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I've only really noticed this phenomenon in the last few months, but for some reason it really bothers me. I know most of the population of the internet is at an equal level of literacy with the average loaf of bread but this particular trend is just enraging to me.
I keep seeing people trying to elongate words that end with a silent e by adding more of them to the end of the word. This works fine for words like Noooooooooooo! But does not work for words like Niceeeeeeeeeeee! I can see what these people are trying to do, but its retarded so if everyone on the internet could just stop it, that would be great.
Also please learn the difference between lose and loose and between worse and worst.
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Nicccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccce!
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Originally Posted by Waragainstsleep 
I've only really noticed this phenomenon in the last few months, but for some reason it really bothers me. I know most of the population of the internet is at an equal level of literacy with the average loaf of bread but this particular trend is just enraging to me.
I keep seeing people trying to elongate words that end with a silent e by adding more of them to the end of the word. This works fine for words like Noooooooooooo! But does not work for words like Niceeeeeeeeeeee! I can see what these people are trying to do, but its retarded so if everyone on the internet could just stop it, that would be great.
Also please learn the difference between lose and loose and between worse and worst.
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Welcome to like, I don't know, 1995?
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Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!'
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!'
Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Those are both fine. I saw someone do it with the word faceeeeeeeeeeeeee earlier. What a twat.
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"I don't like it, so everyone stop."
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Awesome. TMBG FTW.
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Originally Posted by Waragainstsleep
Those are both fine. I saw someone do it with the word faceeeeeeeeeeeeee earlier. What a twat.
Twatttttttttttttttttttttt!
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A pet peeve of mine. Idiots.
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
Twatttttttttttttttttttttt!
The t is not so bad. It still doesn't work very well but its not as bad as the e. Adding es stops them being silent and completely changing the sound of the word making it sound stupid. Faceeeeee = Facy. = Retarded.
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I prefer to say it as "twat-te-te-te-te-te-te"
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Originally Posted by BlueSky
A pet peeve of mine. Idiots.
Yeah. Idiots are a pet peeve of mine, also.
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
I prefer to say it as "twat-te-te-te-te-te-te"
That would be more annoying, yes.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
LOLeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Now you're just adding them to words that never had them in the first place? Thats a new one. And also dreadful.
(Last edited by Waragainstsleep; Sep 1, 2011 at 12:17 PM.
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Yeseeeeeee sireeeeeeee.
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Siree(eeeeee) is an established colloquialism. Not sure where from. Southern US maybe?
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But it only applies when talking to someone named Bob.
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