Now you know with the advent of sms and recently, instant messaging, we have a whole new vocabulary of words that are so ingenious in that it saves us time from actually typing out the whole word.
to becomes 2,
you becomes u
LOL becomes laughing out loud
U knw wht I mean cos evn tho my spellng is terrrble here, u cn undrstnd wat I'm tryng 2 say!!!
But what happens when people make serious spelling errors? I mean I can handle "text-speak" but I cannot handle glaring spelling errors. For example I came across this today:
"If you want to loose weight, ask me how"
*blocks face
You cannot "loose" weight. Full stop. Loose is when you trying to knot something and it aint tight. Its loose.
Or if you tried on a pair of jeans after a long time and its loose! The correct word would be to use: "lose"
"If you want to lose weight, ask me how!"
I anticipate the guilty ones scrambling to correct their error now...
send/sent
Aaaaargh!!! This word drives me nuts and causes utter confusion when it is misused.
"send" is future tense
"sent" is past tense
Quraisha: Tnx for opting to advertise with me. *hugs
Contact: No problem doll. I will sent the bc msg to u.
Quraisha: U mean u sent the info already? Leme scroll up our chats and find it, sorry its been a hectic day today.
Contact: No problem I understand dear. Lets leave it for tomorrow then.
Quraisha: Nooo I prefer saving your info now cos u mentioned that u sent it already!
Contact: No I didnt sent. Will do so tomorrow.
Quraisha: Okaaaaay I think I understand what you trying to say.
Times like these I think I need to take some meds to calm me down!
With Eid around the corner, I've noticed some hilarious profile pics on my bb... Apparently having a cupcake with a sheep-themed icing on the top is cute for the Eid table. Huh??? I'm sure many of you have noticed!
I don't know about you, but biting into a sheep head is sooo not my style! Never mind that its just a whole lot of white icing with a replica head and black ears and it probably tastes great, but for me it's like a local version of Fear Factor! I'm sure that its a hit with the kids, they love creative stuff like that.
So I came across this hilarious pic today...... This was probably the conversation:
Sheep 1: I'm tired of looking at this old lady's backyard... baa
Sheep 2: What do you mean? baa
Sheep 1: I want to go out and see the world...
Sheep 2: Well we travelled over 450km from the farm to come to Durbs.. baa. That should count as "seeing the world."
Sheep 1: I don't think being crammed into a truck with 150 other friends on an overnight road trip is fun. I have a bucket list... baa
Sheep 2: A what???
Sheep 1: A bucket list is a list of things one wishes to do before.... well... we kick the bucket.
Sheep 2: Don't remind me... baa
Sheep 1: 1) I want to see the world
2) I want to perform a stunt
3) I want to eat the tastiest and juiciest lucerne at the same time.
Sheep 2: How on earth will you ever get all that done????
Well, this sheep saw the world, performed the stunt but I'm not sure if it got it's 3rd wish!!! It can only happen in Durban!
Not sure what's happening here..... Looks like these sheep got caught en-route at a kids playgroup... in India... during Holi festival!!!
But really, it's been funny viewing these pics on my bb and I hope it brought a smile to your face as well. Until next time, tc, and happy advertising!
Seeya!
Q
***Special mention goes out to Qudsiyyah for allowing me to use the stunt sheep pic and Zaakira for the 2nd pic ;-)
Disclaimer: My posts are not intended to hurt or harm anyone...
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