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Your instead of you're, it's instead of its, the usage of acronyms like BFF and TTYL. Just spell the words out already! Same for emojis, I can understand a smiley face or a heart at the end of the sentence, but symbols in the middle of a sentence, just--no. I shouldn't have to perform the extra mental work required in dealing with those.
Please bare in mind I attended public schoolran by the government
Well, yah, public school in the US means run by the government, @ some level - typically local. As I understand it, public school in the UK means the opposite. But over there, English is (mostly) a different language.
Foam is fine, but need to covers, they are worn or wripped.
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I paid 200 dollars for them to come and take down some bee hives only too come home too half of them still on my house and the ones that they did knock off laying in my flower bed and grass very unprofessional work never again will I have them even to step on a ant!
Your instead of you're, it's instead of its, the usage of acronyms like BFF and TTYL. Just spell the words out already! Same for emojis, I can understand a smiley face or a heart at the end of the sentence, but symbols in the middle of a sentence, just--no. I shouldn't have to perform the extra mental work required in dealing with those.
YMMV
You ever hear of NASA? USGS? ANZUS? POTUS? SCOTUS? USA?
Are you anti-acronym or just anti-specific acronyms?
I just read an article that included the name "Chloe", and it brought back memories from my last job.
One of our clients was named "Chloe", and one of my co-workers insisted that the woman's name was pronounced as Shh-lowe.
Luckily, that co-worker never met Chloe, and never had the chance to butcher the woman's name in person.
i was good for one friend and took short term cash loan for him had after nothing but problems sometimes he had money to pay monthly due sometimes dont and quess who was deal with phone calls and knocking to door.
I just read an article that included the name "Chloe", and it brought back memories from my last job.
One of our clients was named "Chloe", and one of my co-workers insisted that the woman's name was pronounced as Shh-lowe.
Luckily, that co-worker never met Chloe, and never had the chance to butcher the woman's name in person.
That's funny! I recall an old song and just researched it, found it. There has also been another (different) song (released 2013) but the one I recall was by the jazz great Louis Armstrong: Chloe: (Song of the Swamp), and it was a very touching, mournful song about love lost, lost of course with Chloe:
You can play the song online if you wish. For me it made the connection between such an unusual name, and of course its correct pronunciation. And no, the song was recorded many decades before I was born. I'm not that old!
ETA:
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Originally Posted by some name site
What does Chloe mean?
From the Greek "Khloe," it was used to represent Demeter, the fertility goddess. In the New Testament, Chloe is a convert of St. Paul. The name means "blooming" or "young green shoot." Well-known Chloes: actress Chloë Sevigny; Khloé Kardashian
The site assigns a 2017 popularity at #23 which I first scoffed until I saw the name Kardashian.
At this popularity I suspect the mistaken pronunciation will be oft repeated in the future, except by those who are Kardashian fans (myself not among them).
Last edited by Lovehound; 05-12-2017 at 10:38 AM..
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Ah, Bearfoot in the head
