Just interested to know what others think about this. I'm shocked at how often I see people writing in text speak on the forums, on email etc. I can understand it when you're actually texting (I do that too) but otherwise...

When did we get so lazy that this is now the norm and the written word regularly consists of 'wot, ppl, u, l8tr'?

Arrrgggh!! It drives me mad!!

I write as I speak.

I got my O'level in Eng language 22 years ago

No prob with txt spk if I can understand it, it's all cool by me.

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I got my O'level in Eng language 22 years ago Big Grin

um dunno wot u mean ? tis all ok wiv me...gtg c u l8r lol

try as I may, I cannot get to grips with 'txt spk' it takes me ages to decipher it... my mother is better at it than me!!

I think it is one of the signs of the times. It is a sign of decay and laziness and disinterest. Actually I do not even use text speak when I text but that is a personal choice. I agree with the O/P with regard to other forms of communication.

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Originally posted by MrCaulfield:
I personally do not text as I have never owned a mobile phone.

I text my husband a few times every day and neither of us has ever used 'txt spk'. We text in correct English spelling and grammar.

all the young ones in my Family use txt spk: example:

wd b gr8 2cu m8, did ya fess?

They talk like it on msn too and it is the way a lot of peeps are, not all of them but most of the youngsters I know do it..(and a few adults!) I have no problem with it..

some abbreviations are ok on the likes of a forum but I wouldnt use them in a letter, report or the like, when I would use the correct Eng Lang - if you get a thread which is all text speak and local dialect its often difficult to understand and if its too difficult to read I just move on to the next thread which then defeats the reason for the thread being there in the first place if people like me give it a miss

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Originally posted by Lucy_M:
I write as I speak.

I got my O'level in Eng language 22 years ago

It must have been hard sitting O'Levels as a mature student

i dnt let mi son tlk it coz i wnt im 2 lern rght
it dnt bova me tho, its jus how it iz move wit da timz init

im blinking glad we don't still talk like shakespearian times so we have to allow the the generations to evolve
and come on, who said the english language is that great anyway, may be an improvement

though it does annoy me alot when the "text term" is as long as the real word, like "woz"....whats the blinking point in that

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Originally posted by Evolution 2.0:


im blinking glad we don't still talk like shakespearian times so we have to allow the the generations to evolve

Except, obviously, in the Ancient Manufcript thread

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Originally posted by bigdaddyostrich:

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Originally posted by Evolution 2.0:


im blinking glad we don't still talk like shakespearian times so we have to allow the the generations to evolve

Except, obviously, in the Ancient Manufcript thread

cause not....we have to keep traditions alive too

I lv txt spk! Its da bst.

i used to txt like that ,, but my OH couldnt understand it ,, so now i have to use proper english ,, and use commers and full stops ,, men so demanding

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Originally posted by honeypot10:
i used to txt like that ,, but my OH couldnt understand it ,, so now i have to use proper english ,, and use commers and full stops ,, men so demanding

I always thought it was the other way around...

Yes, the emoticon i choose has nothing to do this what i said, it just looked the most appealing.

It is down in the rules and regulations on many forums - including this one and DS - that you don't use text speak as it is considered bad manners and difficult for many people to understand.

I can't stand it and I never ever use it - not even in texting. Anyway I have my phone set to predictive texting where you CAN'T do text speak.

Txt spk is ok if ur txtng but as an English teacher I find it creeping into all elements of my students work and they can't understand why I correct them or fail them on certain aspects because of it

language constantly changes. It's a fact in every language and develops organically: a lot of what folk think is 'proper' English now would have made people faint in shock in the 50's.

I belong to a forum and we have a few younger members and whenever they posted anything a lot of our members couldnt understand them so we have had to ask them not use it, however I dont mind like someone else said you got to move with the times, my poor hubby has a difficult time with it so I use it to confuzzle him

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Originally posted by Artymags:
Anyway I have my phone set to predictive texting where you CAN'T do text speak.

My friend uses predictive text and meant to ask her sister if she'd enjoyed the big rides at Alton Towers. She didn't check before it went and she asked if she'd enjoyed any 'big sheep'.

Text speak is fine for text but, other than that, should not be used. Our language does evolve it is true but I hope it does not descend into text speak.

I know a lot of people say spelling doesn't matter but, to me, it is important and should be learnt at an early age. If children are shown the value of reading they will learn to spell better but, again, unfortunately, these days most are glued to their TVs or play stations instead of reading books.

One of my main gripes is when I see signs in windows, for instance, our local greengrocers advertising their letuce, selery, avacodos and cauliflour for sale

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Originally posted by Karma Waters:
One of my main gripes is when I see signs in windows, for instance, our local greengrocers advertising their letuce, selery, avacodos and cauliflour for sale

Not avacodo's?

yes no one understands grammar and punctuation anymore!!!