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| eeji |
Posted - 12/05/2010 : 21:53:54
IT'S SPELLED:
G O R G E O U S ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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| 20 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| n/a |
Posted - 16/05/2010 : 13:43:38
Ok.just one thing i would like to add..............
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makes no sence to me at all my spelling and grammer is very bad but txt typing thingy is far beyond me
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| n/a |
Posted - 15/05/2010 : 08:08:05
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Originally posted by shortyireland
when i was managing a shop i got a cv handed in that was partly in text talk. even one of the written reference was like that. made me sure i didnt want to interview the person
I have been in that situation as well!
The other thing I find when students write into work is that they write how they speak...
This is an opening sentence that I remember from two years ago
"Deer Sir, Madem,
I have like lost my student fare card somewhere like..."
I honestly was shocked!
I would like to add that
Txt spk iz lik wiked init I soz dntz undrsand y peepz gt soo uptit bout it init blud
ARGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Kellog |
Posted - 15/05/2010 : 05:49:10
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Originally posted by DannyBrown91
Me has unltd i mean unlimited texts 
(Danny, it is 'I have' not 'Me has'   )
I has 2 ....as a few of my friends have found out and now I can send long texts with real English! You think my essays on here are bad you should see my texts  !!
Seriously though, it does help....especially in my situation where I dont see people much and am often too tired to talk to people on the phone, so sending someone a text just keeps me in touch and also lets people know that you havent forgotten about them - that means a lot .
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| DannyBrown91 |
Posted - 14/05/2010 : 11:28:36
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Originally posted by sexychef
i really dont get text talk. it was designed for when you were limited to 160characters per text. but now you can write an essay without opening a new text and most people that do text alot have a lot of texts in there bundles.
mmmmm.....
which one is easier to read
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i realy dnt gt txt tlk. it was dsgnd 4 wen u wre ltd 2 160charatrs per txt. bt now u cn rite an esay witout opning new txt n most ppl tht do hve lot of txt in thre bundls
Me has unltd i mean unlimited texts |
| sexychef |
Posted - 14/05/2010 : 10:54:52
i really dont get text talk. it was designed for when you were limited to 160characters per text. but now you can write an essay without opening a new text and most people that do text alot have a lot of texts in there bundles.
mmmmm.....
which one is easier to read
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i realy dnt gt txt tlk. it was dsgnd 4 wen u wre ltd 2 160charatrs per txt. bt now u cn rite an esay witout opning new txt n most ppl tht do hve lot of txt in thre bundls
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| herriotfan |
Posted - 14/05/2010 : 10:03:33
Thanks Judith, I've added it to my favs! |
| Kellog |
Posted - 14/05/2010 : 05:35:33
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Originally posted by herriotfan
Sorry blackecho 
Can I ask if anyone can tell us all what the text talk means, i.e lol = laugh out loud, for the benefit of our older members who may not be quite so up to date on these things? Thank you.
Try having a look at this Angela, has helped me out once or twice! http://www.sms-text-guide.com/sms-text-language.html
xxx
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| hillzi |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 18:17:57
'bbe' is babe.. some people can't be bothered to add an a..
I hate text talk.. OK maybe when I'm trying to send a big message to shorten into one message istead of 2 with about a word on the other text (10p a text!) I might slip a few in but IMO it's common sense to type English.
some people moan when they see immigrants speaking their own language, it's like text talk is a whole language on its on. Maybe people I know that don't like immigrants speaking their language are text talkers.
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| n/a |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 13:53:33
when i was managing a shop i got a cv handed in that was partly in text talk. even one of the written reference was like that. made me sure i didnt want to interview the person |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 13:04:15
I hate it when my mum texts me and she uses text talk. It results in me asking her what the hell she put sent which either results in being sent the exact same message again or a "nm". It drives me nuts. I wonder if people send their CV's in text talk :/ I know some people have started using it when writing exams :/ |
| crazy JJ |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 12:13:08
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Dont stress about it JJ....just occasionally a few of our older members get a bit stressed about this type of thing! Just their age showing ! Your posts are sometimes a bit difficult to make out but always worth reading !!
 n'awww thanks, sorry, didnt realise i was that bad sorry , shall try n spell things prop but only use text speak when cant spell things, or just out of habbit, but i'll try n remember to spell things properly but glad that ya told me anyways
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THINK I have worked out that bbe must mean baby....which seems bizarre to me as it is only one letter more and then you could spell it correctly - but I am probably totally wrong!
