Fix my computer for free. Part 2

[Seth1968]

Top this one:)

A guy about 90 admits to watching porn, and picked up Ukash.

I disinfected it, and about 10 days later, he got it again. My stupid sympathy took over, and I disinfected it again at no charge

Fast forward another couple of weeks to today. He just called me because he is now experiencing browser redirects and wants his money back.

In the most polite and professional way, I told him to pound sand.

[Seth1968]

BTW.

That lady from part 1?

Her cheque bounced and she doesn't return my calls.

No more sympathy. Period.

[Disoblige]

All I got from this is that you accept cheques for payment? :rofl:

[roopi]

Originally posted by Disoblige
All I got from this is that you accept cheques for payment? :rofl:

:rofl:

First thought was WTF why are you accepting checks?

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by roopi


:rofl:

First thought was WTF why are you accepting checks?

That wasn't your first thought.

Your just mimicking Disoblige.

BTW- It's not checks.

[The_Penguin]

Originally posted by Seth1968


That wasn't your first thought.

Your just mimicking Disoblige.

BTW- It's not checks.

BTW it's you're :)


And porn at 90? Wow.

[revelations]

I would have done client education at the second issue - explicitly.

And I take Cheques all the time. Only have had 1 bounce in the last 3 years.

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by The_Penguin


BTW it's you're :)


And porn at 90? Wow.

Touche.

I'm surprised he admitted it.


EDIT: He called it "smut":)

[Env-Consultant]

Originally posted by Seth1968


That wasn't your first thought.

Your just mimicking Disoblige.

BTW- It's not checks.

http://grammarist.com/spelling/check-cheque/


That's an absurd one to call somebody on. Many of our US counterpart words are more commonly used than UK spellings. My generation uses check way more than cheque, and I suspect 20 years from now, check will almost be used exclusively.

I go out of my way to ensure I spell words without any french connotations - centre is always center, cheque is always check, colour is always color. We don't live in Quebec...so why are we pretending we are semi-franco and spelling words as though that's our first language. Ridiculous.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by Env-Consultant


That's an absurd one to call somebody on. Many of our US counterpart words are more commonly used than UK spellings. My generation uses check way more than cheque, and I suspect 20 years from now, check will almost be used exclusively.

I go out of my way to ensure I spell words without any french connotations - centre is always center, cheque is always check, colour is always color. We don't live in Quebec...so why are we pretending we are semi-franco and spelling words as though that's our first language. Ridiculous.

Maybe in your circles, but I've never seen a Canadian use "check" in place of cheque. Also, in 20 years people won't even know wtf a cheque (or check) is :rofl:

Cheque isn't from Quebec, it's from France and is the accepted spelling everywhere in the world except the US.

[The_Penguin]

Originally posted by Env-Consultant



I go out of my way to ensure I spell words without any french connotations - centre is always center, cheque is always check, colour is always color. We don't live in Quebec...so why are we pretending we are semi-franco and spelling words as though that's our first language. Ridiculous.


Centre and Colour aren't French, at least not French-Canadian, as the Brits use those spellings. Non U.S. <> French.

From your quoted Grammarist site:

There is no difference in meaning between center and centre. Center is the preferred spelling in American English, and centre is preferred in varieties of English from outside the U.S.

[speedog]

And this is all relevant to this thread in what way?

[The_Rural_Juror]

Originally posted by Env-Consultant


http://grammarist.com/spelling/check-cheque/


That's an absurd one to call somebody on. Many of our US counterpart words are more commonly used than UK spellings. My generation uses check way more than cheque, and I suspect 20 years from now, check will almost be used exclusively.

I go out of my way to ensure I spell words without any french connotations - centre is always center, cheque is always check, colour is always color. We don't live in Quebec...so why are we pretending we are semi-franco and spelling words as though that's our first language. Ridiculous.

Yes! Amurrrica all the way!!!

[englishbob]

Y'all, this thread has gotten off of the rails.