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[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Law

y do u h8 txtspk?

Would the fact, that to me, it makes people seem to be lazy, illiterate, idiots be enough for you?

Makes me want to quote that great man

"English Motherf*&^er, do you speak it?"

When you are on a mobile phone it is marginally acceptible, after all the keypad is not really designed for text input, but on a computer - well if you what you have to say is not important enough to you for you to type it properly, then why should I give it any import or even pay attention to it?

I rarely server send SMS's from my phone because of the time it takes to input full words with punctuation. I usually just make a call and leave a voice-message.

:P

David

Originally Posted by keithd

when i text use long or "normal" language.

As do I!

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Kinvig

Good rant. Are you Viktor Medrew in dizguise.

and wot happened to the colour avatar image of yersel?

Remember that I live close enough to you to come give you a slap :P

Hehe

and you managed to spell colour correctly when there was a perfectly good alternative in color :P

David

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Would the fact, that to me, it makes people seem to be lazy, illiterate, idiots be enough for you?

Makes me want to quote that great man

"English Motherf*&^er, do you speak it?"

When you are on a mobile phone it is marginally acceptible, after all the keypad is not really designed for text input, but on a computer - well if you what you have to say is not important enough to you for you to type it properly, then why should I give it any import or even pay attention to it?

I rarely server send SMS's from my phone because of the time it takes to input full words with punctuation. I usually just make a call and leave a voice-message.

:P

David

Wow, just jesting. I use (not so) predictive texting and normal unshortened words on mobiles.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Law

Wow, just jesting. I use (not so) predictive texting and normal unshortened words on mobiles.

LOL - why do you think I said "people" and not "you" in my response :P

You did make a good point, tho, and I responded to your point rather than you (if you get my meaning)

Made me laugh when I 1st saw it - wondered which joker would come up with that 1st

The main point I was trying to make is that txtspk finds its way into "Real" language far too easily, and as such you end up with a generation of people who use gud instead of good and dont realise that is not correct, and that it has a negative effect on people who know its not correct.

Language SHOULD be allowed to evolve - look at Japanese they just grab words and make them their own - I mean who else would call a Suit (as in clothing) a Sabiru (might be mis-spelt) which is the approximation of Savile Row.

David

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Remember that I live close enough to you to come give you a slap :P

Hehe

and you managed to spell colour correctly when there was a perfectly good alternative in color :P

David

Booga!

[mattSV]

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Why is it that many people seem to believe that the letter "U" is an acceptible substitution for the letters "OO".

The number of times I see people writing online such rubbish as "gud" the more I despair.

Well rant over.

David

I think that they are just lazy coonts.

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Would the fact, that to me, it makes people seem to be lazy, illiterate, idiots be enough for you?

Makes me want to quote that great man

"English Motherf*&^er, do you speak it?"

When you are on a mobile phone it is marginally acceptible, after all the keypad is not really designed for text input, but on a computer - well if you what you have to say is not important enough to you for you to type it properly, then why should I give it any import or even pay attention to it?

I rarely server send SMS's from my phone because of the time it takes to input full words with punctuation. I usually just make a call and leave a voice-message.

:P

David

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

LOL!!!!!!!

Urm isnt lol one of them horrible text speak things??

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Marshall

Urm isnt lol one of them horrible text speak things??

No, because its a TLA (Three Letter Acronym)

Acronyms are ok - I use about a million of them every day (working in IT, especially with TCP/IP and being the addressing maintainer for your AS with RIPE will do that to you

:P

David

Originally Posted by Scoobs

As do I!

Me too. I even make sure that the punctuation is alright, too. Texts take forever to type, which is why I hardly ever do these days.


Do you think that this is something that just affects us "chaps of a certain age"?