Dyslexia on the internet

singloud · 15-06-2008 08:55PM #1

I'm seeing a lot of people around the net using dyslexia as an excuse for their textspeak.

I'm just wondering if there are any dyslexic people here, if so, is it possible that textspeak can be caused by dyslexia?

Rb · 15-06-2008 08:58PM

It's an insult to those who genuinely suffer from dyslexia.

There's a few dyslexic people on Boards who have never posted a word of text speak.

If anything, it's the fact that these kids are using text speak so often they forget how to spell things properly which is solely because they're retarded.

singloud · 15-06-2008 09:01PM

Yeah, I doubt that half the people claiming to have dyslexia, really do have it. Just as an excuse for tosserness from what I can gather.

Shryke · 15-06-2008 09:14PM

I know a few dyslexic people and their writing is far superior to any text speak. The odd two letters switched the wrong way around in a word is about par. Text speak isn't a sign of dyslexia, it's a sign of the retardation of the human race.

ntlbell · 15-06-2008 09:15PM

I suffer with it and can't recall it ever causing me to txt spk gr8 m8

afatbollix · 15-06-2008 09:36PM

dyslexia has loads of different types.. but for me i cant spell.. i spell words of how they sound.. to be honest the internet has helped me.. but my lectured took the piss out of me the last day for using the word witch when it should of been which... (the wanker) so its things like that... if i was writing it on a page id have about half of them spelling mistakes as i also put b instead of d s and stuff like that... saying that i havent wrote a page sence i was 16 being doing all my work on a computer

Nevyn · 15-06-2008 09:38PM

I have dyslexia and I never use text speak it defeats the point of trying to communicate clearly, I do use fire fox 2 with the spell check but there at still times esp when I am stressed and/or tired I still slip up.

MysticalSoul · 15-06-2008 09:48PM

I have dyslexia. The more common way is that if someone says numbers, I can sometimes jumble up the numbers in my head. I have managed it by asking people to slow down. I would be guilty of using cos instead of because on occasion, but people who use dyslexia as an excuse, I would be highly suspiceous, especially when you consider how difficult some text speak can be to comprehend to the untrained eye.

Davidius · 15-06-2008 09:58PM

"Lysdexia" huhr huhr.

15-06-2008 10:09PM

Davidius wrote: »

"Lysdexia" huhr huhr.

grow up! :rolleyes:

Dyslexia can be very frustrating sometimes, I once mis read an exam question and gave a completly different answer to the one that was expected, it was perfect for the "correct" question.

:mad:

Never seen the need for textspeak!

Davidius · 15-06-2008 10:13PM

Deleted User wrote: »

grow up! :rolleyes:

I believe I'm still legally recognised as a child, so even if I did act mature, it wouldn't be recognised.

Might as well act the part. :pac:

chopperbyrne · 15-06-2008 10:14PM

A friend of mine is dyslexic and her spelling is way better than most other people.

15-06-2008 10:18PM

chopperbyrne wrote: »

A friend of mine is dyslexic and her spelling is way better than most other people.

Dyslexics tend to watch their spelling more closely than others, because sometimes (usually when stressed) we can forget what the letter is supposed to look like.

AckwelFoley · 15-06-2008 10:29PM

father has it.

Particularly with numbers it shows.

kowloon · 15-06-2008 10:38PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Dyslexics tend to wath their spelling more closely than others, because sometimes (usually when stressed) we can forget what the letter is supposed to look like.

A friend of mine is dyslexic and says the same, he reckons because he spends that little bit more time composing he's a better writer for it.
Could be an issue in exams.

Txtspkrs on the other hand, after their inane rantings have been deciphered, write so quickly that what actually gets written down has bypassed the whole intelligent processing areas of the brain in which these individuals are already deficient. Mbwahh

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AckwelFoley · 15-06-2008 11:11PM

kowloon wrote: »

Txtspkrs on the other hand, after their inane rantings have been deciphered, write so quickly that what actually gets written down has bypassed the whole intelligent processing areas of the brain in which these individuals are already deficient. Mbwahh .

Jooo r goin 2b haxzord 4 takin smak.. k!?

