"Txt" talk in discussions

Well Sweets to me a friend is a friend..I guess I don't sweat the small stuff and I mostly find it small! I just want to be and let be..I try to accept others as they are and I hope they will forgive me my sometimes not with it ways..I also have been known to buy an as is car..lol Maybe they are txting from their phones...Hadn't thought of it but that could be.. oxxoxoxoxo

I will occasionally use abbreviations for the longer words and expressions like "LOL," but otherwise I'll post in plain English since I'm not completely fluent in text speak. Plus, it's not that much more of an effort to type out words like "great" instead of "gr8." I'm not a huge fan of the intentional misspellings such as "liek" (like) and "nao" (now) since it looks like the typist is speaking another language.

I don't actually like txt spk (text speak) on the internet, I don't use it on my mobile phone either, I prefer to use the predictive text so that way I know I've spelt everything correctly too. When I first started using chat rooms and places like that, I had no idea what lots of the text speak language actually meant, I've now found out that lol means laugh(ing) out loud and lmbo, means laughing my bum off, Americans sometimes replace the b for an a on that one. TTFN, means tata for now, as in I'll see you later. l8r, that means later. I can't think of any more right now. I do know what you mean and I don't think it really helps children with their spelling or grammar. (not that mine's particularly good though).

I find the "txt" style difficult to read too. I usually skip over responses or discussions that are written in that style.

i totally agree with you. I hate txt language, and i don't even use it when i send a text message on my cell phone. It's like degrading our language. I also find it hard to understand what some people say sometimes...so let's hope people get used to writing properly here!

Me too, I even find it annoying when people send me messages in text even though there are still a lot of characters they can use to make their words in their messages complete. I know they might making it a quick way to send messages but, if its really not that urgent, grammar shouldn't be left behind. When it comes to forums, I also encounter members who do that short way of typing words... well, I even remember a classmate during college writing her notes in that way?! Well anyway, I simply just don't get it why some would do it. Maybe I'm just annoyed but, I try to tolerate it..

Understandable I have no idea what they are saying either , why bother textying if you can`t type it out correctly ...

i don't really mind txt language if it is using a mobile phone... i can understand that it costs money to send sms in a mobile phone... so people want to keep it as short as possible to save space and money... as long as i can understand it and it is not too much, then i am alright... but here... i don't find any reason at all for people to use txt language here... in fact, i will be quite annoyed if i read a whole discussion with a txt language here... i don't generally like txt language as well... so i can perfectly understand what you mean...

I feel the same way. I read very quickly and naturally but with textspeak I have to slow down and really pay attention to parse what they are trying to say. It just feels like so much work it becomes not really worth it to me.

Hear hear! I agree with you. This type of forum gives practice to people who are trying to ;earn the English language. I understand we all use internet abbreviations, to some extent, but I think its rude to exclude entire groups of people who can not join or communicate a response because lack of understanding. I would not add someone who makes a habit of this kind of communication. I do not TXT much at all. If it is that important and you are not reachable by computer, then I phone strait away.

I have not gotten a request from someone who uses text styles for friendship, but I still cannot understand them. It is very hard to do, and I wonder why they would use their mobile phones rather than go to a computer. I guess even with the txt it must be hard to write long discussions. I guess they are the short questions and answer types. It also shows laziness. Just because a word sounds the same as if it were texted, does not mean that it should not be spelled correctly and in it's entirety. If they are lazy in spelling, and take short-cuts, they might take short-cuts where it really matters.

You think that's bad? I'm a business owner and frequently have people applying for a job using txt speak! It drives me insane. I received an email this morning from someone and it read "iwanna wrok 4 u" Are you kidding me? I really blame text messaging, at least in part, for the bastardizing of the English language. An overwhelming portion of the population has no idea how to write coherently anymore, much less understand grammar and punctuation. And to anyone who isn't into chatting and texting, it makes these people look like a bunch of slack-jawed mouth-breathers who can't string a sentence together to save their lives.

I found it highly annoying and hard to read. I prefer spelling things out even on my phone, and when my daughter texts me I have to sit there and decipher it before I can answer her.

I understand what you mean my friend.. I have had similar messages on myLot and even in my mails. I mean, I really don't have a hard time reading SMS-style messages but at times, I find it rude. Rude in the sense that I don't see any sincerity in the messages anymore. I mean, it's okay to read them over the phone but mails? or even at myLot? Geez!

I agree. It is rather distracting when you're trying to read through their discussions, and provide a worthwhile response. My mom recently quit her job at a local college, and she said one of the worst things about incoming students, is that they actually started writing papers in TEXT speak. I'd say that is a bit much.

Oh really? I don't know if I have seen this before. I like to read things that are easy to read and understand. I totally understand your dilemma. I would be iffy to add them also.

Oh i don't like that either.I just will not answer their post..You are right it is hard to read,and i do not like it.I don't un derstand why people do this..They are just keeping people from answering and they are cutting down their friends list...

I agree with you. I don't text from a phone as it costs too much, and besides, aren't phones for talking to someone? Not to mention I like hearing my friends voice. If we have to text each other we do it with e-mail! I even spell check my e-mail. that's the data processor in me.

I always try and write everything right, especially in my discussions and the responses I reply. I only ever wirte txt in SMS or short messenging services to friends like MSN messenger and facebook. I also agree with you that it does look a bit cheap too and I dont think people will get alot of score for quality if they type in txt.

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