My 6 year old knows when to use 'I' and 'i'.

Alas, we are talking about text speak so your above mistakes don't count. :)



Just joshing with you. ;)

No it's ok, i take that one on the chin. I've even told my own kids how irrational i think that particular convention is... ;)

I think weve missed a trick here

- with text speak it may be possible to fit what your trying to see red in the title , where it may not be full length :p

THES THREAD MAEKS MA LAUGH P3OPLE SHUD AT LEAST HAEV A GO AT USNG AL TEH K3YS ON DA KEYBAORD UNLES OF COURSA U R USNG A MOBIEL PHON3 2 DISCUS 2PIS ON SCOBYNET :lol1:

Did you know that if you have genuine dyslexia then you can get a disabled badge. You will also be registered as being dyslexic on your medical records.
I wonder how many people have been properly diagnosed, and how many just claim they suffer but in reality are lazy twats?

Another question for the masses.
When I was taught English at school, the word in brackets was (sic), which is an adverb meaning it is intentionally written thus, where does the offshoot (sp?) come from? Is it now convention?

Everybody is guilty of the odd speeling (sic) mistake, but to make no effort at all is tragic, lazy and shows a complete disregard for others; ergo it is anti-social.


Why was Simon's post marked as unwanted?

(sic) is the Latin for "thus" and should be used when quoting text which contains a spelling mistake to attribute the mistake to the original author.

(sp) on the other hand has entered common use to indicate that the preceding word may (or may not) be spelt incorrectly - in other words, the author was too lazy to look up the correct spelling! ;)

I have always had problems with spelling... "my spilling is attricious" ;) ...but there is really no excuse for text speak on an internet forum; Its nothing more than laziness! Personally, I use the auto spell check function of the Firefox browser to make sure what I post is spelt correctly.

Maybe the user is dyslexic and meant to click on 'wanted'? :D

For those of you have a serious issue with 'txt' style writing, why the hell do you want to see such examples placed on their own thread? :wonder:

Hypocritical? Just slightly! :D

I do agree, posting in this style does appear lazy, but it makes the user look stupid anyway, so why get so angry?

Continuing to bang on about what 'you' want all the time just makes you look stupid instead! :thumb:

I wish there were were more spoonerisms in the world.I love those mistakes

Hot toastered bust.

(text speak makes me think of 15 year old hoodies for some reason,or white girls speaking patois:wonder: )

It's the txt spk that really, really does my 'ead in! :mad: :mad: :mad:

Bad spelling makes me grit my teeth, but I understand that some people can't help it. After all, although I can spell I'm crap at sums! :smug:

Hot toastered bust is not a spoonerism.

Hot tuttered boast would be the spoonerism.

Or "I tripped over the cucking fat"?

Twever Clat:D

Coisy nunt.

I was always taught never to start a sentance with the word AND

You were taught badly then. :)


But it's easier to teach that rule to children than to explain how you can construct a perfectly good sentence thus.

And did those feet...........


:smug:

I missed "sentance" :mad:



:lol1:

+1

WHY d0N7 we 4Ll wr17e 1n l337 5pe4k, 172 7eH pHU7urE!

Can someone explain to me WTF this is supposed to mean aswell please?

Because we're not retarded?

Bird, skirt, piece of ass, flange etc

Its a comical way (in their eyes) way of differentiating a female.

Do retards type in l33t speak?

> "the average seven year old should be aware of."

Oh dear another faux pas, should be "of which the average seven year old should be aware." Remember the golden rule - a preposition is a word you shouldn't finish a sentence with.

Of course that would have been lots funnier if your preposition had been with rather than of.

I should also point out that no, that doesn't count as ending a sentence with of.

And neither does that.

P*** taking apart I fully agree with your point, text speak drives me up the wall. Another forum I'm on automatically replaces any text words with "I use textspeak because I'm too lazy to spell properly". Might help.

If text speak is not acceptable in moderation nor should made up words like wimmins or any of the others as just like text speak women can be sometimes hard to understand. ;)

WTF that means is Woman. A SN term used for many a long time. HTH :p

I've just noticed that I have created a thread to name and shame text speakers. Naming and shaming is against the rules of ScoobyNet so I'm in direct contravention of SN guidelines. :Suspiciou

Excellent :thumb:

My subliminal 'Mood' seems to have worked ;)

just trying to get my post count up beyond 57k

There is no excuse for not being able to spell on the internet...

Step one.

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Step Two.

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