text, sms, celphone messaging makes us poor in spelling?

well i totally agree with you dude...the usage of slangs in sms, test messaging and while chatting has really got a bad impact on writing skills....you do all this stuff while chatting and other things and get used to it...and mistakenly start doing same things in official emails, mails and other parts of your life also... i have avoided quite a number of tight spots because Microsoft Word has a dictionary and am forced toinstall a diction in my browser also

When i first started my journey with the cellular phones i was almost always using the shortcuts since i was crazy messager - i was sending tons of the messages almost every day ,almost all of them were made by using shortcuts which i can't show here since my language is a bit strange (Polish) for you :) But when i got use to having cellular phone and to send messages i started to send less and less and to write more and more words and not even use the shortcuts. Since it was in the time the the dictionary feature was not really an option i could only write by myself what took quite long enough to fully focus on what i want to write and what to say to other person. And since that day nothing really changed - i write short messages with full words cause i must say i like it more than shorcuts :)

yup, i believe you. texting do make people lazy and dumb on proper use of grammar.

i think for other people it is, i myself also gets so lazy in spelling the word right, but deep inside my mind i can still spell it right.

i dont think tat they act makes us poor in spelling..they act make us a lot more trendy n gives us an oppurtunity to express ourselves in mim words req...

I think it affects us alot! When I used to text without using the dictionary, i found that my writing and typing sufferred alot. I would write the same way that I would SMS or chat with someone. But when I left all of that, I saw that everythin was improving. We all wana type fast, but its better to type the right way than damage your skills!

I believe too that "texting" affects the way we spell words. Sometimes when I write or type, I tend to use the "text spelling" instead of the proper spelling of words. At least I am old enough to know the correct spelling of those words. But what about the kids? They might grow up knowing and using the "text words" only. That is why whenever I send sms messages to my kid brother who is twelve years old, I always make it a point to spell the words completely and correctly. I do not want him to get used to using the shortcut version of the words.

Yes .. I certainly agree with you .. that people start losing their interest in correct spelling.. as followed in SMSes . . or Short Message Text.. In fact in UK .. its approved that you can write in short lingo in EXAMS .. thats really a tough decision.. Thats degrading the importance of spellings .. and that should be avoided!

There's nothing wrong with that. It's more useful especially when response is badly needed, in case of emergency, bad reception or your phone is starting to low-bat;) It's more endearing and practical rather than those who use tag-lish (tagalog mixed with english), like "d2 n me, san n u", "kain n u, busog p me." LoL So how would you prefer it?;)

well i really think that the us of shortcut messaging really makes us poor in spelling since cellphone has become part of our daily lives. see everyday we text somebody to communicate our thoughst or feelings or to greet someone and to maximize the things that we say we have to use shortcuts because the characters that we can use in the cellphone are limited to what?. 200 or 300 words only. including the spaces. if we do that everyday we integrate it into ourselves and sometimes forget the correct spelling of a certain word. well actually this has happened to me. once when i took a quiz and we were told to explain a certain thing i got a low grade because i forgot to spell the words correctly. simple words mainly like you.. i used the word u. and so on.. so i guess it really does make affect us.

I avoid using such shorthand in nearly all cases, thoug I will use some particular shorthands when I'm actually IMing someone on the computer, but only if I'm certain that the person I'm talking to is going to understand me. I really don't like seeing this kind of writing outside of a chat window. In a message board, you have plenty of time to type your response, and even to go over it and check to make sure you've said what you wanted to say correctly. As for the phone, it just irritates me when people use shorthand. Mostly because it can very quickly get out of hand to the point where the message becomes unreadable. I had this problem with my mother a lot (which really bothers me, because she's my MOTHER). I finally explained to her WHY it bothers me, and she's been making an effort to use proper English when she texts me. Personally, I really do feel that technology is starting to have negative effects on our writing. It's rare, nowadays, to find someone who has actually got good handwriting. It's getting to the point where chances are you'll be lucky to find someone whose handwriting is even legible! Spelling and grammar are going out the window too. I know of a book which can be found in bookstores that is written entirely in this shorthand-stuff. I picked up a copy of it once, trying to figure out what it was. Flipping through it, I was lucky to find 10 words on a page that I could actually read. I suppose it's freedom of speach and all, but that's not going to help our current problem with grammar! I don't work in a school, and I don't know anyone under the age of 16 whom I speak to on a semi-regular basis, so I can't really say a whole lot about what's going on right now, but I am very much afraid that technology is starting to ruin our understanding of our own language. Don't mind me overmuch. I suppose I sound like an old lady, don't I? Belive it or not, I'm only twenty-three.

Yah, your right! sometimes me too, im also the one using the shortcut text because this can help to minimize the number of characters you type so that you can minimize your expense in loading your phone. thats why we have to used the shortcut text! but this can be a habbit if we practice using it.. thats why we get a poor spelling...

I don't think so. With T9 dicionary system, it's easier to type the full word rather than these online jargons.

I think that's true...

I believe too that "texting" affects the way we spell words. Sometimes when I write or type, I tend to use the "text spelling" instead of the proper spelling of words. At least I am old enough to know the correct spelling of those words. But what about the kids? They might grow up knowing and using the "text words" only. That is why whenever I send sms messages to my kid brother who is twelve years old, I always make it a point to spell the words completely and correctly. I do not want him to get used to using the shortcut version of the words.

SMS is so popular this days that people is used to enter a word in shortcut. Acquiring this habit tend to make us forget the correct spelling of a word. Sometimes people is so used in entering short messages that they tend to disregard the correct spelling of a word completely.

It is true. Although I tend to try and write my text messages with proper English, I only use short hand if I am trying to squeeze the message into one text. I find that I have to be careful as well when I am sending a business email, you have to change the kind of language you use from that you would use emailing a friend. The latter is a lot more casual. I think the main problem would be the increase of children that use mobile phones- they are a new generation and see this kind of messaging as the "norm". However, older people have come from an age where texting was not used and so have more of a grounding when it comes to spelling and grammer. To be honest with you, I find this kind of short hand irritating and immature!

I agree with you. txt makes us poor spelling because we liek our words shortcut, so that we can put lots of sentence in one txt.

Good day! For me call charges are low but feel good in messages.

wel some ppl have lost control over spelling. but when u send txt messages u have a restriction tht u need to send only this much character long text. so you can utilize it too. but it doesnt mean u can lose control over spelling. if u r good at spelling then it wont make u poor. so message shortly lol. Good day!