thats what i thought it meant but if it helps ive never heard of any of them really, if ya asked me a few years ago i would of probs know as i always used to use text talk but now ive worked out predictive text and got unlimited texts so all good 
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| DannyBrown91 |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 11:34:52
quote:
Originally posted by shortyireland
if someone speaks in all text talk it woulkd take me a long time to figure it out
I find i actually type quicker on my laptop when i don't use text speak. Although some may slip through. |
| n/a |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 11:06:05
text talk in general was previously used to put as many words into one text on a phone as possible, generally by removing the vowels. for the most part it is difficult to read. lol and lmao and words like that were more widely used on the internet in chatrooms and such. so text talk is more likely to look like "c u l8r bbe" persoanlly i mix mine up but if someone speaks in all text talk it woulkd take me a long time to figure it out |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 10:55:54
Sorry blackecho
Can I ask if anyone can tell us all what the text talk means, i.e lol = laugh out loud, for the benefit of our older members who may not be quite so up to date on these things? Thank you. |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 10:42:04
I think one thread on the topic is plenty. Personally, I have an education so am quite happy to use the language properly. |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 10:07:44
LOL Kellog, love the last posting re Cambs uni!!!!
I tend to use a mixture of both, although if push came to shove I'd be old fashioned and use 'proper' words. I think a lot of the time it depends who I'm talking to.....if it's my younger friends I'd use text-talk more.
This could turn into a good debate, maybe it should be started from scratch as a new topic  |
| Kellog |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 09:55:10
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Originally posted by Kehhlyr
I very rarely have difficulty readin many posts actually, in fact even if things are consistently spelled incorrectly it doesn't bother me in the slightest......
Our brains are actually able to work out most words no matter what order the letters are in if they are the correct letters.......
'Arocdnicg to rsceearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pcale. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit pobelrm. Tihs is buseace the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.'
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Originally posted by Sammysnake
I worked out sxc, never heard of bbl and bbs and still no idea what bbe means.
THINK I have worked out that bbe must mean baby....which seems bizarre to me as it is only one letter more and then you could spell it correctly - but I am probably totally wrong!
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| Sammysnake |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 08:22:58
My husband put lol at the end of an email to a female work colleague and she went MENTAL. She read it as 'lots of love' instead of the 'laugh out loud' he meant it as. It's easy to misinterpret electronic communications when you don't have the person's facial expressions and body language to back up their meaning, that's why we have emoticons to help. Shortening stuff that doesn't need to be shortened just adds in that potential for misunderstanding imho.
(imho = in my humble opinion). See, I'm not really THAT old and can use some limited text speak. In fact I've had to learn it since being on this forum. Quite a lot confuses me but I find if I wait someone else will probably ask what it means. I worked out sxc, never heard of bbl and bbs and still no idea what bbe means. |
| Kehhlyr |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 07:49:31
I very rarely have difficulty readin many posts actually, in fact even if things are consistently spelled incorrectly it doesn't bother me in the slightest.
When an entire sentence gets cut down to about 5 words each one containing no more than 4 letters, THEN it gets irritatinghard to read. |
| Kellog |
Posted - 13/05/2010 : 04:35:51
I corrected my daughter's spelling on Facebook of 'Gawjus' once....you can imagine her reaction  !!! Luckily I have a couple of friends who are also friends of hers and they are always picking her up on her grammar and spelling - in a fun way that she likes....cos its not her mum doing it!
Sta~ple - sxc is sexy - bbl is be back later and bbs is be back soon....but no idea about bbe
quote:
Originally posted by crazy JJ
oooookkk then.... if i must spell it properly *must try n remember*... but warning im useless at spelling :/
sorry :(
:D :D
Dont stress about it JJ....just occasionally a few of our older members get a bit stressed about this type of thing! Just their age showing ! Your posts are sometimes a bit difficult to make out but always worth reading !!
There has been a few posts made recently that have been virtually impossible to read - cos of text speak and just not trying to write properly ....now that makes me mad (and not a lot makes me mad)!
In this day and age stuff is spelt differently and some of it is ok - I use 'cos' instead of 'because' and will also use lol...and when I text will use text speak but will try and spell proper words properly!
What we have got to remember is that sometimes people post in a certain way because of certain reasons - but others do it cos they dont give a damn and cant be bothered to type properly !!
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