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You dont like any shortened words like sum1 whats with that does it harm you in some way? You can obvioulsly read it.
For example..
I fink dat da gamecube iz da best wot do u fink??/
I think that the Gamecube is the best, what do you think?
See?
> It's easier to read if it's wrote correctly and dosn't make you look
> silly.
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> For example..
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> I fink dat da gamecube iz da best wot do u fink??/
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> I think that the Gamecube is the best, what do you think?
>
> See?
yes but the other day i put a couple of them in my post and sum1 bitched at me!
> The Black Vegetable wrote:
> It's easier to read if it's wrote correctly and dosn't make you look
> silly.
>
> For example..
>
> I fink dat da gamecube iz da best wot do u fink??/
>
> I think that the Gamecube is the best, what do you think?
>
> See?
>
> yes but the other day i put a couple of them in my post and sum1
> bitched at me!
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That's just what some people are like.
"j00 speak lik dis"
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And that's meant to make sense?
Anyway, I don't mind small amounts of text talk, or bad spelling, but what you just wrote isn't even in the English language
If you want a post to be taken seriously, write it in proper English, otherwise people are likely to laugh at you.
We know not everyone has the same standard of written English, and that there are some younger posters who may not yet have completely mastered written English yet. That's fine. Even the occasional 'jokey' post in "txt tlk" is okay - we all do it.
But this is not a mobile phone text service or a live chat forum; there is rarely a need for a speedy reply, and there is no limit on the number of characters you can use, so there is no need to use unnecessary abbreviations.
In my experience, not only does it take longer to type a message in "txt tlk" than to type it fully (I actually have to think harder to abbreviate in that way), but it also makes a post much harder for others to read.
Apart from all of that, it looks naff on anything apart from a mobile. That's why websites, books and newspapers don't use it on their pages.
So be courteous to your fellow posters, and write in proper English to the best of your ability.
> Noaksy wrote:
> "j00 speak lik dis"
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> And that's meant to make sense?
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> Anyway, I don't mind small amounts of text talk, or bad spelling, but
> what you just wrote isn't even in the English language
:P i never actually speak like that, that was just taking it to the extreme!