Personally I think overuse is lazy and childish. A few words here and there is grand with a few emojis but to read a whole paragraph written in text speak just gives me a headache. Quicker to write but sometimes can take forever to decipher what the hell they are talking about. Maybe I'm just getting old. |
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over a year ago
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Text speak goes back to when you had 3 letters per key and typing long messages was a pain in the rear.
Now it's just lazy and immature.
Even the kids seem to be past it! |
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By *eebawMan
over a year ago
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I try not to use it maby some times in a conversation its ok in small amounts but with a full keyboard its not hard to write . In saying that im not the best at writeing or putting words together . |
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Aggghhhh - the one thing that gets me worked up.
Abbreviations and text speak are two different things.'Accom.' means accommodate / accommodation depending n the context, and to me is an acceptable abbreviation... but Gr8, and w8, and....aaaggghhh.
That said, we had S.W.A.L.K back in the day when we just had handwritten letters.  |
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By *orkdevil OP Man
over a year ago
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"I too absolutely detest text speak . I love a good conversation where I don't have to decipher what someone is saying. "
My sentiments exactly, don't mind occasional emojis or the odd abbreviation, but use language as its meant to be used, its a tool to communicate, not a morse code |
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By *orkdevil OP Man
over a year ago
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"Aggghhhh - the one thing that gets me worked up.
Abbreviations and text speak are two different things.'Accom.' means accommodate / accommodation depending n the context, and to me is an acceptable abbreviation... but Gr8, and w8, and....aaaggghhh.
That said, we had S.W.A.L.K back in the day when we just had handwritten letters. "
So very true, little did we know what was starting by the use of it |
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By *orkdevil OP Man
over a year ago
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"A few words here and there is fine but not whole sentences or paragraphs! There’s soneone I know and she does it AND she’s a teacher!"
She should be banned from teaching in case she passes that onto impressionable minds, (I'm Joking) I'm slow to use even emojis.... smiley face smiley face |
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By *orkdevil OP Man
over a year ago
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"Personally I think overuse is lazy and childish. A few words here and there is grand with a few emojis but to read a whole paragraph written in text speak just gives me a headache. Quicker to write but sometimes can take forever to decipher what the hell they are talking about. Maybe I'm just getting old. "
Very very true, but I worry that I have become a grammer Nazi |
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By *orkdevil OP Man
over a year ago
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"Text speak goes back to when you had 3 letters per key and typing long messages was a pain in the rear.
Now it's just lazy and immature.
Even the kids seem to be past it!"
I hope they are, but not sure |
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By *orkdevil OP Man
over a year ago
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"I try not to use it maby some times in a conversation its ok in small amounts but with a full keyboard its not hard to write . In saying that im not the best at writeing or putting words together . "
I just have a problem with people doing it as a lazy way of communicating, we all have spelling or grammar mistakes |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Posted about this before.... But what are peoples thoughts....? "
Doesn’t bother me at all but I probably use it more the fact I’m a dumb blonde and can’t spell  |
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By *orkdevil OP Man
over a year ago
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"Posted about this before.... But what are peoples thoughts....?
Doesn’t bother me at all but I probably use it more the fact I’m a dumb blonde and can’t spell "
Blonds just a hair colour not a measure of intelligence... hope that's spelt correctly |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Posted about this before.... But what are peoples thoughts....?
Doesn’t bother me at all but I probably use it more the fact I’m a dumb blonde and can’t spell
Blonds just a hair colour not a measure of intelligence... hope that's spelt correctly "
I wouldn’t know ha ha |
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By *orkdevil OP Man
over a year ago
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"Posted about this before.... But what are peoples thoughts....?
Doesn’t bother me at all but I probably use it more the fact I’m a dumb blonde and can’t spell
Blonds just a hair colour not a measure of intelligence... hope that's spelt correctly
I wouldn’t know ha ha "
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By *orkdevil OP Man
over a year ago
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"Posted about this before.... But what are peoples thoughts....?
Doesn’t bother me at all but I probably use it more the fact I’m a dumb blonde and can’t spell
Blonds just a hair colour not a measure of intelligence... hope that's spelt correctly
I wouldn’t know ha ha "
Hope auto correct hasn't failed me |
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By *aolMMan
over a year ago
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I don't mind text talk but I never use it because I take pride in my written word. I would have thought/hoped it projects a better impression... although sometimes I do wonder if good English sounds too rigid  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I actually hate it. I am dyslexic and I struggle really bad with spelling and grammar but I always try my best. It makes reading a message for me really difficult. I am far from stupid and would have a very high IQ but at times I really can not read text abbreviations ...... and it's also lazy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Predictive text was a great invention, there really is very little logic to using text speak at all anymore not that I ever used it back in the early to mid 00's. |
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By *orkdevil OP Man
over a year ago
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"I actually hate it. I am dyslexic and I struggle really bad with spelling and grammar but I always try my best. It makes reading a message for me really difficult. I am far from stupid and would have a very high IQ but at times I really can not read text abbreviations ...... and it's also lazy."
Thank god I'm not the only one who finds it a lazy way to converse |
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I’m not a fan of using it myself, maybe the odd few words if I’m texting quickly at work. A few emojis here an there .. I don’t mind if people txt me using it as long as it’s only things like ( dya need nything from d shop) Also people that StiL tXt LyK diS do my head in |
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"I actually hate it. I am dyslexic and I struggle really bad with spelling and grammar but I always try my best. It makes reading a message for me really difficult. I am far from stupid and would have a very high IQ but at times I really can not read text abbreviations ...... and it's also lazy.
Thank god I'm not the only one who finds it a lazy way to converse "
I use lol is messages here because I am notnotbpaying to use a laughing emoji or any other emoji |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Think it depends on nature of message, audience. Don't mind text speak if it within a brief message, it is not overused within message and it not some obscure text speak that I need to google. Lilred  |
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"Think it depends on nature of message, audience. Don't mind text speak if it within a brief message, it is not overused within message and it not some obscure text speak that I need to google. Lilred "
Sigh... 
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Sorry, carry on |
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"Think it depends on nature of message, audience. Don't mind text speak if it within a brief message, it is not overused within message and it not some obscure text speak that I need to google. Lilred
Sigh...
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Sorry, carry on "
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I don’t particularly like it myself but in saying that I wouldn’t judge anyone as I’ve found in the past a lot of people cannot spell so it’s easier to text speak or are dislexic ... so it’s easier way to communicate |
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Most of the time text speak doesnt phase me but in certain cases its just too much.. cant remember it off the top of my head but theres some 5 letter word ive seen abbreviated to.. a 5 letter word just written arseways. Why?! 
