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I have to email them, dont I?

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DiaDuit · 16/07/2014 21:37

From money supermarket.

I have to email them, dont I?
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EBearhug · 16/07/2014 21:38

Yes.

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owlbegoing · 16/07/2014 21:39

Shocking!

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DiaDuit · 16/07/2014 21:41

I thought that was only a MN thing.

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Bumpinthenight · 16/07/2014 21:50

Definitely! You may get a discount!

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DadDadDad · 16/07/2014 21:57

Someone mis-typed the word "bought" substituting the commonly mistaken "brought"? Oh no, civilisation must be coming to an end.

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DiaDuit · 16/07/2014 22:01

Tip of the iceberg dad. Tip of the iceberg.

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BiscuitMillionaire · 16/07/2014 22:06

I'm a wordy pedant and certain mistakes drive me crazy, but this is just a typo. Take a chill pill.

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scarletforya · 16/07/2014 22:10

Thin end of the wedge.

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OverAndAbove · 16/07/2014 22:17

Yes, you must - and then arrange for your thread title to be changed...

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Ilovemydogandmydoglovesme · 16/07/2014 22:31

Here, have a '

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DiaDuit · 16/07/2014 23:12

Grin

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Pastperfect · 16/07/2014 23:16

Agree it's not a typo. I've lost count of people who genuinely don't know the difference between the words

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CocktailQueen · 16/07/2014 23:20

Yep, bought.
Also, peace of mind doesn't need hyphens.

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SingSongSlummy · 16/07/2014 23:20

Dreadful. My 4 year old sometimes makes this mistake, which is a slight improvement on 'brang', but which shall, nevertheless, be eradicated before she is 5, I hope!

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Johnogroats · 16/07/2014 23:25

Do it!

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kickassangel · 16/07/2014 23:32

typos not acceptable in formal letters to clients anyway

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Isabeller · 16/07/2014 23:35

You must.

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hellymelly · 16/07/2014 23:40

At least they don't say that you should of brought it. Grin

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