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barbtries

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Sat Jul 29, 2017, 11:50 AM Jul 2017

what do you when [View all]

you're a little anal about grammar and spelling, and you like a post or a tweet or whatever, and it has this error that just LEAPS at your eyes and offends your inner spelling nerd, and you wanna like it, or rec it, but you really want to correct it?

here's a tweet:
Jail Donald Drumpf? @DTrumpExposed
Replying to @DTrumpExposed @realDonaldTrump

If you really believe that Russian medalling is OK then you should study history.


medalling. not a word, not a word. but i like the message. i think i know that @realDonaldTrump never reads the replies to his tweets, but i still like doing it and seeing that others do it, because maybe he does, and maybe he will either get a clue (haha, ain't happening), or melt down entirely (much more likely imo)

how hard is it to right click on the word that has the red squiggly line under it? maybe you don't get that on phones and phones are probably where most tweets come from.

anyhow. gone on and on about something really trivial. i think i just want some validation that i am not the only one who's this way.

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what do you when [View all] barbtries Jul 2017 OP
Agree it's not a word but even if it was, the writer should have used meddling malaise Jul 2017 #1
it's true. barbtries Jul 2017 #2
Well I had to correct a word malaise Jul 2017 #3
it's really common. barbtries Jul 2017 #11
"Medalling," or "medaling," is a word--Phelps is famous for medalling (medaling) tblue37 Jul 2017 #5
spell check barbtries Jul 2017 #12
Yes, of course it is the wrong word in that sentence. I was just pointing out that tblue37 Jul 2017 #14
yeah all bets are off barbtries Jul 2017 #15
I keep inserting a random "d" or "g" into my words. nt tblue37 Jul 2017 #16
"...even if it were... unc70 Jul 2017 #7
You write tblue37 Jul 2017 #4
okay barbtries Jul 2017 #8
If all his tweets end up on record in the government archives lunatica Jul 2017 #6
they should. barbtries Jul 2017 #9
Like nails on a chalkboard - funny you should bring this up - asiliveandbreathe Jul 2017 #10
that is funny. barbtries Jul 2017 #13
On my grammar and usage website I have an article titled tblue37 Jul 2017 #18
Lovely story malaise Jul 2017 #20
Most of my spelling mistakes are typing errors... lame54 Jul 2017 #17
Have and extra "do" on me for your title ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #19
Oh, dear!! Sugar Smack Jul 2017 #21
lol barbtries Jul 2017 #22
How dare you make fun of my fat fingers! ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #23
you're not along barbtries Jul 2017 #24
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