EDIT: you guys have dug up some truly horrible pisstakes :D Thank you for those.

To the serious folk - relax a little. This is Mildly Infuriating, not I'm dying if this doesn't stop. As a non-native speaker I was taught a certain way to use the language. The rules were not written down by me, nor the teachers - it was done by the native folk. Peace!

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    5 months ago

    If you’re able to correct them, you’ve understood what they’re trying to say. So what’s the harm?

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      Ah the old “I’m too lazy to learn, so people should make a little bit more effort to understand my typing, rather than me making a bit more effort to type properly”

      It’s ok, that’s 100% your parents’ fault 😂