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Old 03-19-2012, 02:47 PM   #11
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Where do I buy one of these Hampsters?
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Old 03-19-2012, 02:51 PM   #12
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Lol snickers. and yes I agree samzyzg about children not being able to spell it, thats fine, but I've got a 21 year old on facebook that spells it with a P
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Old 03-19-2012, 02:51 PM   #13
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ahhh but it can help find ebay bargains, fatfingers.com
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Old 03-19-2012, 02:57 PM   #14
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ahhh but it can help find ebay bargains, fatfingers.com
Ooooo I've heard about that site before good tip
At times like this other peoples stupidity really pays off!
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Old 03-19-2012, 03:02 PM   #15
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i got a hampster cage

cambridge for £1.24

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Old 03-26-2012, 04:05 PM   #16
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It's pretty common to hear it pronounced as "hampster" in the states. I'm not sure if it's an accent thing or not. I imagine it is.

I have a lisp, so hamster sometimes because 'hampster' when I say it. I never spell it with a p, though, and it annoys me when I see people spell it as such, too. lol I can understand pronouncing it with a p due to accent/lisp... but to actually think it's spelled that way? lol
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Old 03-26-2012, 04:07 PM   #17
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It's not an accent thing--it's an ignorance thing =/ I even read adoption ads from shelters saying "hampster" sometimes It's really not much different than misspelling other words like "definitely" vs. "definately", "there" vs. "their" vs. "they're" etc.
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Old 03-26-2012, 04:09 PM   #18
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Hahahaha thats what I was going to say lol
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Old 03-26-2012, 04:15 PM   #19
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It's not an accent thing--it's an ignorance thing =/ I even read adoption ads from shelters saying "hampster" sometimes It's really not much different than misspelling other words like "definitely" vs. "definately", "there" vs. "their" vs. "they're" etc.
I know the spelling it wrong isn't an accent thing. I mean that I know people who spell it correctly, but pronounce it with a p regardless.

Myself included due to my lisp. :/
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Old 04-01-2012, 07:02 PM   #20
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I think (We Americans :_) ) Say/Spell Hamster like Hampster becouse that is how we see/hear it around us growing up... I personally Thought it was spelled Hampster untill I got Mr.Grey and reserched.
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