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« on: 18 April 2009, 22:01:20 »

As some of you know I have a sideline repairing keyfobs

Someone bought a repair

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hi  where is me key for vectra you sel me last week  give me mobile number  or send bac mesage today thanx

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please send for me your mobile number thanx

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hi can you back my money thanx

First is odd and what are they playing at?
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« Reply #1 on: 18 April 2009, 22:03:25 »

I would imagine ( hope!) that english is not their first language  :-?
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« Reply #2 on: 18 April 2009, 22:04:31 »

They obvious have no grip of english if they think a repair is selling a fob
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« Reply #3 on: 18 April 2009, 22:04:38 »

either they are not english or an illiterate chav.
I would go for option 2
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« Reply #4 on: 18 April 2009, 22:22:47 »

I once worked with someone who actually spoke like that. Like a foreign language to me.

If I receive a badly written text I ask them to resend in legible English. What a git I am sometimes  ;)

Makes my blood boil  >:(
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« Reply #5 on: 18 April 2009, 22:37:49 »

What about understanding regional accents, that can be very difficult with some of the stronger 'harsher' accents :)

I used to work, as a Service Engineer and then into Sales, for a National Company who's Head Office was in Wolverhampton, sorry to anyone from Wolv's, but it really used to get to me and Birmingham was even worse. :)

These are just my observations and experience, NOT having ago at anyone at all. :y
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« Reply #6 on: 18 April 2009, 22:42:49 »

I know what you mean about regional accents Vamps  ;)

But he spoke such a pigeon English he was almost impossible to understand. If chav texts could be reproduced vocally, he would be the voice  ::) :o
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« Reply #7 on: 18 April 2009, 22:46:39 »

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I know what you mean about regional accents Vamps  ;)

But he spoke such a pigeon English he was almost impossible to understand. If chav texts could be reproduced vocally, he would be the voice  ::) :o

I don't really understand text talk, rarely use these words even on MSN, and, for the most part, I expect anyone I am talking too to use real words or I can't communicate with them. :y
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« Reply #8 on: 18 April 2009, 22:52:52 »

my mate steve is scottish i can understand everything he says, but his mate, havent a clue what he says half the time when were altogether, worked with a bloke from belfast the same, if he laughed i laughed as well, god knows what he was on about.  ;D ;D
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« Reply #9 on: 18 April 2009, 23:08:39 »

Regional accents and bad spelling are opps all to do with each other. I speak as broad as the next Northerner but never use F instead of TH which seems to be the norm these days. As per my other reply, it p's me off when people use American instead on bl00dy English cos they don't know or can't be arsed. No when they meant know, or there which is often used instead of they're or their etc etc etc .......


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« Reply #10 on: 18 April 2009, 23:10:43 »

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Regional accents and bad spelling are opps all to do with each other. I speak as broad as the next Northerner but never use F instead of TH which seems to be the norm these days. As per my other reply, it p's me off when people use American instead on bl00dy English cos they don't know or can't be arsed. No when they meant know, or there which is often used instead of they're or their etc etc etc .......


and breathe.
Harsh if they are american though ;)
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« Reply #11 on: 18 April 2009, 23:14:34 »

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Regional accents and bad spelling are opps all to do with each other. I speak as broad as the next Northerner but never use F instead of TH which seems to be the norm these days. As per my other reply, it p's me off when people use American instead on bl00dy English cos they don't know or can't be arsed. No when they meant know, or there which is often used instead of they're or their etc etc etc .......


and breathe.
Harsh if they are american though ;)

When in Rome .........  ;) ;)
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« Reply #12 on: 18 April 2009, 23:31:45 »

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Regional accents and bad spelling are opps all to do with each other. I speak as broad as the next Northerner but never use F instead of TH which seems to be the norm these days. As per my other reply, it p's me off when people use American instead on bl00dy English cos they don't know or can't be arsed. No when they meant know, or there which is often used instead of they're or their etc etc etc .......


and breathe.
Harsh if they are american though ;)

When in Rome .........  ;) ;)

Well I have spoke with you and can understand you, even on the phone.... :y
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Re: Semi Literate
« Reply #13 on: 18 April 2009, 23:39:21 »

eh yow vamps wot yow gooin ona bout...wots rong with loveley wolverhamperton...We r premier leegue now yow know!!!! :o ;D ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #14 on: 18 April 2009, 23:46:35 »

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Regional accents and bad spelling are opps all to do with each other. I speak as broad as the next Northerner but never use F instead of TH which seems to be the norm these days. As per my other reply, it p's me off when people use American instead on bl00dy English cos they don't know or can't be arsed. No when they meant know, or there which is often used instead of they're or their etc etc etc .......


and breathe.
Harsh if they are american though ;)

When in Rome .........  ;) ;)

Well I have spoke with you and can understand you, even on the phone.... :y

I wor speakin posh fo' thee!!  ;D ;D ;D
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