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Holly, text talk is a mixture of abbreviations and missing out the vowels in words. It's not a case of learning it. Also, as others have pointed out, the people who use it generally can't write English in the first place.
Also important is to ask yourself; where does fluent Spanish, French and Russian get you? Or indeed, correct English?
Many, many places.
Where does fluent teen txtspk get you?
Nowhere.
Well thank goodness for the senseless restrictions on making sense being removed.
:thumb:
Oh don't lie, you know you are too busy doing cbb and making out with your husband and you're going to brin it on because you are a brin type of person.
Phew, thought I was alone on that.
Like I said before (last posts on a page suck), comparing many people who signed on and used text talk, seemed illiterate to me in a way, that I had to read their posts 2 and 3 times to make out what they were saying when they were writing 'proper' English, because they were asked to kindly do so. I'm just so amazed you meant that seriously, Helen. I think it was just a buff word to not alienate the text talking aficionados, because you need to be unbiased and stuff.
There is really no point in writing text speak outside of actual texts (because of character limitation), nobody can tell me that it saves time typing.
And no offense, but the fact that modship is defending this to "side with the young hip and trendy, so they feel more accepted in their hip and trendy way to communicate" (as I have the feeling it is), is basically and allowance to violate the beautiful English language in the posterior.
But anyway, don't see the point of the thread, because it will neither be banned (it just can't be) nor will it open peoples eyes "oooh, text talk is such a practical way of communicating, I'll learn it so I can understand this gibberish." I thought it was fine as it was.
*wipes spit of screen* well played ma'am.
As opposed to txttlk i cn stll rd tis flntly
"I won't offer my advice unless you learn proper English, ma'am."
"You only use text talk if you're not clever enough to speak English to my level."
But text talkers CAN do it, but don't for whatever reason.
And yes, I don't offer advice then, because I don't even know what the original issue is, either because I can't decipher keywords or am not familiar with self invented abbreviations and acronyms or it is just too unpleasant and time stealing to read.
I am by god not a prime example for good english writing, but I don't think anybody has a problem to understand what I am typing.
And yes, that's basically my point, so if you defend it just because it gives those who txttlk the freedom to txttalk then you are being stupid in my book. Is it really asking for too much to write in a way so at least 95% can understand you without any hassle?
ahahahahaha. yeah someone nominate this plzzzzzzzzzzz
your modesty will one day get you laid sir.
c'mon for the icing on the cake call me hun
Now now, children, no need for that
Incidentally, in regards to the original post, idc, if I was single...
Just sayin', like.
I'm not referring to the OP of the thread, btw, but your post about how he might get....
nevermind.
Btw Rach, I think I might have to get you two in the same room together just to prove that neither of you are as bad as the other thinks
And Franki, that is gross. I'm telling Rich.
Just want to say: LOL!!!
Um, I have little to say except that text talk infuriates me.
Love it. I'd like to be old and boring please.
Thanks for that. Haven't seen "piglatin" for years!
BTW what does cbb mean? In some places it looks as if it might be "can't be bothered" but how can you be "doing" cbb? I'm too old for all this ...
even in cool message board posters?
It doesn't end there either.
They have decided to allow proper nouns in Scrabble.
I just don't recognise the world