I know this is petty but... it's BOUGHT not BROUGHT!

googler

Sulli wrote: »

Agreed, that one gets to me. The thing is, here it doesn't matter but if someone makes these fundamental mistakes one here they proabably will do it at work, where it should matter.

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Sulli

googler wrote: »

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!!!!in typos :rotfl:

Mice_Elf

Mind_the_Gap wrote: »

Why shouldn't people use 'textspeak' in texts if they wish? What's it to the rest of us? And the way we text is not necessarily the same as how we talk, anyway, is it?

Texting is in fact an inventive form of abbreviated language based on telegraphy - it's far more ingenious than you give it credit for!

/rant.

Half the time, the text speak uses more characters than the proper word. It annoys me intensely when I have to translate a text into English (from text speak) before I can understand it. Moreso when there are plenty of characters left to use, so it's not a case of squeezing in a long message into fewer characters.

And yes, if you listen to a lot of 15 year olds, how they text *is* how the speak & half of those can't spell any words correctly. LOL. Recently I have seen "ackshully" and "Wensday" (Wednesday) in a non-text situation.

It really annoys me. I love languages & I really like the fact that English is flexible enough to incorporate other languages into it, but it irritates me when people morph it into phonetic speak only, as opposed to correct spelling.

Mind_the_Gap

Mice_Elf wrote: »

Half the time, the text speak uses more characters than the proper word. It annoys me intensely when I have to translate a text into English (from text speak) before I can understand it. Moreso when there are plenty of characters left to use, so it's not a case of squeezing in a long message into fewer characters.

And yes, if you listen to a lot of 15 year olds, how they text *is* how the speak & half of those can't spell any words correctly. LOL. Recently I have seen "ackshully" and "Wensday" (Wednesday) in a non-text situation.

It really annoys me. I love languages & I really like the fact that English is flexible enough to incorporate other languages into it, but it irritates me when people morph it into phonetic speak only, as opposed to correct spelling.

I share your frustration since I teach English and I too love our language. However, if you have had to 'translate' textspeak into standard English before you can understand it (in what contexts, exactly?), it seems to me that you may be obliged (i) to learn textspeak so you can communciate with your 'non-standard speaking' friends, or (ii) to require them to write/speak to you in standard English.

Good luck, whichever you choose!

If I have misundertsood you and you're saying that people use textspeak to you in emails/messages in a professional/work context, then you have my every sympathy. It seems wholly inappropriate and unprofessional. Apart from anything else, what are non-native users of English are to make of it? It must seem very excluding.

Slinky

Sulli wrote: »

proabably

Proberly surely?

Mind_the_Gap

Slinky wrote: »

Proberly surely?

Why pick on Shirley?

greenface

I will have a word with why when he comes in.

greenface

Hes been in for a while now it the others thats late.

bigmuffins

tribuneral

BitterAndTwisted

Has anyone had a rant about "floor"/"ground" yet? Even presenters on TV and radio appear not to understand the distinction now. Poorly educated people could be excused by the charitable but those who are supposed to be better-educated should not, in my opinion.

The glottal stop! It's a fact that those who use Estuary English often bandy this one about like there's no tomorrow but it's absolutely unforgiveable on the telly. Especially on the BBC. That bint on the BBC1 early morning news is especially guilty of it. I think I'll write a letter to my MP.