oct 2013 #3

Sorry but education does not equal Egnever Oct 2013 #11

or good spelling. DonRedwood Oct 2013 #16

They may have dun gone to skool but they wurnt edjumacated.... MADem Oct 2013 #54

Cruz to name one ThomThom Oct 2013 #81

You're right, i was stretching the analogy. northoftheborder Oct 2013 #112

Example #1: Ted Cruz spooky3 Oct 2013 #135

I have only one thing to add, to wit(less): Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #151

Well don't shoot me. UncleYoder Oct 2013 #4

Well, I welcome you personally DonRedwood Oct 2013 #9

LOL n/t jtuck004 Oct 2013 #102

I hadn't heard that reference in a loooong time! Gore1FL Oct 2013 #148

So, where DO you keep your Commie flag? Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #153

That song always makes me smile. UncleYoder Oct 2013 #156

From back in the days before Charlie turned on us. Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #157

Thanks! I needed that lunatica Oct 2013 #5

This low count poster is Hayduke Bomgarte Oct 2013 #7

A very hearty welcome! DonRedwood Oct 2013 #10

Some people put spaces after commas and between sentences. Flatulo Oct 2013 #88

You misspelled "good" Callmecrazy Oct 2013 #93

My spelling sucks Egnever Oct 2013 #8

But, that's why there is a "Check Spelling" button. Easy to use, by "Post My Reply" nt AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2013 #14

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh DonRedwood Oct 2013 #19

Sorry, (But reality can be explained to trolls in many ways and they still don't understand.) AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2013 #28

"check spelling" gives you options. louis-t Oct 2013 #33

Spelling Deniers! DontTreadOnMe Oct 2013 #53

Or you could just use chrome Egnever Oct 2013 #21

Chrome is evil. Google has gone to the dark side, haven't you heard? We'll be spying on you now: freshwest Oct 2013 #121

There is?? Good lord, I NEVER saw that before. Seriously. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #47

Cause "Check Spelling" is a gateway to SATAN!!!!!!! ajk2821 Oct 2013 #60

You may have something there. Speaking is "Casting a spell" of sorts... nt AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2013 #71

DARN-- you were NOT supposed to give that little fact away!! niyad Oct 2013 #84

Correct. And the more articulate ones are the most dangerous ones. totodeinhere Oct 2013 #36

But correct usage of adverbs says a lot, too. aka-chmeee Oct 2013 #48

Bunch of loosers. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #12

morans DonRedwood Oct 2013 #13

Series. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #15

Oh no! Know your doing it to. n/t ieoeja Oct 2013 #18

Did you see the thread in LBN? WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #22

Holy Grist Almighty, how did they manage that? Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #38

Anyone can make a typo. I'm terrible at that but I'm not a troll either. totodeinhere Oct 2013 #42

It's the thinkos that can be really embarrassing ThomThom Oct 2013 #83

But they recalled them, and now the ones that are still out there are worth a fortune. Squinch Oct 2013 #110

Ooooooh, I HATE that one. louis-t Oct 2013 #34

This is hugh! nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #40

"Loosers" is in my top three ARRRGHH HOW CAN THEY BE SO DUMB spelling quirks. IveWornAHundredPants Oct 2013 #76

Definately. Iggo Oct 2013 #101

That's the one... TeeYiYi Oct 2013 #122

O grate. a speelin nasi! Rex Oct 2013 #17

I love when they switch between the bad spelling and complex discourse alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #20

That one had me vacillating between tears of laughter and pain REP Oct 2013 #79

You must mean "anti-democratic" not "anti-democrat", right? nt valerief Oct 2013 #23

Both :0) DonRedwood Oct 2013 #25

As a newbie, I find it interesting that you can detect moles. Southside Oct 2013 #24

Welcome! DonRedwood Oct 2013 #27

Thank You Southside Oct 2013 #72

The typical pattern is to make a few brief posts jeff47 Oct 2013 #30

and then they get mad and the facade crumbles DonRedwood Oct 2013 #44

I'm pretty sure I know which two you mean. Been noticing lack of support for anything Democratic for kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #52

That works the other way too Fumesucker Oct 2013 #119

Wowzer!!! chervilant Oct 2013 #134

Yet he still has a 40% chance of appearing on juries? Huh? Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #152

I use "repukes" all the time, lol, and I am pretty sure I'm not a teabagger or RW er of any sort. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #50

