07-15-2013, 09:50 AM | #1 |
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Internet Englightenment
I figured the people on this forum would enjoy this:
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07-15-2013, 12:49 PM | #2 |
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Moved to the Lounge, a more appropriate forum.
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07-15-2013, 02:40 PM | #3 |
Surfin the alpha waves ~~
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Shouldn't that be "teh Lounge?"
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Mis-use of apostrophe!!! (in the cartoon strip)
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07-18-2013, 12:17 AM | #6 |
You kids get off my lawn!
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You're -> Your idea's -> ideas their -> they're definately -> definitely All common mistakes on the internet. Although I'm wondering if perhaps badgoodDeb was referring to the missing apostrophes in the last panel... I think they're missing on purpose. Although it'd be ironic if they weren't. |
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