Thngz I H8 N Dspiz ... Wht abt U?

For some un-learning is difficult. I think we all should write correctly or as correctly as possible.

That reminds me of a post i saw yesterday and i was unable to comment since i got lost while reading.

LOL - I think that with most things context and the amount it is used should be a factor. I don't text now, but when I did I didn't often use "txtspk", although I did use a few abbreviations. I use some on here as well, but I don't strictly consider them as textspeak. Regarding deletion, I think that each instance should be taken into account and a determination made rather than saying "all posts with textspeak will be deleted", because there could be other factors involved. For instance, Lambie's response was humorous, so there was a purpose behind it. Another example is a friend of mine that tends to use "u" rather than "you" but he does have substance (most of the time) in his comments and responses. Personally, I do not like textspeak, especially on a discussion forum like this one. I think that it makes one sound uneducated, but that is just my opinion.

I think it shouldn't be allowed here. As for me whenever I see someone using abbreviations for some words on responses or comments I feel irritated and don't respond. May be these should be deleted by admin.

There is a time and place to use "txtspk" but I agree normally it is isn't called for. In the case of humour maybe.

Those are my pet peeves. I just hope people will stop being lazy and interact like normal persons. If they could construct a lengthy post, with more reason that they could spell out words and not use text speak. Should they be deleted? A Big Yes! It's against the Guidelines. Does it need to include all posts and not just discussions? Again, yes! The prohibition on the usage of text speak is not only limited to discussions. Nowhere in the Guidelines does it state that the rules only govern discussions. Ergo, prohibition on text speak also applies to comments and responses.

I have to admit that I am quite an old-fashioned person, though I like to surf the Internet since I was studying in college, I have no idea about all these texting. In fact, I don't get all the words in your title too. Some of my friends like to use these text abbreviations when we are chatting online, and I always have to ask them what that means. I understand sometimes we might want to save the characters, but how much effort it'll take to type "you" instead of "u"? Also, text abbreviations might create confusion as well. There was once my neighbor messaged me and told me "no1 told her something..." So I thought our neighbor who stays in No. 1 house talked to her, and No. 1 house is just opposite her house. After quite some time, and we talked about this, then only I found out she meant "no one told her..." I don't really hate textspeak, it's fine if it's between someone they know how to speak "text" well, but not in mylot and not to me, please. I'd like to learn and improve my English vocabularies here, but not to learn the textspeak. Hope it will not be allowed here, otherwise I might not enjoy myself so much reading the discussions here. I just found out "textspeak" appears in urban dictionary.

I do not like any user who uses text speech or short cuts like 'U' for 'you'. It seems absurd to me and my blood boils. Even if any user is mylotting on a smartphone, there is no problem in writing the full and correct spelling of a word. Those who do so are not only showing disrespect to language but to others mylotters also.

I never generally use txtspek even in texting

I cannot stand abbreviations, they are hard to read, I do not use a cell phone, most of the time I do not even understand what the user has written. Of course I skip the discussion, but I think I will start to report them.

i don't text. period. not any place. i think its a degradation' f society 'n their ability to spell. (stop gigglin', i'm special so i'm told'n can get by with oddities, lol). yepperz, delete 'em 'n do such quick. the sooner 'tis nipped'n the bud the better. right 'long with those titles that then jest say "what do you think?" jest makes my head spin...

I don't mind people doing a 'lol' or 'omg' in comments, but anything more than that is overkill. At least they aren't using 1337.

I don't think it should be used on here, I sometimes use a little bit of txt speak on my phone...but not much...

I respect my lot community rules very much and everyone should follow the rules. I really do not know due to known of rules people do such type of activities if you are so lazy dont need to use mylot ,for you people better is facebook and other social networking sites.

I think they may become more acceptable because people see the texting text so much it has become common place now.

I through in a LOL now and then, and the occasional jk, but that's about it

I couldn't agree with U more.

I absolutely despise text-speak @owlwings . And they wonder why our education level is in the toilet with children. Nobody knows how to spell. I don't think it should be allowed. Now I am guilty however for using LOL, LMAO, ROTF, OMG. But that's it. I should probably use more emoticons to replace those.

I don't know about deleting 'txtspk' posts unless they're full of abbreviations. I suppose giving warnings takes a lot of time too. I'd like to see it stamped out somehow.

i am liking it either, even in facebook status it is making some commit some wrong spellings and few grammar stuff