I luv the ACA. Rozlee Oct 2013 #26

Rozlee Diclotican Oct 2013 #46

* Rozlee Oct 2013 #49

Rozlee Diclotican Oct 2013 #75

I always enjoy your posts, Diclotican steve2470 Oct 2013 #64

steve2470 Diclotican Oct 2013 #74

One generation back here... malokvale77 Oct 2013 #107

malokvale77 Diclotican Oct 2013 #111

Yes, it was about Breivik. malokvale77 Oct 2013 #114

malokvale77 Diclotican Oct 2013 #117

That's pretty much the way my grandmother told it. malokvale77 Oct 2013 #118

*1 from me as well DonRedwood Oct 2013 #124

good point Chaco Dundee Oct 2013 #89

welcome Chaco DUndee DonRedwood Oct 2013 #126

My spelling is horrible! mecherosegarden Oct 2013 #29

I have to use spell check religiously DonRedwood Oct 2013 #45

So do I. I don't post until I have run the spell check. RebelOne Oct 2013 #61

I was a copy editor right out of college! DonRedwood Oct 2013 #136

good luck with your job search ! steve2470 Oct 2013 #66

Thank you! mecherosegarden Oct 2013 #90

oh pls BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #31

Hello and welcome! DonRedwood Oct 2013 #127

Good call, DonRedwood, but don't you know Aldo Leopold Oct 2013 #32

Sh...shep....shooopp... louis-t Oct 2013 #37

Whatever it is, except a sheepish welcome to DU DonRedwood Oct 2013 #128

... sadly, some of them offset the 'WOW! It's better than wonderbread!' infomercial posts ... Myrina Oct 2013 #35

Disgruntled Dems don't copy/paste their grievances leftstreet Oct 2013 #39

Yeah, I can see some of it too IkeRepublican Oct 2013 #41

Let me welcome you to DU! DonRedwood Oct 2013 #125

they mispel a lot. Coyotl Oct 2013 #43

splell chek iz yore freind L0oniX Oct 2013 #51

Could you tell me OldEurope Oct 2013 #55

Another idea here... N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2013 #56

I've been here for a long time ybbor Oct 2013 #57

Well, congrats on breaking 100! DonRedwood Oct 2013 #129

I'm a low count poster watoos Oct 2013 #58

Welcome watoos! DonRedwood Oct 2013 #130

"This place is about sourcing facts." murielm99 Oct 2013 #59

And then there's autocorrect. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #62

I love it here... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #63

Shhhhhhhhhh... AsahinaKimi Oct 2013 #67

bwahahahahaha! yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #68

Who needs spellin? JeffHead Oct 2013 #65

You tell'em Don... fadedrose Oct 2013 #69

I need a grammar check program. n/t ChazII Oct 2013 #70

Im just a moran, sorry DJ13 Oct 2013 #73

*shearer Richardo Oct 2013 #77

As requested valerief Oct 2013 #82

Awwww.....how the fuck do i unwatch this???? Theyletmeeatcake2 Oct 2013 #97

That's the correct reaction. nt valerief Oct 2013 #100

My spelling is quite good, I think DissidentVoice Oct 2013 #78

dont be talcing about my langwage. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #80

Yuppie Third Way corporatist trolls who can pay for private insurance are calling Zorra Oct 2013 #86

I spel gooder when I tryed ta... Buddaman Oct 2013 #87

Helter Skelter (NT) The Wizard Oct 2013 #91

K and R for the disgusting teabaggers Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #92

We suffer fools relatively gladly Mira Oct 2013 #96

The fires are stoked. Let the witch hunt begin! last1standing Oct 2013 #98

Hey! I only have 200-something posts and I'm not a troll! Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #99

You're just very full of good news tonight! Welcome to DU DonRedwood Oct 2013 #131

Is that sarcasm? Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #133

I've noticed it, too, and it's the kind that can't be atrributed to typos Warpy Oct 2013 #103

'spel so good'.....Love it. Paper Roses Oct 2013 #104

First time for me, I voted to hide a post. It was unanimous. mountain grammy Oct 2013 #105

Smartphones jberryhill Oct 2013 #106

Even on a keyboard... malokvale77 Oct 2013 #113

So iffin we cant spel to good you ar sayen we is trols and doc03 Oct 2013 #108

the worse trolls are the ones that came here... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #109

Are you suggesting we have been invaded by tiredtoo Oct 2013 #115

You betcha! (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2013 #123

BUT WUT BOUT MAH LOLZCAT SPELLIN? IZ I TROLL NAO, 2? freshwest Oct 2013 #120

You're too much of a softy to ever be called a troll!! DonRedwood Oct 2013 #141

And you were caught on video! freshwest Oct 2013 #142

Unadulterated BULLSHIT. LWolf Oct 2013 #132

Obviously I wasn't talking about you then DonRedwood Oct 2013 #138

I don't fall into any of those categories. LWolf Oct 2013 #139

New and Concerned. grantcart Oct 2013 #137

Populism tactic. Look like one of 'the people' misspellings & all-get in the "anti-obamacare" theme Sunlei Oct 2013 #140

Careful Don.... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #147

I've been a member here since 2002, and yet, mrsadm Oct 2013 #149

Wat R yuo tying to say hear? Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #150