The Night Thread Mk. IX

How is everyone getting injured?

Question, why do I keep seeing Brits typing 'would of' and 'should of' instead of would've and should've? I mean English is your mother tongue after all, this shit's your bread and butter.

'would've' and 'should've' are both contractions, I'd wager that when we learn to write English the teach focuses much more on formal writing (essay writing etc...) where you simply don't use them.

Also writing quickly and informally is the norm now so people are writing without thinking and without checking. Same thing as 'your'/you're' and the correct use of 'it's' and 'its'. I make tonnes of mistakes when I type on forums, for example, because I'm just too lazy to make sure I haven't.

But how the hell does 'of' come into play? Surely it's 'have'?

Sounds similar.

I'd also say its a mistake that people that learn English has a foreign language would be less likely to make because you have a better grasp on how to structure sentences.

You know that structurally 'could of' doesn't make sense because 'of' is not a verb. If you learn as you do when you're a young child then you don't have any sense of why the words go where they go you just know it sounds right, especially the way we're taught English in school.

So basically you guys learn to speak before you write, I see.

Thanks.

Surely its the same for your mother tongue as well?

So basically you guys learn to speak before you write, I see.

Thanks.

There's something extremely depressing about the fact so many people's response to the plane crash at Shoreham yesterday was to film/photo it. Equally depressing that the news media's been so keen to put photos up on a loop.

There's been a few articles in Sweden this summer about how attention whoring cunts with mobile phones blocking and disturbing rescue services at accidents has become a growing problem. People are more concerned about taking pictures and filming than helping.

Does anyone know why companies love advertising incredibly mild things as 'extra spicy' and the like?

I get that a lot of people don't like spicy food, but surely as soon as you describe it as unbearably hot the average person isn't going to buy it.

My newest and latest annoyance with this is the Doritos roulette crisps, they literally have a warning on saying something along the lines of 'Warning: Ultra Spicy keep away from young children' and are about as hot as the arctic.

I really don't get why so many people are constantly on their phones. I find it bizarre when people react to vehicle crashes and serious injuries by taking pictures and videos, I just can't get my head round it. I witnessed a massive accident last year when a car smashed into a ditch and then hit a tree at over 100mph, but my first thought wasn't "I better get some pictures of this carnage". Also those people who use selfie sticks in public need them shoved up their arse holes.

Internet all installed in my room at home now \o/

Only took me about 9 months

Congratulations! Is it a boy or girl internet?

A reporter and cameraman shot dead in Virginia and a third person in surgery.

The killer filmed and uploaded it also.

Reports going about that he's committed suicide and also that he's in hospital in a critical condition after attempting suicide.