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[andy pandy]

may be these youngsters as you call them, have the modern phones with certain apps that they can get inter net any where any time and they read a thread and reply and have only phone key pad so is easy to text speak there replies than to try to type proper, lol

Edited by andy pandy, 10 March 2011 - 06:06 PM.

[minidream94]

miniQ thats acctually easy for me to read but yeah, i see what you all mean about the text speach, i have to confess i do sometimes slip into that style of speach but i try my hardest not to, and aswell my spelling isnt the best buy i try and thats all i can do.

[tom3112]

by the way everyone it's grammar not grammer...

[sheepo]

Text speak has a place - text messages. Specifically where you don't want to use more text characters than necessary and abbreviation is required.

Where this overlaps is in normal conversation or in written form where there is not a limit on space. In these instances, the use of pre-adolescent wannabe American rapper language is either indicative of utter laziness, a lack of education or an attempt at being "street". All of which make the perpetrator appear "a bit of a to55er" (old English colloquialism meaning an idiotic fool).

Edited by sheepo, 10 March 2011 - 06:10 PM.

[Scallywag630]

Text speak has a place - text messages. Specifically where you don't want to use more text characters than necessary and abbreviation is required.

Where this overlaps is in normal conversation or in written form where there is not a limit on space. In these instances, the use of pre-adolescent wannabe American rapper language is either indicative of utter laziness, a lack of education or an attempt at being "street". All of which make the perpetrator appear "a bit of a to55er" (old English colloquialism meaning an idiotic fool).

+1...Well said sir.

Edited by Scallywag630, 10 March 2011 - 06:16 PM.

[1995 MK2 IOM]

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too.

I couldn't believe that I could actually understand what I was reading. Using the incredible power of the human brain, according to research at Cambridge University, it doesn't matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. The rest can be a total, mess and you can read it without a problem. This is because the human mind does not read every letter by itself, but the word as a whole. Amazing, huh? Yeah and I always thought spelling was important! See if your friends can read this too!

I can raed btoh, and so can ervey one esle.... wr'ee all hpapy!

[minidream94]

yeah same here 1995 MK2 IOM i can read both, and i dont see the problem with alittle bit of short text to be honest, it makes reading that little more interesting as you dont need to read aload of blabbering that gets boring after a few seconds

[Youngowner93]

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too.

I couldn't believe that I could actually understand what I was reading. Using the incredible power of the human brain, according to research at Cambridge University, it doesn't matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. The rest can be a total, mess and you can read it without a problem. This is because the human mind does not read every letter by itself, but the word as a whole. Amazing, huh? Yeah and I always thought spelling was important! See if your friends can read this too!

I can raed btoh, and so can ervey one esle.... wr'ee all hpapy!

That is very strange, but i think the topic here is text speak rather than mis-spelt words. Im 17 and i hate texting it is most time consuming and annoying thing i have ever had to do if anyone texts me i ignore it and ring back. Text speak i cant stand it dosent look right and it take me ages to decipher whats been wrote. Use english words please.

[M44K TS]

A couple of things that bug the hell out of me on here.

"Brought" instead of "Bought"
"Wont" instead of want

[Miniature]

Yes I agree that it can be pretty annoying trying to read all the "text speak" that people use on here sometimes. And like some other people have said, I am probably guilty of a few spelling and grammar mistakes. Its all the acronyms that annoy the most though. Perhaps not so much on here, but on other forums and other places it is well annoying! I dont know what half of them mean, I am only 21 and it makes me feel well old! I even more annoying when people start speaking like it too. I hate it when people say "lol" rather than actually laughing in real life, that winds me up soo much.

[sweetser]

A couple of things that bug the hell out of me on here.

"Brought" instead of "Bought"
"Wont" instead of want

Arghh, I have a friend who ALWAYS says he's instead of his, i find it to be one of the most annoying things ever!!

Oh and i don't like text speech, it annoys me.

[minispaniard]

I'm guilty of using "lol" when typing.

As for the rest I try my best, mind English is not my first language...

[Shifty]

Text speak has a place - text messages. Specifically where you don't want to use more text characters than necessary and abbreviation is required.

Where this overlaps is in normal conversation or in written form where there is not a limit on space. In these instances, the use of pre-adolescent wannabe American rapper language is either indicative of utter laziness, a lack of education or an attempt at being "street". All of which make the perpetrator appear "a bit of a to55er" (old English colloquialism meaning an idiotic fool).

+1...Well said sir.

Yup, I hate it with a passion.

[MiniLuke]

A couple of things that bug the hell out of me on here.

"Brought" instead of "Bought"
"Wont" instead of want

"Their" instead of "there"
"there" instead of "their"
"there" instead of "they're"
"your" instead of "you're"
"to" instead of "too"
"too" instead of "to"

[Bobby9779]

Glad to see I'm not the only person on here that thinks the same!

Everyone slips up from time to time, but there is no need for it post after post.

And I completely agree, I was on tour with this lass who used to say "OMG", "ROTFL" and the like, when text speak breaches the spoken word barrier it is disturbing!