So you'd prefer we all resort to messages such as:

If someone is unfamiliar with a word, then he can ask. If he chose to read an English message board, then this will give him an opportunity to expand his English vocabulary, rather than requiring that everyone who is fluent in English edit their messages to suit the slowest wits in the house.

I wonder how one of these alleged 2nd or 3rd language voyeurs is coping with the likes of this:

Incidentally, there are people who post here in non-standard English ... Pong comes to mind and quite often Sextile... are they to be banished if some of their words can't be understood by someone for whom English is a first language?

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I agree - I think it's very silly of posters on a board that is exclusively about sex to use * in the middle of words like condom, fuck or cock. Indeed the word "twee" comes to mind (or is that "tw*e"?) - Twee Definition | Definition of Twee at Dictionary.com

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-- Should someone not understand what I've written then there's nothing to prevent him/her from sending me a PM., is there?

-- As a matter of interest: in the passage of mine that you have quoted are there any non-standard English words, abbreviations or whatever that you do not understand? I shall be happy to explain them if asked.
-- Bibi. --

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There should be no need for them to send you a PM if you stopped your extremely silly practice of putting an * in certain words.

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Some think "twee," I think "winsome."

Some think "silly," I think "colorful."

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-- Not too long ago in GB. the RSPB. promulgated a ruling that the word 'Cock.' was not to be used in the future: thus no further references to cock pheasants, cock robbin and so on; however, there was no such ruling for the word 'Hen.'.

-- In a spirit of taking that to a farther extreme - super compliance with the ultimate doctrines of being s-o-o-o Politically Correct, (bl*ckboards are now called: 'chalkboards.', 'bl*ck coffee is now 'coffee without milk.' and so on.] - I've decided to insert asterisks so as not to cause any offence to even the most sensitive of our readers, who still walk amongst us.
- Of course some of this is 'Tongue in cheek.' - perhaps our esteemed Khun Moderator, for whom no-one has an higher regard than I do - would consider introducing a suitable 'Smiley.' so as to alert readers?

-- Bibi. --

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I don't understand how a std rm cn be d'scrib'd as p*ssessing the usual f*c*able & f*rgettable (both of which seem to be adj*ct*ves) or is that Fr*dge & fl**rlamps or maybe e'vn fr*LICKsome f*lderol

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I don't understand how a std rm cn be d'scrib'd as p*ssessing the usual f*c*able & f*rgettable (both of which seem to be adj*ct*ves) or is that Fr*dge & fl**rlamps or maybe e'vn fr*LICKsome f*lderol ... .[/QUOTE]

F&F. is Estate Agents'/Realtors' speak for 'Fixtures & Fittings.', wch. I've read & seen often enough now to accept as a standard abbreviation.
- Possibly 'F*c*able & F*rgettable.' is a Thai boi's description of yourself?
-- Bibi. --

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That may well be so if all readers and contributors to this Board had English as their first language. Many do not. Use of abbreviations etc. such as you affect is just that - an affectation.

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-- 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.'.

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And do real estate agents refer to boys as "bois" or "boyz?"

Incidentally, concerning your use of "yourself" and "ourselves," since you enjoy commenting on other contributors’ use of English...


“Yourself/myself/himself are reflexive pronouns that have a very limited correct use. We use them when the subject and object of the verb are the same person, or to emphasize that a person performs an action alone.”

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Totally agree with you SilomGWM.

Mikes hotel can write in whatever style they like.

What's that got to do with this international webboard?

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"So you'd prefer we all resort to messages such as:


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See Dick. See Spot. Look at the Spots on Dick's Dick.

If someone is unfamiliar with a word, then he can ask. If he chose to read an English message board, then this will give him an opportunity to expand his English vocabulary, rather than requiring that everyone who is fluent in English edit their messages to suit the slowest wits in the house. ...."



The comments like 'If they don't understand they can ask' , and 'to suit the slowest wits in the house' are arrogant, pompous, and insulting to say the least.

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