Am I just getting old or...
 

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

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well that does not make sense ;) unless any was ment to be annoy?? lol

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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 :fit:

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I tink dats d point ;)

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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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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).

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

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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' :(

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Technically, aren't they acronyms though?

---------- Post added at 14:03 ---------- Previous post was at 14:03 ----------

Bet I can guess who that is ;)

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It took me a while to get used to IMO, IMHO, AFAIK and IIRC. there are a couple more I can't think of? And I always have trouble working them out :confused:

I find the urban dictionary helps :tu:

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Nope it's not your age - it annoys me too. I can't even understand it 90% of the time :erm:

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My girlfriend, for no apparent reason has started using text speak in texts, MSN, WoW, everything! It's annoying the hell out of me, she never did it before!

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I hate it which is why I never use it even when texting.It is just wrong.:td:

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I 100% agree with you Coggy - it's an absolute nightmare!

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What on earth is txt spk ?

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The abbreviated form of English used by (mostly) teenagers when sending each other SMS (short message system) messages on their mobile phones.

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Text speak should be banned on anything other than the most basic of mobile phones. Anyone found using it anywhere else should be strung up, dipped head first into boiling bleach and then dragged along the M25 by their genitalia.

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Firm but fair

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I think it shows a nationwide obsession with saving time and being more efficient. It's quicker to type "fort" than it is to type "thought" or "txt" rather than "text". Eek, you might even get a RSI in your thumbs....! :Yikes:

When we used to write a letter a few years ago, it was written by hand and an ink blotter, sealed in an envelope and was taken to the Post Office; on foot. You chatted to the grocer and Mrs Jackson on the way and eventually arrived at the Post Office where you had a chat with the Postmistress. You then walked home.
Now we leap on the PC or mobile phone and communicate instantly saving lots of time which makes us more efficient. What's wrong with that? Nothing on it's own, hell....it's progress; but the pace of life speeds up bit by bit and I think we are operating on insidious higher levels of stress under the impression that we are being just more efficient. This can't go on for ever though.....

:)

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It may be quicker to type it, but it would take me 10 times longer to understand it, so not making it more efficient for me.

it took me ages to figure out what 'm8' stood for in a message I got, thought it was a model number or something.

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Bit of a harsh way to treat your Mum, Paul! :rofl: :D

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At first glance, I estimate that I know less than 1% of these words. That makes me feel:
a) Terribly old;
b) Terribly stupid;
c) all of the above...

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A short story was written about a similar problem with "and" linky



I can't even remember what most of the texts are or mean so don't bother (it also take me about 20 minutes to compose a short text in plain English) :rofl:

Must agree with OB loath and detest their use particularly in forums and e-mails. http://www.nearlygood.com/smilies/taz.gif

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In a text message I do not mind it, but in a forum post or MSN etc I do mind it, keep it where it is supposed to me in a flaming text message.

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http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...4&postcount=11 :D