Txtskrs r uberl33t.

Im assuming text speak is internet shorthand.

AlmightyCushion · 15-06-2008 11:13PM

snyper wrote: »

Im assuming text speak is internet shorthand.

It's mainly used in texting. e.g. c u l8r

Toto Wolfcastle · 15-06-2008 11:13PM

My best friend has dyslexia and although he as difficulty spelling some things, he never uses text speak. It's a bit of a stupid excuse really!

15-06-2008 11:22PM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

It's mainly used in texting. e.g. c u l8r

A bit pointless these days, with predictive text etc

ScumLord · 15-06-2008 11:24PM

I have mild deslopsika, I hate text speak, don't understand it at all. Trying to read it jumbles me brain and I go into convulsions on the ground. I even go as far as using proper English in texts.

Using forums like these has improved my writing ability's way more than schoolin' ever did. Always have to spell check before submitting though.

AlmightyCushion · 15-06-2008 11:33PM

Deleted User wrote: »

A bit pointless these days, with predictive text etc

True predictive text makes it easier to spell the words correctly (I still don't like predictive text though) but the big problem with texting is the 160 character limit so I can understand the use of it in text messages. The moment you lose that character limit there is no justification for using it.

Toto Wolfcastle · 15-06-2008 11:34PM

Deleted User wrote: »

A bit pointless these days, with predictive text etc

Loads of people who use text speak can't use predictive text. I can't understand how text speak is easier to write than proper English!

arybvtcw0eolkf · 15-06-2008 11:40PM

singloud wrote: »

I'm seeing a lot of people around the net using dyslexia as an excuse for their textspeak.

I'm just wondering if there are any dyslexic people here, if so, is it possible that textspeak can be caused by dyslexia?

I'm dyslexic, as is my daughter. And no, txt spk doesn't help 1 bit.

kowloon · 15-06-2008 11:41PM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

The moment you lose that character limit there is no justification for using it.

E-mail will kill sms soon enough.

The problem is that txtspk is now a culture thing like the deliberate fu<ktard speak of the chavs.

AlmightyCushion · 15-06-2008 11:49PM

kowloon wrote: »

E-mail will kill sms soon enough.

I hope it would but it will take a while.

kowloon wrote: »

The problem is that txtspk is now a culture thing like the deliberate fu<ktard speak of the chavs.

I know it's horrible. I wish it was confined solely to chavs but it seems most younger people seem to use it.

16-06-2008 12:01AM

janeybabe wrote: »

Loads of people who use text speak can't use predictive text. I can't understand how text speak is easier to write than proper English!

They can't spell! :rolleyes:

PS this little fella's :rolleyes: for the chavs not you

Toto Wolfcastle · 16-06-2008 12:03AM

Deleted User wrote: »

They can't spell! :rolleyes:

Yup, realised that after I posted. I can't read my 17 year old brother's bebo page.

BeerWolf · 16-06-2008 12:19AM

I know of this all too well, particularly in the gaming community where I frown on it's usage [i.e. - '1337' speak] - just makes said user look stupid.

I also hate the fact a lot of people are bad spellers, and blame Dyslexia for it. That's not the case, it's just that they are literarily challenged in the sense of being too lazy to brush up their spelling and grammar.

Hitchhiker's Guide to... · 16-06-2008 12:40AM

irishamethyst wrote: »

I have dyslexia. The more common way is that if someone says numbers, I can sometimes jumble up the numbers in my head. I have managed it by asking people to slow down. I would be guilty of using cos instead of because on occasion, but people who use dyslexia as an excuse, I would be highly suspiceous, especially when you consider how difficult some text speak can be to comprehend to the untrained eye.

Is that dyscalculia you have? i.e. dyslexia to do with numbers. I taught accounting and finance to a student with severe dyscalculia for a year in a previous job. It was really really difficult

Was so proud when she passed her exams!

xOxSinéadxOx · 16-06-2008 01:47AM

text speak:

http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=108232447

Rb · 16-06-2008 01:52AM

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

text speak:

http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=108232447

Well I suppose at least she acknowledges she's a skanky little chav.

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