Today, I corrected someone who spelled "learned" as "learnt" on my favorite forum. Nothing could've prepared me for the torrent of abuse that followed from the non-American members. Now I'm banned for "trolling," and all my 7,000+ posts since 2006 are gone forever. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was on my favourite forum when I saw a guy ranting at some pro-lifer fanatic. For fun, I replied "umad bro?" apparently moments after the forum founder also left an angry reply. I'm now banned for a month for "trolling the founder" and all my posts have vanished without a trace. FML
Today, I posted on a forum asking if I could be a moderator. Instead, I got banned. FML
Today, I confessed my love for the girl I like, on the forum she moderates. She responded by banning me. FML
Today, I signed up to a Christian website in order to try and 'find God again'. I got banned. FML
Today, while drunk, my brother got on my computer onto my already logged in Wikipedia account and made a few bad edits. He got me reported for vandalism, sending abusive messages to other editors, and banned from editing, pending appeal. FML
Today, I learned that I may have caused a public speaker and author to be fired, because my response to his "open chat" question flustered him, causing him to lose his cool and snap at me. FML
Today, two American guys attacked me for not speaking their language. I'm from England, and they said I'm speaking my own language wrong. FML
Today, I made a Discord account for the first time and got banned, even though I hadn't even logged in. Like, how is that possible? FML
Today, I confidently corrected someone in a group conversation. I was wrong. Very wrong. Everyone stared while Google proved me incorrect in seconds. I nodded and pretended I meant something else. FML
Today, after nearly 19 years, my Facebook account was permanently disabled because I'd banned too many scammers. I admin 58 groups, for over 2 million members, and have banned 50k+ fake accounts. One of them apparently reported me, and since Facebook runs some fake accounts, it was easier to ban me. FML
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DocBastard 40
WHAT???! You mean the Internet isn't American?? You should totally sue!
nadnerbz 6
I hope you learned you lesson. Maybe learnt?
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Comments (502)
Sprezlaus 9
Too bad, people who make lots of grammar mistakes or use txt-language annoy me, but the ones correcting them are usually even worse... And yes, YDI for assuming that American English is the standard and I guess that you didn't just stick to one -respectful- reply or had a history of going off-topic (which is what correcting people is). You don't get banned for just one post if you are a valuable member with 6000 meaningful posts, but if you tend to post a lot of nonsense well...
bored_at_work15 0
learn·ed Adjective 1. (of a person) Having much knowledge acquired by study. 2. Showing, requiring, or characterized by learning; scholarly: "an article in a learned journal" learnt(Verb)past participle, past tense oflearn(Verb) 1. Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught. 2. Commit to memory.
Chad_the_Brony 0
Get metric, or get lost.
SkepticalMiss 5
That's really sad, since you were correct. Even is British English, it should be spelled 'learned'.
DelphiCat 17
No, it shouldn't. Unless you are talking about your learned professor, in which case carry on.
DanaeOnyx 0
Appeal
BlackBlazeCobra 16
YDI. Not everyone uses the same spelling.
blindboy224 3
Hey this gives you a great opportunity to get a life
tj4234 36
learnt is the past tense. Learned is someone who has the knowledge. I learnt that in class to day. He is a learned individual.
monagro 22
Nope, learned is both the adjective and the past version of the verb 'to learn'. People who spell it differently are simply wrong.
Cinn_fml 23
No they're not, learnt is a legitimate form of the past tense of learn, and the one that people get taught here in the UK. Learned is also a legitimate form of the past tense, but in the UK it's more commonly used as an adjective.
psychoticbiatch 5
Wow, what an idiot, maybe we should all pick on your spelling. And hence I'm from Australia "favorite" is spelt FAVOURITE!!!!
TKrisha_fml 5
Get a life?