Text talk

The Terminator · 03-05-2011, 12:22 PM

OK, What's your opinion on people using text when typing not only on their phones but on the computer? It's like short hand is being invented all over again but in a way that everybody learns it bit by bit. I personally like some of them like BTW g2g TTYL LMAO but really when your typing, is l8tr faster that later? soon we will be talking in text language, no more English for me

kindlekitten · 03-05-2011, 12:40 PM

I despise it. I don't even text with it

DixieGal · 03-05-2011, 01:13 PM

I thought it was just me who hates it. I blame it on boy bands. Remember 'Nsynch? Then along came Z replacing S. It spiraled downhill with BFF, which is always a bald-faced lie. Now there is a whole language of random alphabets to which i am clueless.

Im feeling old. You kids wipe your feet and come get some Koolaid.

Bilbo1967 · 03-05-2011, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I despise it. I don't even text with it

I'm with KK on this one.

dsvick · 03-05-2011, 08:01 PM

Not ever. My daughter makes fun of me because I use commas and apostrophes in texts.

Freeshadow · 03-05-2011, 10:09 PM

well I use the old-school abbrevs like IMHO AFAIK (and of course RTFM and STFW when needed) as well as the old smileys) but that's because I was already doing it before every social network kiddo started to. I still use IRC and there they are common lingo and not a proof of some kind of wannabe kewlness.

the so-called 1337 sp33ch OTOH is a completely different thing and my eyes bleed when I read that.

Lirael · 03-06-2011, 01:00 AM

al m frndz typ lik dis, and I don't like it because it takes me much longer to read.

I understand the need for it when using a cell phone that doesn't have a keyboard, because it is faster (I still don't use it, but I can see why one would), but on any sort of keyboard device there's no excuse. :P

thrawn_aj · 03-06-2011, 01:23 AM

I quite enjoy it at times, especially in places where it is the native language (the intarwebs, texting, perhaps Twitter). The only place I cannot (and do not) tolerate it is in emails. People are unconscionably sloppy when it comes to emails (old folks and young alike, though for different reasons) and it just drives me nuts. Don't they teach letter-writing in school anymore? And do people forget it when they get to a certain age?

For some reason, any mention of texting as a controversial topic reminds me of this strange meme that's been floating around for a while:

I swear, the next person who addresses me as "u" in an email gets the above treatment

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Freeshadow

the so-called 1337 sp33ch OTOH is a completely different thing and my eyes bleed when I read that.

Indeed

Michael McLovin · 03-06-2011, 04:41 AM

i was hoping availability of qwerty keyboards on phones would put an end to it.
i guess some people just don't want to be understood.

wyndslash · 03-06-2011, 04:47 AM

i use text on phones. almost everyone here uses text talk when 'texting'. mainly because it saves a lot of money! i guess you guys have different phone plans? (like, free texting to families and all that?)

Michael McLovin · 03-06-2011, 04:51 AM

Texting "you" costs the same as texting "u".
i don't think plans have anything to do with it.

wyndslash · 03-06-2011, 04:54 AM

deleted. why am i even justifying my use of text talk *grumble* to people who would just argue with me to the death

wyndslash · 03-06-2011, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael McLovin

Texting "you" costs the same as texting "u".
i don't think plans have anything to do with it.

well sure, if 'you' is the only thing your message would contain

Michael McLovin · 03-06-2011, 05:03 AM

sorry if it seemed argumentative, text talk has always frustrated me.

i have no intention of arguing with anyone to the death

GeoffC · 03-06-2011, 06:59 AM

I take care to make sure the apostrophe and full stop is in the correct position....

03-05-2011, 12:22 PM	#1
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	Text talk OK, What's your opinion on people using text when typing not only on their phones but on the computer? It's like short hand is being invented all over again but in a way that everybody learns it bit by bit. I personally like some of them like BTW g2g TTYL LMAO but really when your typing, is l8tr faster that later? soon we will be talking in text language, no more English for me Last edited by The Terminator; 03-05-2011 at 12:26 PM.

03-06-2011, 04:51 AM	#11
Michael McLovin Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 2504 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Somewhere in Southeast Asia Device: Desktop PC when i'm in the office pretending to work, kindle3	Texting "you" costs the same as texting "u". i don't think plans have anything to do with it. Last edited by Michael McLovin; 03-06-2011 at 04:54 AM.

03-06-2011, 05:03 AM	#14
Michael McLovin Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 2504 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Somewhere in Southeast Asia Device: Desktop PC when i'm in the office pretending to work, kindle3	sorry if it seemed argumentative, text talk has always frustrated me. i have no intention of arguing with anyone to the death Last edited by Michael McLovin; 03-06-2011 at 05:09 AM.

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03-05-2011, 12:40 PM	#2
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I despise it. I don't even text with it

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DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I thought it was just me who hates it. I blame it on boy bands. Remember 'Nsynch? Then along came Z replacing S. It spiraled downhill with BFF, which is always a bald-faced lie. Now there is a whole language of random alphabets to which i am clueless. Im feeling old. You kids wipe your feet and come get some Koolaid.

03-05-2011, 08:01 PM	#5
dsvick Wizard Posts: 2,737 Karma: 635747 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio, USA Device: PRS-900	Not ever. My daughter makes fun of me because I use commas and apostrophes in texts.

03-05-2011, 10:09 PM	#6
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,803 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	well I use the old-school abbrevs like IMHO AFAIK (and of course RTFM and STFW when needed) as well as the old smileys) but that's because I was already doing it before every social network kiddo started to. I still use IRC and there they are common lingo and not a proof of some kind of wannabe kewlness. the so-called 1337 sp33ch OTOH is a completely different thing and my eyes bleed when I read that.

03-06-2011, 01:00 AM	#7
Lirael Moomin Posts: 137 Karma: 202147 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Sony PRS-350	al m frndz typ lik dis, and I don't like it because it takes me much longer to read. I understand the need for it when using a cell phone that doesn't have a keyboard, because it is faster (I still don't use it, but I can see why one would), but on any sort of keyboard device there's no excuse. :P

03-06-2011, 04:41 AM	#9
Michael McLovin Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 2504 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Somewhere in Southeast Asia Device: Desktop PC when i'm in the office pretending to work, kindle3	i was hoping availability of qwerty keyboards on phones would put an end to it. i guess some people just don't want to be understood.

03-06-2011, 04:47 AM	#10
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	i use text on phones. almost everyone here uses text talk when 'texting'. mainly because it saves a lot of money! i guess you guys have different phone plans? (like, free texting to families and all that?)

03-06-2011, 04:54 AM	#12
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	deleted. why am i even justifying my use of text talk grumble to people who would just argue with me to the death

03-06-2011, 06:59 AM	#15
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I take care to make sure the apostrophe and full stop is in the correct position....

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