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    Post deleted. Are we all friends now? Please feel free to involve moderators etc if you feel necessarily.

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    I have requested their thoughts on the matter.
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    My, is'nt the Urban Dictionary useful?

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    It certainly has more of a ring to it than MOLLE utility pouches
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kernowek Scouser View Post
    I have requested their thoughts on the matter.
    No probs, glad you have!

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    Gents, this is starting to remind me of an issue I had with some kids once. I feel like getting you some sumo suits and letting you sort it out on the big spongy mattresses like I did with them. I have said my bit on this before, and really don't want to go through it all again, so please refrain from bringing up the subject.

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    No worries! Like I said it was just a joke that was taken the wrong way! As far as I'm concerned it's over with!

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    Abbreviations are my pet hate.
    To an extent I can understand their use in text messages (wanting to keep message length down due to cost of sending messages - though don't most networks provide a good amount of free messages in contracts? Anyway).
    But in emails and forum boards?
    No need for abbreviations. Write like an adult and use words. I don't understand most of them either and I have no inclination to learn them - why should it be up to me to dumb myself down and not the other party to lift themselves up?
    As for LOL...It's the text equivalent of an exclamation mark - used to make unfunny things appear funny!
    I notice the forum has a preference for making thread titles more descriptive, for sake of clarity, presumably. Maybe the same suggestion should be made on abbreviations.
    TTFN - lol!
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