Am I just getting old or...

orangebird · 19-07-2006, 12:28

Does txt spk annoy the crap out of you too? Even in texts?

19-07-2006, 12:29

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Originally Posted by orangebird

Does txt spk any the crap out of you too? Even in texts?

well that does not make sense

unless any was ment to be annoy?? lol

Nugget · 19-07-2006, 12:30

Text speak is a plague on society - it takes longer for the person who receives the message to read and understand it than it does for the sender to compose the message in the first place

Jon M · 19-07-2006, 12:30

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

well that does not make sense

unless any was ment to be annoy?? lol

I tink dats d point

19-07-2006, 12:32

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Originally Posted by Jon M

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

well that does not make sense

unless any was ment to be annoy?? lol

I tink dats d point

nah thats a typo lol annoy in text speak wouldnt be any even satire has its limits

I must say it does my head in sometimes specially when its on msn or something. I do sometimes use u instead of you or ur instead of your and 2 instead of to if im trying to fit a big message into 1 text

gazzae · 19-07-2006, 12:35

People who replace S with Z do my head in. As do people who use WOT instead of WHAT.

19-07-2006, 12:39

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Originally Posted by orangebird

Does txt spk any the crap out of you too? Even in texts?

I find it anoying when used in forums, it's not so bad when used in phone txt, I can understand it being used on a phone, because of the time it saves.

My most hated short txt alternatives are...

1. Da = the
2. bin = been
3. fort = thought
4. 2moz = tomorrow
5. *** = come

EDIT: just to add, I dont mind certain shortcuts like.. u, cos, and a few others.

SlackDad · 19-07-2006, 12:47

Text speak annoys the crap out of me, but what annoys me even more is the people who spend the whole day texting. What the **** are they saying?
It must be things like, "I've just arrived at work, you?", "Yeah, so have I", "I'm at my desk now", "I'm not quite there yet, just passing the photocopier", "I'm turning my computer on", and on and on.
The most annoying thing is when you're having a conversation with somebody, who then receives a text message which instantly takes priority over your conversation, and not only will they read the text, but start ****ing replying.

orangebird · 19-07-2006, 12:49

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Originally Posted by Dodger444

I find it anoying when used in forums, it's not so bad when used in phone txt, I can understand it being used on a phone, because of the time it saves.

But it doesn't most of the time compared to predictive text - Love - 4 key presses/Luv - 8!!!

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My most hated short txt alternatives are...

1. Da = the
2. bin = been
3. fort = thought
4. 2moz = tomorrow
5. *** = come

EDIT: just to add, I dont mind certain shortcuts like.. u, cos, and a few others.

Arrggghhhh... Just seeing them winds me up!!!!!!

Jon M · 19-07-2006, 12:52

The thing that winds me up, is consistent typo's that swap letters like "teh" .. especially in business communications ( yes, believe it or not, we have someone here that does it in emails ).

I can't rule out dyslexia, but if it's not it just looks terribly unprofessional.

MadGamer · 19-07-2006, 12:54

I dont use text talk, even when im texting as its so bloody annoying.

19-07-2006, 12:56

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Originally Posted by Jon M

The thing that winds me up, is consistent typo's that swap letters like "teh" .. especially in business communications ( yes, believe it or not, we have someone here that does it in emails ).

I can't rule out dyslexia, but if it's not it just looks terribly unprofessional.

we have a senior manager who does that in emails, 'teh' instead of 'the' & 'oyu' instead of 'you' being the favourites

**Hugh** · 19-07-2006, 13:37

What I find very amusing/scary are the people who are texting whilst crossing the road - I am just waiting to see an example of evolution in action (Car vs pedestrian = Car 1, pedestrian not looking where he/she/it is going 0).

TheNorm · 19-07-2006, 13:42

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Originally Posted by Dodger444

I find it anoying when used in forums, it's not so bad when used in phone txt, I can understand it being used on a phone, because of the time it saves.

So what's the excuse for "forum speak"? LOL, IMO, AFAIK, etc.

orangebird · 19-07-2006, 13:46

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Originally Posted by TheNorm

So what's the excuse for "forum speak"? LOL, IMO, AFAIK, etc.

Because it's not used to compose whole sentences. When my step daughter texts me or her father it takes us a good five minutes just to decifer it, because the whole damn thing is 'txt spk'