Old Speckled Hen Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) I sent my daughter a text yesterday with OMG in it and your instead of you're What did I get back? "Don't say OMG that's so CHAV and mums are not allowed to omit punctuation." Oh dear I didn't realise the rules for mums were so strict Edited March 14, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 course they are - we are not allowed to move with the times - LOL oh sorry laugh out loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I loath text speak, & happily my 2 teenage daughters do too. My 18 year old refuses to reply to anyonw who doesn't use proper words & punctuation I do have a 55 year old friend who uses it though & it annoys me no end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Once I was at a friends house and my mum texted me saying 'When r u coming home?' My friend was reading over my shoulder and was amazed that my mum used text speak I use predictive What's even worse is when people use text speak on computers My school has this thing called MLE, and it's basically an online workspace where you can uplaod work etc, and the teachers have to constantly remind the kids to use comprehendable English "Wen iz dis wrk due inn?" "Thank you (name) for using MLE but can I please remind you not to use text speak when you are on here" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I hate it with a passion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 My mum has invented her own "text speak" on the mobile and it takes me ages to work out what on earth she's going on about! BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 My mum has invented her own "text speak" on the mobile and it takes me ages to work out what on earth she's going on about! BeckyBoo You're lucky it's only txt spk.... My mum's verbal shorthand has got shorter as she has got older and now at 86 fewer people understand her....bless Made worse as she is very Polish even though she has lived in the UK for 62 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I hate it with a passion. Me too. I invariably call people back to chat to them rather then sending a text... as my friends on here know. They're now used to one word text answers if I don't have time to ring them. Luckily my mother has no idea how to send a text - just turning her mobile on is an achievement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 Luckily my mother has no idea how to send a text - just turning her mobile on is an achievement! snap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) My Nan (of all people!) is the worst!! It's quite funny, whenever we get a text from her we have to all gather round the phone trying to translate it! She doesn't use punctuation either, so one topic rolls onto the next and gets you so confused! She shortens words beyond belief. Edited March 14, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I had to write a 1,000 word essay on text speaking for 10% of my english GCSE.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I had to write a 1,000 word essay on text speaking for 10% of my english GCSE.... On text speak or in text speak? I also can't stand text speak. I get so confused when people send me text messages with all these strange heiroglyphics I have had a go at sending a text in text speak... but it took me longer than if I'd written the darned thing out properly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 My ES uses text speak and I usually have to ask him to explain what he's just texted so he might as well do it properly in the first place! My SIL is the worst one for it though and it takes me ages to figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I had to write a 1,000 word essay on text speaking for 10% of my english GCSE.... On text speak or in text speak? On text speak . We had to talk about the history of texting, and analyse 3 text messages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I hate it too. My sister sends me texts made up of lots of sentences all joined together with no full stops. Takes me ages to decipher what she has said before I can reply I have occasionally tried to write something in text speak but then have to go over it again to add all the missed out letters I can read it though, so maybe if I'd ever learnt short hand, I might have been good at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sari Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I try really hard not to...on the forum on which I'm a Mod, when we are dealing with crises, we use a sort of text speak shorthand, so it's quicker to send messages. I do loathe it, as I loathe the white kids who talk in that "Ja-fake-an" accent..I have a horrible Midlands accent, but its all my own... I love a good accent, Regional or National.....I used to nurse a man from Barbados, with a beautiful accent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I do the occassional shortening of words on my mobile - mainly because I don't want to run into 2 texts. I use luv, k, ur & u. Not much else though. Are those acceptable? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I loathe the white kids who talk in that "Ja-fake-an" accent... Uhg don't even get me started there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisFan Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 My step daughter does text speak with a Glaswegan accent that takes a while to decipher I can tell you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I don't tend to use text speak - especially now I have my new iphone! I was terribly lazy the other day though. My daughter was upstairs and I just CBA to walk upstairs so I texted her! How is that!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisFan Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 iphones have a minds of their own when it comes to texts, I have send some really wierd texts with all kinds of strange words in it that the phone has decided to substitute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I don't tend to use text speak - especially now I have my new iphone! I was terribly lazy the other day though. My daughter was upstairs and I just CBA to walk upstairs so I texted her! How is that!? I send my ED messages via Facebook, and have little chats with her, when she is upstairs. Sometimes, even when she is in the same room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 On a mobile phone, it is understandable to use text speak, those buttons can be fiddly and may take a while to string together a proper sentence. But, using text speak on a computer is plain LAZY, you have a full QWERTY keyboard at your disposal, with all the letters of the alphabet on different keys (not 3 on the same key, like on mobile phones) so USE THEM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I h8 txt spk 2 lol if u cant b bthrd 2 wr8 proper like then ring 4 a chat instd init! Oh and by the way, i too have texted my DD when she has been upstairs! (and i typed that a lot quicker than the first sentence! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 On a mobile phone, it is understandable to use text speak, those buttons can be fiddly and may take a while to string together a proper sentence. But, using text speak on a computer is plain LAZY, you have a full QWERTY keyboard at your disposal, with all the letters of the alphabet on different keys (not 3 on the same key, like on mobile phones) so USE THEM. I couldn't agree more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
