Textspeak. I HATE IT!

jokettle · 10-12-2009 02:26PM

It seems everyone knows at least one fcukwit in their social circle who stoops to this level of p*ss-poor communication. The fcukwit I know refuses to acknowledge our repeated pleas of "write it in feckin English! You have a degree, there's no bloody excuse :mad: "

They should all be shot. Or at the very least, they should have their phones snatched from their hands and confiscated, accompanied by a thorough fist-shaking.

Meeja Ireland · 10-12-2009 02:39PM

I hate it with a passion.

Dudess wrote: »

That would be fair enough, but it's gone beyond that now to just thinking up ways to mis-spell words/make them look "crazy"... it looks like it does the exact opposite to saving time. It's often unintelligible too, which was never intended by the original shortened versions of words, as these are phonetic.

Yes, that's up there for stupidity with abbreviations that are longer than what they replace. It always seems odd to hear someone say "WW2", for example.

Dr. Feelgood · 10-12-2009 02:49PM

Fully agree, people should type properly on the internet and in text messages.

ixoy · 10-12-2009 03:51PM

Oddly my parents (particularly my mother) use text speak in their messages. I don't know where they picked up their habits as both my sister and I would be advocates of proper spelling and correct punctuation.

Liam Byrne · 10-12-2009 03:57PM

Rocky77 wrote: »

What bothers me is the way is creeping dangerously out of the realms of text messaging. Consider this, my brother invited a friend to an event he's organising and she replied as follows on his facebook page:

Cnt mak ur gig thing afraid,my graduation dat day..sud giv me a shout if ur ou after it..wil be ou in twn im sur:)

Now, does anyone else find the fact that she's GRADUATING FROM A UNIVERSITY but can't be bothered using the English language correctly a bit unsettling....???

I just want to know why he invited someone that called him a "Cnt"

And how do you make a gig "afraid" ?? I know how to make lots of things feel scared of me, but a "gig" ?

Novella · 10-12-2009 04:42PM

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

should've and should of, both have the same amount of keystrokes, so it's essentially the same thing

Essentially the same, but one is grammatically incorrect.
It isn't "should of", it's "should have". That has nothing to do with text speak, imo. I think people just get confused because "should've" and "should of" sound similar when spoken aloud.

Dudess · 10-12-2009 05:00PM

ixoy wrote: »

Oddly my parents (particularly my mother) use text speak in their messages.

Yeah, my mother, aged nearly 63, uses it - I think it makes her feel well "down with the kids". She has friends even older than her (as in, knocking on the door of 70) who also use it.

lisajane · 10-12-2009 06:06PM

bluto63 wrote: »

It's destroying the English language. I know people who, when they write essays actually put 'da' instead of 'the' and wonder why they get such crappy marks

Good enough for them. Hope they never do well in life!

WesternNight · 10-12-2009 06:52PM

Novella wrote: »

Essentially the same, but one is grammatically incorrect.
It isn't "should of", it's "should have". That has nothing to do with text speak, imo. I think people just get confused because "should've" and "should of" sound similar when spoken aloud.

Indeed. It used to bug me so much when I'd see a primary school teacher writing "should of".

Novella · 10-12-2009 07:03PM

WesternNight wrote: »

Indeed. It used to bug me so much when I'd see a primary school teacher writing "should of".

I think a lot of people don't actually realise they're making a mistake with that one though! I used to be friends with a guy who said "should of", "would of", "could of" etc. I tried to explain to him that what he was saying wasn't actually correct 'cause it was starting to bug me and he just didn't get it.

He'd been brought up saying it that way, he'd been taught that "should've" equaled "should of" and nothing I could say or do would convince him otherwise!

Groe · 11-12-2009 10:20PM

I hate it with a passion.

I have about 4 or 5 text words that I use, that's it. If I have to read more than those 4 words I get annoyed.

RHRN · 11-12-2009 10:25PM

icanhearjimi wrote: »

I F**king hate it, never used it, never will.
If i get a text with this shyte in it, i just delete it straight away, dont even try to read it.
Anyone over the age of 14 who uses this should be punched very violently.

What do you mean, over 14?

Anyway, T9>>>>The effort required to type idiot English any day.

wolfric · 11-12-2009 10:57PM

ugh Thank you! I only read the first post but if i have to unscramble some idiots sentence that makes me assume some 12 year old wrote it, i just get really pissed off and the conversation rarely ends well. I wouldn't mind terribly if they were at least comprehensible but for ****s sake the ambiguity is just a nightmare. Use proper English, spelling and grammar and you at least get more respect. It's not that much more effort.

GLUEY · 11-12-2009 11:07PM

Text speak is the ugliest, most vile thing in the world. Annoys the fúck out of me!

Luckily I have managed to stop most of my friends from using it.

wolfric · 11-12-2009 11:18PM

name and shame

I love it, use it all the time.
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Sometimes it's okay to use it, sometimes not.
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orourkeda · 11-12-2009 11:19PM

I wholeheartedly endorse the sentiments contained herein.

Textspeak. I HATE IT!

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