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03.06.2011, 23:30 quote

jumperman
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stupid question! but why do so many ppl on here spell liar as lier ? are they nigeria scrammers or is this the new trendy way its spelt now!:)thanks

 

04.06.2011, 00:26 quote

trowser
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Maybe its not wrong just misunderstood in that it actually has two meanings

1) your a prossie / whore / Lier

2) you tell fibs / your a liar / Lier lier pants on fire

I may be wrong though and it could just be Nigerian scammers or I am to old to notice the progress of the English language

 

04.06.2011, 01:52 quote

scriptwriter

S/he may have mis-typed whilst playing a Lyre...

 

04.06.2011, 10:43 quote

gardengnome506

trowser wrote:
Maybe its not wrong just misunderstood in that it actually has two meanings

1) your a prossie / whore / Lier

2) you tell fibs / your a liar / Lier lier pants on fire

I may be wrong though and it could just be Nigerian scammers or I am to old to notice the progress of the English language


He's right, a lier is someone who is waiting to attack (Lies in waiting), a liar is someone who tells fibs. But the scammers are probably using it the wrong way. Since they have no good control of the English language and therefore revert to using translators which do not always translate correctly.

 

04.06.2011, 11:23 quote

jeggae
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Maybe mental blockages..I have a few Very Happy

Its been pointed out to me, I keep writing 'women' when I'm refferring to 'Woman', I also keep writing 'than' rather then 'then', etc .

I get these mental blockages

 

04.06.2011, 11:29 quote

omark1975
Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 128 Location: United Kingdom, England, London
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jumperman wrote:
stupid question! but why do so many ppl on here spell liar as lier ? are they nigeria scrammers or is this the new trendy way its spelt now!:)thanks


Lier instead of liar gets my goat but what really does my nut is when people spell "scammers" as "scrammers". Arrrrrrgh!
Very Happy

In general, online spelling and grammar leaves a lot to be desired but I try to refrain from pointing it out since mine is never sure to be perfect.

 

04.06.2011, 14:13 quote

bliss23

jeggae wrote:
Maybe mental blockages..I have a few Very Happy

Its been pointed out to me, I keep writing 'women' when I'm refferring to 'Woman', I also keep writing 'than' rather then 'then', etc .

I get these mental blockages


True, true... I wanted to point it out at one point, but the rest of what you write seemed so "clean", that I thought it must be some sort of weird thing going on with those words. LOL Laughing

 

04.06.2011, 20:43 quote

jeggae
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Bliss23 wrote:
jeggae wrote:
Maybe mental blockages..I have a few Very Happy

Its been pointed out to me, I keep writing 'women' when I'm refferring to 'Woman', I also keep writing 'than' rather then 'then', etc .

I get these mental blockages


True, true... I wanted to point it out at one point, but the rest of what you write seemed so "clean", that I thought it must be some sort of weird thing going on with those words. LOL Laughing


You have to make allowances for us oldies Very Happy ..its a mission for me to make most longish posts, and often takes me ages. My mind often goes totally blank in mid post Surprised Laughing

 

05.06.2011, 15:32 quote

baggiebhoy
baggiebhoy Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6029 Location: United Kingdom, England, West Midlands
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Its liar.

If you are confused, check a dictionary.
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05.06.2011, 23:39 quote

jumperman
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ha ..i even made a spellin mistake in my own question..

 

06.06.2011, 00:09 quote

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05.07.2011, 11:57 quote

lisaxx12

yep its lair

 
 
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