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I guess the probem lies with the size of Australia. It'd be a bit like organising a European event, for most people, it would entail a lot more than an hour's drive.
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If it was a formal event people probably wouldn't mind travelling (I'll have to travel for 6 hours and stay overnight to come to the EB day) but most wouldn't for a casual gathering.
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I've just realised how off topic we areFiona1986 wrote:If it was a formal event people probably wouldn't mind travelling (I'll have to travel for 6 hours and stay overnight to come to the EB day) but most wouldn't for a casual gathering.
"It's the ash! It's falling!" yelled Julian, almost startling Dick out of his wits...
"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
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Sorry it's off topic I know, but you are right, Fiona. Thanks for the advice. I can now do a capital letter on my phone when texting.Fiona1986 wrote:
On most phones the bottom left key or the bottom right key will change the typing format through lowercase/uppercase/numbercase. I have a touchphone now so I can't check it out.
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"See that? It's the black Bentley again. KMF 102!"
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"See that? It's the black Bentley again. KMF 102!"
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You're welcome Julie! Glad to know I'm helping people send more grammatically correct text messages .
Incidentally, I've no idea how I managed to quote myself and add that message, I had intended to edit my original to add it once I noticed which thread I was posting in
And the off topicness continues...
Incidentally, I've no idea how I managed to quote myself and add that message, I had intended to edit my original to add it once I noticed which thread I was posting in
And the off topicness continues...
"It's the ash! It's falling!" yelled Julian, almost startling Dick out of his wits...
"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
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Thanks Fiona, I'll try and remember that. I've had bad experiences in the past trying to change formats as I end up with predictive text and it always predicts words that aren't even close to what I want. On the whole I tend to stick to sentences of no more than about 3 or 4 words so I don't need puncuation very much. If a reply of more than about 6 words is needed, I'll just phone the person instead!Fiona1986 wrote:On most phones the bottom left key or the bottom right key will change the typing format through lowercase/uppercase/numbercase. I have a touchphone now so I can't check it out.Julie2owlsdene wrote:We'll have to try and work it out at the E.B. Day, Katharine!Katharine wrote:
Julie, I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't know how to get a capital letter when sending a text!
I think my phone and I are well suited. Last year I finally 'upgraded' my phone. I'd had it about 10 years and got it free with a jar of AVON face cream! My new phone cost the grand sum of £2.95. In addition to calls and text, apparently I've also got a torch and radio on there somewhere. Anything else would be far too technological for me.Moonraker wrote:Should old people have mobile phones?
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If the left button changes it to predictive text then the right button will be for changing the case. I always used predictive text when I had an older style phone! I used to type my messages so fast I'd have to sit and wait for it all to appear on screen before I sent it. I don't like phones that guess your whole word when you've only typed a few letters though - they never seem to get it right. Mine were always the type to let you finish the word and then let you choose which combination of letters was right. If you didn't pay attention, though, you'd end up saying "I'm on the cup" (bus) or "I'm at Verbo" (Tesco). My iphone has a full qwerty keyboard on the screen but it still likes to change what I've typed if it thinks I've spelt it wrong usually it's just because it's a name.Katharine wrote: Thanks Fiona, I'll try and remember that. I've had bad experiences in the past trying to change formats as I end up with predictive text and it always predicts words that aren't even close to what I want. On the whole I tend to stick to sentences of no more than about 3 or 4 words so I don't need puncuation very much. If a reply of more than about 6 words is needed, I'll just phone the person instead!
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I think they're ok rules
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Still trialling other writers, but will eventually go back to reading a bit of Blyton! Just too many books...
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Still trialling other writers, but will eventually go back to reading a bit of Blyton! Just too many books...
Occasionally will pop in! xx