Reply to: Annoying typists

[CoolCat]

I worked in the US on a software development team of 50/50 Brits and Americans. All the American programmers could touch type properly, and had been taught to do so at college etc, and not a single British coder could. The Brits sill produced more and better code though. Funny cultural difference. The Brits could all swim properly and most of the Americans couldn't swim a breadth, another remarkable difference. Funny old world.

[2uk]

I'm wondering if I'm the only person who thinks this?

I hate the way some people type. They sort of "strike" the key too loudly like they want everyone to know that they are typing so therefore must be being productive.

Really effs me off. Also some people say Newcastle weird but I can't accurately describe what's wrong with how they say it, it is sort of said as all one word hurriedly and has their tone goes up ever so slightly when they speak the "castle" part....

clinical

[OnceStonedRose]

You seem stressed out, maybe a holiday is in order before you kill someone.

Fair point.

[Unix]

Some clown who sits behind me in this place is typing far too aggressively and is absolutely tw@tting his space key, ******* dimwitted plum.

You seem stressed out, maybe a holiday is in order before you kill someone.

[OnceStonedRose]

Some clown who sits behind me in this place is typing far too aggressively and is absolutely tw@tting his space key, ******* dimwitted plum.

[AJ1982]

They sort of "strike" the key too loudly like they want everyone to know that they are typing so therefore must be being productive.

Can you keep it down please, your typing is doing my head in!!!

[stek]

It sounds like you're referring to the way the people of Newcastle say "Newcastle". As it's their town, they get to decide how it's pronounced

Like Manchestoh!

Older folks pronounce my home town of Bolton as Bowton, 'Bow' to rhyme with 'Now'. Nearby Walkden is pronounced 'Wogg-din'.

[NickFitz]

Really effs me off. Also some people say Newcastle weird but I can't accurately describe what's wrong with how they say it, it is sort of said as all one word hurriedly and has their tone goes up ever so slightly when they speak the "castle" part....

It sounds like you're referring to the way the people of Newcastle Upon Tyne say "Newcastle". As it's their town, they get to decide how it's pronounced

The ones Under Lyme might suit you better

[DodgyAgent]

This must be the closest thing to a contractor's hymn.

You wouldn't think it judging by some of the sheep like statists and corporatists that inhabit this place

[SueEllen]

Hell is other people

eating porridge at their desks.

[LondonManc]

I'm wondering if I'm the only person who thinks this?

I hate the way some people type. They sort of "strike" the key too loudly like they want everyone to know that they are typing so therefore must be being productive.

Really effs me off. Also some people say Newcastle weird but I can't accurately describe what's wrong with how they say it, it is sort of said as all one word hurriedly and has their tone goes up ever so slightly when they speak the "castle" part....

But Newcastle *is* all one word. HTHBI... who am I kidding, it won't.

[ZARDOZ]

Hell is other people

[SueEllen]

I'm wondering if I'm the only person who thinks this?

I hate the way some people type. They sort of "strike" the key too loudly like they want everyone to know that they are typing so therefore must be being productive.

That's why there is a campaign to have touch typing in schools to stop people doing this.

Anyway if you learned to type on a manual typewriter you learnt the right pressure to press the keys but allowing you to type fast enough. (I actually learned to touch type on a keyboard.)

Really effs me off. Also some people say Newcastle weird but I can't accurately describe what's wrong with how they say it, it is sort of said as all one word hurriedly and has their tone goes up ever so slightly when they speak the "castle" part....

Regional accents are great. You can spend hours taking the p*ss out of people and vice versa.

[stek]

I'm wondering if I'm the only person who thinks this?

I hate the way some people type. They sort of "strike" the key too loudly like they want everyone to know that they are typing so therefore must be being productive.

Really effs me off. Also some people say Newcastle weird but I can't accurately describe what's wrong with how they say it, it is sort of said as all one word hurriedly and has their tone goes up ever so slightly when they speak the "castle" part....

Geordies say NewCASSel, sounds correct to me.

Here in Leeds people say 'because' like 'becoss' not 'becozz' - after 8 years it's starting to slightly fukn annoy me.

[OnceStonedRose]

What's your tolerance with gladiators?

Zodiac was OK but couldn't stand Sharon Davies......