It's Free Advice, But You Need To Put Actual Effort Into Asking For It
How not to ask for free advice? In three separate cellphone texts in a row sent as three separate e-mails:
SUBJECT: 1/3 How do put things into words. When i realize someone you think you love isn't real. And you fall for them hard but in the end. It notSUBJECT: 2/3
real for me to realize that until three weeks of my life is wasted. And the money issue gone to waste. Now my lesson learn from the hardSUBJECT: 3/3
truth. False love.
My response:
SUBJECT: Re: 3/3If you'd like free advice, you'll need to go to a computer and put actual effort into asking a question.
My guess is English isn't their first language. I hope not.
NicoleK at August 13, 2010 11:49 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2010/08/14/its_free_advice.html#comment-1742604">comment from NicoleKMy guess is that lazy and entitled is his first language.
Amy Alkon
at August 13, 2010 11:54 PM
3 weeks lost? Oh, the horror.
DaveG at August 14, 2010 7:45 AM
You read more of it than I did!
Amy Alkon at August 14, 2010 8:07 AM
See now...THAT is real mental anguish...reading that...ye gods...ow...ow...ow...my brain is in pain.
What'd we ever do to you Miss Alkon, that made you want to share that with us?
*l*
Robert at August 14, 2010 12:33 PM
Graffiti I read years ago:
My love am gone, he done me dirt
Me didn't know him was a flirt
He was here, now him are gone
I left all alone
Don't it awful?
Sounds like the same author. Maybe a lolcat.
Pricklypear at August 14, 2010 12:34 PM
I think a lolcat has better grammar. :)
I SERIOUSLY hate textspeak, even in texts. It offends my inner English major. It doesn't take THAT long to spell out words and use proper grammar.
Ann at August 14, 2010 1:59 PM
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(Translation: Leet speak is much preferable to text if your aim is to be incomprehensible)
Elle at August 14, 2010 2:44 PM
"It offends my inner English major."
Don't you just want to be the spelling or grammar police sometimes? God I do. Unfortunately, it makes my own goof-ups even more embarrassing.
With some folks, it's easy to tell they used the spell-checker, but the word itself is wrong. Ain't English fun?
Pricklypear at August 14, 2010 3:27 PM
I have, like a problem and uhmm it's all, you know, but then, I don't really know lol what i'm meaning. and i'm all --- POS!!, but he goes, and I'm all miltf----
saiorse at August 14, 2010 6:16 PM
3 weeks lost? Oh, the horror.
I know! I'm so sad for this person!
I think the key wording is "When i realize someone you think you love isn't real." It IS sad when you realize Cat Woman is a fictional character and your love will go forever unrequited. Le sigh.
Thag Jones at August 14, 2010 7:43 PM
this is an entry.7
Gregg Sutter at August 15, 2010 8:12 AM
Pricklypear, will you marry me? We could raise little Grammar Nazis who will run around with red pens and correct everyone. :D
I know what you mean about your own errors being glaringly bad. I once busted someone for bad grammar...and made a stellar grammatical error (I blame red wine).
Don't think I didn't get called on it, either.
*headdesk*
Ann at August 15, 2010 9:17 PM
"No one I think is in my tree, I mean it must be high or low.
That is you can't you know tune in but it's all right, that is I think it's not too bad.
***
Always, no sometimes, think it's me, but you know I know and it's a dream.
I think I know I mean a 'Yes' but it's all wrong, that is I think I disagree.
Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields.
Nothing is real and nothing to get hungabout."
- from that crazy John Lennon kid ...and today's sponsor, LSD ...
Mr. Teflon at August 17, 2010 11:48 AM
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