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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Fall
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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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)
lizard399 0
You've stayed on the same site since 2006?! Maybe they did you good, branch out a bit and don't let the Internet suck you in.
Major_General 10
"Learnt" is a verb, while "learned" is an adjective.
keyyoutee 2
Actually, they are both past tense forms of the verb 'learn'. Those of us that studied in places that use the Queen's English were always taught to use learnt. The first time I encountered learned was while reading and American book.
shrdlu 28
The difference is whether "learn" is considered a strong or a weak verb. The U.S. has a preference for weak verbs, probably because they're easier to conjugate. :-)
Cinn_fml 23
Technically Major_General is correct, or at least that's what I was always taught at school in the UK. What he doesn't take into account however is that in the US 'learned' is a verb.
Octwo 16
Welcome to the Internet?
tbribri33 0
Dont troll then
Calyx_fml 22
To every grammar Nazi I challenge you to conjugate 'lay' and 'lie' without looking it up. If you cant do it then STFU.
Levvy 22
Oh, go conjugate yourself.
whogivesafuck88 10
Don't b a ******* grammar nazi next time
whogivesafuck88 10
Also get a life, 7,000+ posts??? Are you freakin serious??? Who the hell has time for that shit!?
Shelta957 13
Perdix does I guess...
AlexHD 4
Learn to spell you ******* 2 year old.
AlexHD 4
Wow no punctuation, b is wrote be.... Learn to spell or get off this site/app.
whogivesafuck88 10
Yeah on my phone. Again don't bE a grammar nazi, dick!
peanutfoo 19
I'm sorry but how is this an FML?? You did it you pay the consequences. They might not have taken it how you wanted but still.
McNerdyNerd 8
I would say they are the people trolling...so you didn't know a word. I think the other 6,999 people got and understood your mistake after the first person commented. Use common sense people, not all that difficult.
ImaginaryFoe 1
I believe you've misread the post. She did not receive 7,000+ replies to her comment. I do know what you were trying to say and I agree. In this comments section, the first few posts pointed out the difference in British vs American spelling (although OP implied she has learnt that lesson). I can't comprehend why there are so many more comments explaining the difference on which she was already flamed.
cami197934 3
Weird.... Everyone corrects everyone when they comment on the FML's all the time and it is so annoying because it has nothing to do with commenting on an FML!
Jarrissa 0
Learnt is a word. It means the same as learned. It's in the dictionary.