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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Top comments
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)
4evrAloan 3
That's Kinda harsh and no reason if that's all you said kinda anti-racist.
TheMathMajor 26
How is that "anti-racist." That term doesn't even make any sense.
florido_fml 10
That's what you get grammar Nazi
dominic1221 6
Real grammar Nazis know their shit, or at least research it first. This kid's no grammar Nazi. She's just an ignorant asshole.
linkinpark98 24
Wow... I could see f they banned you for like a day or so, but forever?! And they deleted your stuff? D: Oh well, should have just kept on with your day, OP.
sillystyle420 5
Can't be Banned for a day, that'd be a suspension, Sorry for correction not tryina be a douche
linkinpark98 24
Nah, it's cool. :)
DelphiCat 17
Deserved it. It would have taken you two minutes to google and discover that *technically* learned is a two syllable descriptive of someone who has amassed great knowledge - now colloquially accepted as a one syllable word meaning, well, learnt - and that learnt is not only a word, it is *technically* a more correct usage. I do hope you learnt your lesson.
sillystyle420 5
Haha this is probably why they didn't like him, English is the most confusing and complex language
owo_fml 9
156- That was a comma splice. 48- If OP thought she was correct, there would have been little reason for her to have Googled anything. But I still agree she deserved it.
Cinn_fml 23
You have a point, #331, but you'd think that on a forum that has users of multiple nationalities you'd think it pertinent to double check that something still held true for them. Especially spelling differences. I know many people don't, and assume their way is the only way, but you don't have to be exposed to the internet for very long to notice that there are differences. Also, it saves you looking like an arse in the long run.
Enslaved 38
I find this extra funny because the OP could be one of many on this exact site. Rolling rolling rolling!!!
iamyourgod 3
Learned and learnt sound practically identical. Learned can be pronounced two ways though. "I learned something" is one syllable. "a learn-ed" doctor" is two. (I added the hyphen, it's not supposed to be there)
stevenmx86 8
Ydi for being a dumbass grammar nazi...
PrimeEvilTahir 24
I could be the non-American here and say that OP should say 'spelt' instead of 'spelled'
lonely_heart_89 6
I totally agree with the comment above! I hate it when grammar Nazis don't consider the other ways to spell a word before correcting other people. I always try to convince people who think otherwise that "learned," "learnt," "spelled," & "spelt" are all okay to use.
nateb123 4
It's an internet forum. I think they just gave you a massive chunk of your life back. Best to do something productive with it, aka not posting on FML
Maht_fml 0
America is the only place on Earth.
cami197934 3
Americans sure think it is! Lol
iHateHippiesToo 6
#152 - You are a comic genius. I salute you. (Or I need to buy stock in Brawndo - fast...)