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If we can get enough people to agree we may be able to get the kind people at SR to discourage the use of "txt msg" abbreviations etc.
What do you think ?
What do you think ?
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WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> That's just the point - these are common abbreviations which don't affect the reading of the text, with this exceptions of things like IMHO which even I try not to use on these forums.
Yeah, but many of these abbreviations are so commonplace now that you read them without noticing. lol, everyone knows about that one, so why not type lol instead of typing out every last character? We all know what it means, just like CD.
> That's just the point - these are common abbreviations which don't affect the reading of the text, with this exceptions of things like IMHO which even I try not to use on these forums.
Yeah, but many of these abbreviations are so commonplace now that you read them without noticing. lol, everyone knows about that one, so why not type lol instead of typing out every last character? We all know what it means, just like CD.
IMHO is In My Honest Opinion, Kid Rock. I do know what it means, I just didn't see the point in spelling it out here.
This "text" thing is just a passing fad, something that these people find "cool" right now, like shell-suits in the 80's - and thankfully, they went away in the end!
I would say we just ignore it and let them get on with it - no point in starting a whole "petition" to ban them from using it!
This "text" thing is just a passing fad, something that these people find "cool" right now, like shell-suits in the 80's - and thankfully, they went away in the end!
I would say we just ignore it and let them get on with it - no point in starting a whole "petition" to ban them from using it!
you have to wonder if people use txt talk because they can't spell
SteveyboyUK wrote:
> Well, isn't CD short for Compact Disc? PS2 short for
> PlayStation 2? IMHO short for.....well, you get the idea.
That's just the point - these are common abbreviations which don't affect the reading of the text, with this exceptions of things like IMHO which even I try not to use on these forums.
txt can be difficult to read, especially as punctuation is also usually omitted.
> Well, isn't CD short for Compact Disc? PS2 short for
> PlayStation 2? IMHO short for.....well, you get the idea.
That's just the point - these are common abbreviations which don't affect the reading of the text, with this exceptions of things like IMHO which even I try not to use on these forums.
txt can be difficult to read, especially as punctuation is also usually omitted.
SteveyboyUK wrote:
IMHO short for.....well, you get the idea.
someone dont know what IMHO stands for LOL
IMHO short for.....well, you get the idea.
someone dont know what IMHO stands for LOL
SteveyboyUK wrote:
> Now, either I've missed the point somewhere all the line here, or just lost the
> plot totally, but isn't this a Forum, where people are free to express their own
> views and opinions?
Yes, but if you want to express an opinion, you should do it as clearly as possible, & not frce sum1 2 spnd hlf n hr tryn 2 undrstnd wht da hel u r sayn.
> If someone wants to use this "texting" language, then
> that's their choice - it really is simply letters arranged on a
> computer screen that represent that persons views, and I don't see how it
> matters what form they use to do that.
On a phone keypad, txt msgn is easier and quicker simply because of the keypad layout. On a computer keyboard, if you are even just a half-decent typist, it's actually easier and quicker to type the whole word. If I try to type a message on here in txt msgn format, it actuall takes me twice as long to do it! So I can't really even put it down to laziness!
I may be wrong, but I *think* most of the users who type that way on here are younger people, and I think they are under the impression that it's portrays them as 'cool' - when in fact most people seem to get the impression that they only have half a brain.
I'd love to be there on the day these people type up the CV for their first job, that's for sure.
"inglsh lan grde U - bt i cn wrk a cmptr"
> Now, either I've missed the point somewhere all the line here, or just lost the
> plot totally, but isn't this a Forum, where people are free to express their own
> views and opinions?
Yes, but if you want to express an opinion, you should do it as clearly as possible, & not frce sum1 2 spnd hlf n hr tryn 2 undrstnd wht da hel u r sayn.
> If someone wants to use this "texting" language, then
> that's their choice - it really is simply letters arranged on a
> computer screen that represent that persons views, and I don't see how it
> matters what form they use to do that.
On a phone keypad, txt msgn is easier and quicker simply because of the keypad layout. On a computer keyboard, if you are even just a half-decent typist, it's actually easier and quicker to type the whole word. If I try to type a message on here in txt msgn format, it actuall takes me twice as long to do it! So I can't really even put it down to laziness!
I may be wrong, but I *think* most of the users who type that way on here are younger people, and I think they are under the impression that it's portrays them as 'cool' - when in fact most people seem to get the impression that they only have half a brain.
I'd love to be there on the day these people type up the CV for their first job, that's for sure.
"inglsh lan grde U - bt i cn wrk a cmptr"
yer i was just kidding its annoying when people use it in these forums
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Proof the English language is in decline. I use txt msging on my phone only, not here its pointless. People should write properly it would make life easier.
prdn i dnt undrstnd wht u mn?
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