Fabulously worded advert (rolling my eyes here!)

[Cinnamontoast]

Wouldn't you check before posting if you were trying to sell?!


Nice 15 hand ride and drive got bone and fever 2 diy 4 " she all ways dus what u ask of her she can be ride by most age of people she been ride more lately ant been in a cart 2 mouth or so but hock her up and she of good out on big road she would tack u down the m25 lol this pony cums with her tack which is all in good nick !! Only selling as I ant got the time she needs sum 1 that can give her the time and she will tack u places in showing thanks 4 looking ...

 

[Coblover63]

I saw that on FB! I did wonder why they were trying to sell a sick horse with a fever, then I twigged.....

 

[Ladyinred]

well i aint byin er wiv a fever

 

[Nugget La Poneh]

well i aint byin er wiv a fever

*snort*

Although me being catty, I have already stereotyped the advertiser... Bad NLP.

 

[EmmaC78]

I am shocked that there are people that talk/write like that. That advert certainly isn't 2 diy 4.

 

[keri66]

Maybe they are dyslexic and had no one to help write the ad

 

[Hippona]

I couldn't understand it, but then I never was any good at foreign languages.....

 

[rara007]

Maybe they are dyslexic and had no one to help write the ad

I doubt anyone doesn't realize you don't spell you u, someone doesn't have a number in it and lol isn't a horse selling word!

 

[kassieg]

I cannot understand that !!

 

[conniegirl]

Kerri, that isnt dyslexia, and if they claim it is they are lying.

I am dyslexic, my brother is severely dyslexic, we both went to a specialist school and I've read enough of my school friends writing to recognise the traits of dyslexia in others writing easily.

Far to many people use dyslexia as an excuseto be lazy even if they have never actualy been officialy diagnosed! it makes it so much harder fo those of us with dyslexia to be taken seriously.

 

[Floxie]

A spell check wouldn't be much help, most of those are real, correctly spelled words - just the wrong ones!

 

[Sukistokes2]

I am dyslexic and I certainly do not write like that!!!!!

Eye rolling does seem to be catching!

 

[cobgoblin]

Perfectly understandable. Really! You lot haven't bought many cobs have you? Lol.

 

[Sukistokes2]

Ps........I can read it......does sound like a nice hoss

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Good grief ...

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Horse looks fab. I don't understand the fever 2 diy 4 and working with lots of dyslexic children, I'd say that's just lazy, can't be bothered writing, not dyslexia.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I think 'fever 2' means 'feather too' as it is next to bone. No idea what 'diy 4' means!

 

[Coblover63]

"Feather to die for" And I'm not saying that because I own four cobs either! I can spell feather

 

[EmmaC78]

I think 'fever 2' means 'feather too' as it is next to bone. No idea what 'diy 4' means!

I think it means "to die for".

 

[Sukistokes2]

2 diy 4

too die for

 

[Lolo]

I was wondering what DIY had to do with the cob... It would suddenly up your ability to use a drill and saw?!

 

[Cinnamontoast]

I was wondering what DIY had to do with the cob... It would suddenly up your ability to use a drill and saw?!

PMSL! Thanks for the translations, everyone!

 

[charli_]

I was wondering what DIY had to do with the cob... It would suddenly up your ability to use a drill and saw?!

That'd be handy

 

[charli_]

well i aint byin er wiv a fever

 

[Arizahn]

I can read it. If the mare in question is as described, then she sounds to be a useful ride and drive type. I haven't seen the actual advert, but use of casual text speak on Facebook is fairly common. If I were considering buying, I'd be more concerned with whether the mare was indeed as described and if she had a passport than with how the seller chose to phrase their advert.

 

[Cinnamontoast]

She looks lovely, Arizahn. Did you like my use of brackets, or should I have used these ones? <>

 

[LaMooch]

I couldn't understand it, but then I never was any good at foreign languages.....

Agree me do not understand

 

[Ibblebibble]

I'm not sure whether it's a good or bad thing that i could understand it, perhaps still being able to remember when my kids spelt most things phonetically was a help.

 

[LessThanPerfect]

I wonder if maybe English isn't this person's first language.

 

[Dizzy socks]

I wonder if maybe English isn't this person's first language.

You're right...maybe it's chat speak??

Sorry, couldnt resist. Looks more like laziness tbh.

If I was writing in a foreign language, I would simply take more time, and probably be more careful, with checks.