Have smartphones killed the horror of text speak

Rabidlamb

Anecdotal I know but I've noticed far less of that "c u l8tr" nonsense since keypads have been replaced with qwerty keyboards.

This is a good thing. Now if we could just erase it altogether.

krudler

No now its just made its way to Facebook. Have seen "you" spelt as "yhu" a few times. If you do this, you are retarded.

Cool_CM

If we could also get rid of people spelling things phonetically and factoring in accents, that would be great too!

"Big shout oot ta all mah burdz" and the like...

yeppydeppy

No, my niece sent me a whatsapp message yeseterday which was: k c u 2moro

Custardpi

Rabidlamb wrote: »

Anecdotal I know but I've noticed far less of that "c u l8tr" nonsense since keypads have been replaced with qwerty keyboards.

This is a good thing. Now if we could just erase it altogether.

It's "cu l8r". Watch the spelling!

syklops

yeppydeppy wrote: »

No, my niece sent me a whatsapp message yeseterday which was: k c u 2moro

Which makes no sense because on a touch screen qwerty keyboard, to get the 2 you have to press alt and then the number 2. It made understandable sense when it was a case of 3 taps of the a button to get c and 4 taps of the a to get 2, but when you need to use the alternative keyboard, it negates the value. Add in the smart predictive text most smartphones have and some people are really revealing themselves to be touched.

Rabidlamb

Custardpi wrote: »

It's "cu l8r". Watch the spelling!

I was proud to spell that wrong.

AnonoBoy

Back in the 1800's people complained about Carrier Pigeon Speak which was when one used an inferior pen to write one's message before attaching it to a bird and send it on its way. Many people felt that using one's fancy ink and quill was a waste and so used a cheaper version. Purists were revolted by this.

cherryghost

Language is always evolving. Finally going in the right direction again I hope.

AnonoBoy

cherryghost wrote: »

Language is always evolving. Finally going in the right direction again I hope.

Devolving in this case though, is one right? huh? Is one?

I've noticed less text speak too. I'd say it's:
-less novelty
-growing out of it
-the average Irish person is now experienced in using phones to text, which makes it less laborious to write out full words
-the distaste that a lot of people have for it is more widely known about
-larger screens with smaller letters and better resolution means texts are probably longer now, so less encouragement for people to keep them short
-texting is quite inexpensive and text character limits are rarely reached so no one's trying to skimp on text length

orestes

No, now I just have to try to figure out messages full of text speak, predictive text errors and incorrect spelling caused by people hitting the wrong part of their touchpad.

im invisible

Cool_CM wrote: »

If we could also get rid of people spelling things phonetically and factoring in accents, that would be great too!

"Big shout oot ta all mah burdz" and the like...

ah no! Shur what wid da likes o' Irvine Welsh do if dey hadda write in 'the Queen's English'

keithclancy

My cousin does it all the time.

hy er u cmmin 2 d cty ?

Thats on a full f*cking keyboard like !!!

orestes

im invisible wrote: »

ah no! Shur what wid da likes o' Irvine Welsh do if dey hadda write in 'the Queen's English'

I don't think being a fukkwit qualifies as a literary device.

Gotham

Those swipe-like keyboards on phones are amazing. I dont like tapping each key, just swipe the letters. So much quicker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9rr02oUpwA&feature=player_detailpage#t=20s

The only problem I have is that cursing is a ducking chore.

120_Minutes

plus, iphones have this lovely setting called "custom abbreviations" whereby you can set any combination of letters and when you type it, the correct phrase is displayed. the default example is: omw = on my way! but you can create as many as you like. so in essence, the person sending the text could have the worst txt spk imaginable, but the person getting the text is none the wiser.



*protip: as a prank, grab someones iphone and put in LOL as the abbreviation for "i need to get f***ed badly" and watch halarity ensue...

humbert

Gotham wrote: »

Those swipe-like keyboards on phones are amazing. I dont like tapping each key, just swipe the letters. So much quicker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9rr02oUpwA&feature=player_detailpage#t=20s

The only problem I have is that cursing is a ducking chore.

Swype is great and now with next word prediction trite platitudes are a breeze.

ronjo

I have used the predictive text on my crappy nokias for years. It as quick as textspeak I reckon anyway.

Bad Santa

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Back in the 1800's people complained about Carrier Pigeon Speak which was when one used an inferior pen to write one's message before attaching it to a bird and send it on its way. Many people felt that using one's fancy ink and quill was a waste and so used a cheaper version. Purists were revolted by this.

Sneaky dig and you know it. We didn't have a problem with you using inferior pens. We banned you from using carrier pigeons because of your persistent attempts at being humorous in situations that did not call for it. Your last one I believe was when we asked you to send an urgent message to the blacksmith in Westport regarding the dosage of medication his wife should take for her ever worsening tuberculous and you enclosed the following:

Hi William. Hope to find you and yours well but the chances of that have now diminished I'm afraid. You see, the pigeon that carried this message (which I'm sure is cute, lovely and cooing) is in actual fact no better than a disease-ridden rat with wings, which is most likely infecting the air you are breathing right this instance. To be honest my friend, it's really only a matter of time now until you and your good wife succumb to one of the many fungal or bacterial illnesses this sky rat is carrying. Ah I'm only messing with you, the Doc says she just needs take two tablets four times a day and avoid the hooch. Be well. Anono.

raze_them_all_

I can't wait till touch screen phones realize we don't have tiny little Asian girl hands

Dravokivich

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

I can't wait till touch screen phones realize we don't have tiny little Asian girl hands

Get a bigger touch screen and tap in on landscape mode.

raze_them_all_

Dravokivich wrote: »

Get a bigger touch screen and tap in on landscape mode.

