fast bloke

insist on typing in txt spk? Txt spk ws nvntd 15 yrs ago 2 cope wth t 255 character lmt on sms. Now the characters are free - why not type the whole word and allow us oldies to read it without having a stroke?

gojonnyjo

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ya mst b a real oldie
l8r m8t

davey21wagon

it pickles me quite a bit to be honest

bekee

one simple word. laziness. i do it the odd time but try not 2 do it 2 much. but true, ther are some words i havent got a clue wot theyr meant 2 be!!!

geoffo

as for me...

i hit code alot of the week plus i am dyslexic and it makes things alot easier for me, i have been involved in a few national online publications and moderated a couple of sites that required a fair old finicial commitment from me and one little lady got at me about the way i "txt typed" so i pulled the plug on the whole thing mind you i dont think it mentions it in the rules on here does it man?

bekee

geoffo yeh thers that 2 hun. didnt mean 2 be generalistic

ulsterscooby

Dont really think it is just us folk from Norn Iron ( Not txt speak just how we say it)

The younger generation use it all the time in forums but we are all a bit older here

Plenty of english based forums also have the problem if you take time to read back over the posts in this regional section im sure you will struggle to find alot of txt spk

But anyway its hardly going to change Ive heard that the english language is to incorporate txt spk so us oldies had best start learning it

ttfn l8rs m8

fast bloke

There are no rules against it Geoffo. It just takes me longer to read it. Her indoors uses all of her 1000 free texts a month and can think in text. I usually send two or three texts every year, so I actually have translate each abbreviation

Ulsterscooby - I mean the Northern Ireland forum on here. There is way more txt spk in this bit than there is in Non Scooby Related. Dunno what General is like. I went in there once and got told of for messing about, so I'm scared to go back

Anyway


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OLLIeRB5

you think forum txt speak is bad, lads you wanna read the text messages my mum sends me.. it takes me about 30 mins to work out the first sentence. she can fit a novel into 1 sms

davey21wagon

to be fair it s not just the old one s on here im a young thing i don t have a clue i d only understand about a hand full of them some one who does understand them could post them up to help the old and stupid on here

RB5 Boyo

Wot u mean m8?? Ther no txt spk n ere 4rm wot i cn c. u mst b gettn mxd up wif sumfin else m8. 4 gods sake dont be silly. the lpelling on ere is gr8, but 4 sum reason u dont fink so!! aw i duno lol

c0lin

i'd say its just down to speed...people just typing too quick and dont realise they do it...?

Dee NI

Aye. Think it's meant to be quick but it takes twice as long to read as decifering the inigma code!


Damien

fabiostar

you mean we are all snorting speed now too jesus the next run out should be fun at this rate


fabio

c0lin

thats it fabio...you just let your secret out haha

urban

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Here Here.

Bugs the hell out of me too

fast bloke

Good man (and Urban, and everyone else who agrees)

p.s. - I think I might be having a fight with the wife, but it is in txt spk, so she might be wanting a ****. If I post the texts up can someone tell me if I should be warming up or running away?

bekee

hahahahahaha!!!!! well if the words are accompanied by flyin plates i think ur a goner!