Have a samsung galaxy xcover, not exactly a small one, I have what I like to refer to as well hung lesbian fingers

Novella

I have a friend who seems to think that the words 'where' and 'were' are interchangeable. He told me before it doesn't matter which one is used so he uses 'were' because it has less letters and is "quicker to text".

sumeas

Bring on face time txt!

Logical_Bear

I wrote a text speak translator for android,christ i had a pain in my face with it by the end.Nearly impossible to get every word because you had to factor in typo's and the fact most of the people were probably illiterate any way before they bastardised the english language
EDIT:too lazy to fix my speling mistakes

Custardpi

Novella wrote: »

I have a friend who seems to think that the words 'where' and 'were' are interchangeable. He told me before it doesn't matter which one is used so he uses 'were' because it has less letters and is "quicker to text".

Judging by the amount of people on Boards who make the same mistake he's obviously not alone in doing this.

Meauldsegosha

I know someone who uses 0 instead of o in words i.e. w0rds. He reckons its easier for him to type on a touchscreen!!! No it's not you fool :mad:

Real Life

krudler wrote: »

No now its just made its way to Facebook. Have seen "you" spelt as "yhu" a few times. If you do this, you are retarded.

Lyk dis if u cry evrytim

jack presley

I've always hated text speak. Even before I had a smartphone I used to spell the words out fully and I even used commas and apostrophises. How sad is that?

Ms. Pingui

If you're getting annoyed about text speak, you really have too much time on your hands.

Custardpi

jack presley wrote: »

I've always hated text speak. Even before I had a smartphone I used to spell the words out fully and I even used commas and apostrophises. How sad is that?

It must have cost you a fortune in the early days. I actually don't think that txt spk is too bad when you're just writing 160 character messages between friends, saving space is the most important thing & so long as the text is understood by the recipient that's ok. It's when you start using it in other areas where you have room to spell things properly that there's a problem. I've been told by several teachers & even a couple of lecturers that many students think it's ok 2 rite lyk dis in essays & exams. Don't know how widespread it is overall though.

While text speak might be decreasing, peoples general grammar and spelling has been disgraceful. I don't know how many times I've seen the word "college" spelled as "collage".

Thundercats Ho

I was seeing this girl, and when she'd get drunk, she'd text looking for a bit.
Her: m lukn 4 ye
Me: Aarr
Her: wat?
Me: Yea hop on over.

*It's you not ye, you damn sexy pirate.

Zillah

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Devolving in this case though, is one right? huh? Is one?

One aught learn the correct usage of "one" before one presumes to employ it.

Ms. Pingui wrote: »

If you're getting annoyed about text speak, you really have too much time on your hands.

How does this make any sense? How exactly is time being wasted by experiencing annoyance having to read text speak?

pickarooney

Gotham wrote: »

Those swipe-like keyboards on phones are amazing. I dont like tapping each key, just swipe the letters. So much quicker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9rr02oUpwA&feature=player_detailpage#t=20s

The only problem I have is that cursing is a ducking chore.

That's finally resolved now. It use to get on my four king tots.

One aught

Yeah, that looks like the right score all right.

120_Minutes

I also hate it when people loose things, like car keys... wallets...

Custardpi

120_Minutes wrote: »

I also hate it when people loose things, like car keys... wallets...

Why would you be bothered by that? What a looser!:rolleyes:

AnonoBoy

Zillah wrote: »

One aught learn the correct usage of "one" before one presumes to employ it.

One is confused easily or at least so one's mother has said one is.










One.

Ash.J.Williams

Teenage girls and their wannabee teen mothers seem to be the biggest offenders these days

120_Minutes

Custardpi wrote: »

Why would you be bothered by that? What a looser!:rolleyes:

What you did there, I see it.

How Soon Is Now

Text speak has been replaced by people just changing words altogether!!!!

Masso Girlo Locko Drinkies etc when i see **** like this i actually wanna stab these people in the face...... Also the constant ''bro'' gets on your wick after a while.

Trying to read some of the stuff on Facebook at times is like trying to do a crossword in Chinese.

Ms. Pingui

[QUOTE=How does this make any sense? How exactly is time being wasted by experiencing annoyance having to read text speak?[/QUOTE]

Do you not have more important things to worry about?

sesswhat

Novella wrote: »

I have a friend who seems to think that the words 'where' and 'were' are interchangeable. He told me before it doesn't matter which one is used so he uses 'were' because it has less letters and is "quicker to text".

It may be catching, as less has fewer letters than fewer.

Bad Santa

120_Minutes wrote: »

I also hate it when people loose things, like car keys... wallets...

Their there keys and wallets though, why should you care?

Novella

sesswhat wrote: »

It may be catching, as less has fewer letters than fewer.

Touché!

Ruudi_Mentari

120_Minutes wrote: »

I also hate it when people loose things, like car keys... wallets...

why are you highlighting your owen mistake... we all lose keys at least, from time to time

12gauge dave

dsnt bodr me tbh

speedboatchase

Not at all actually. People I know still write like that on Facebook. In general, people's knowledge of correct spelling and grammar on social media is just appalling. That we have a term for people who point this out ("Grammar Nazis") but nobody bats an eyelid at adults who don't know the difference between your/you're or there/their tells you that the battle was lost a long time ago.

120_Minutes

Thats the joke.

Ruudi_Mentari wrote: »

why are you highlighting your owen mistake... we all lose keys at least, from time to time

Custardpi

Came across this quiz in the Guardian a few days ago, testing grammar & punctuation. Got 13/14 correct myself, which I was pretty happy with, though I did guess a couple of them, having never studied "clauses" too well. I wonder how the average Boardsie would do. I shudder to think how the average Facebook user would get on.