Am I becoming a Grumpy old man??

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

Am i becoming a grumpy old man? ("Yes!" cry half the forum, the other half say "what do you mean becoming"??) :happytv:

Am I the only one who gets irritated when reading posts written in "txt spk"??
It seems the younger ones on here (and other forums) pepper their postings with "cuz" and "wat U" "R U rite" "wud" etc etc. which make it difficult to read as you spend more time deciphering the posts.

Or is it, as I said, just me being a grumpy old fart? :confused:

[jen_uk]

Am i becoming a grumpy old man?

::yes::

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[carolfoy]

R U Bcming? yes Obi I reckon you are :lmao: only kidding., I can see your point of view, I'm no fan of text speak myself but sometimes use it when it needs to be short and sweet. i guess it depends who I'm communicating with and knowing that I'v egot the english language sussed means I'm slack through speed rather than any need to disguise my lack of vocab.

since time began we've been trying to make communication quicker and easier, I guess its really an extension of that

[natalielongstaff]

:lmao:

i can't read them either !!!

[KayleeUK]

I don't see many posts written like that here, unless I am just good at avoiding them LOL.

I don't like it either and to be honest would rarely read a post if it was written that way, I would just skip to the next one :)

I think text speak should be just for phones, the reason being you are limited with the number of characters per text. Here you can ramble on for ever ;)

[granmaz]

It's funny because I go on a forum occasionally that is mainly 13 -30 year old (sometimes aggressive)males and that forum bans text speak etc, yet others with much more of a cross section allows it.

I do find it a little annoying and pass over many such posts, though sometimes wish I could shorten words!!!!

[tashasmum]

Am i becoming a grumpy old man? ("Yes!" cry half the forum, the other half say "what do you mean becoming"??) :happytv:

Am I the only one who gets irritated when reading posts written in "txt spk"??
It seems the younger ones on here (and other forums) pepper their postings with "cuz" and "wat U" "R U rite" "wud" etc etc. which make it difficult to read as you spend more time deciphering the posts.

Or is it, as I said, just me being a grumpy old fart? :confused:

No your not the only one, DH and DB recently got a text off DD whilst stood in Currys and stopped the first young assistant they saw and asked what the hell does this say :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[eyoreaud]

Hi Obi :goodvibes

I don't mind text speak, though i've never seen much of that on here.

I must admit that i use text speak on my mobile and as a result, i often have to re-write posts to edit text speak:rotfl: Especialy if i havn't been posting much:flower3: apologies to anyone if i have lapsed into txt speak at any time, i have always tried to edit my posts in order to correct this :goodvibes

So in answer to your question, Obi, no i don't think you are "an old fart" Maybe you just need to spend time with some of those unusual creatures we all know and love, Teenagers!:lmao:

[Claire L]

I hate text speak/type, even in texts! Although I do get the occasional word spelt wrong, along with typos I try to avoid it and will edit a post if I see them after I have posted!!

Claire ;)

[florida sun]

Im not keen on text speak, more so because I dont really know how to do it, most of my text messages on the mobile go over onto two pages because I always use full words;)

[DisneyJo]

I find it hard understanding all the abbreviations let alone text speak KWIM? :lmao:

[mandymouse]

Im not keen on text speak, more so because I dont really know how to do it, most of my text messages on the mobile go over onto two pages because I always use full words;)

Thank goodness. I thought I was the only one who wrote an essay on my mobile :rotfl2: :rotfl2: (it's a pet hate of mine too)

[Netty]

I do text speak on my mobile, but i wouldnt do it on here:surfweb:

[saratogagirl]

you are so funny, not an old fart at all, I once got a text from an ex boss who was well into his sixties, I had to get my 9 year old niece to translate for me !

[wils]

:goodvibes I'm not very good at text speak. Luckily my current mobile has predictive texting that seems to work as it used to take me years to write a message.

[wils]

Double post - you'd think I could manage this method of communication by now ;)

[floridalol]

It's not just "txt speak", the standard of spelling in general is dreadful!

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

It's not just "txt speak", the standard of spelling in general is dreadful!

That's me! :laughing: :laughing:

[Minniespal]

Here you can ramble on for ever ;)

One of the reasons why the Dis is so great:thumbsup2

[wideeyes]

It's not just "txt speak", the standard of spelling in general is dreadful!

I know my spelling is bad, however I spent more time in hospital as a child than at school.

[brightspark]

Im not keen on text speak, more so because I dont really know how to do it, most of my text messages on the mobile go over onto two pages because I always use full words;)
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LOL I think you just take out all the vowels! :rolleyes1
I sometimes use it in texts - although less these days that I get 1000 free with my contract (so I dont' need to keep them short) and since I use predictive text on my phone it's more hassle to shorten words as it doenst' recognise them.
However I HATE it when I see it in other places. I have a friend who does kids clubs with me sometimes and when she prepares stuff for the children to read she does it in text speak because she thinks it will make her 'cool' and it does my head in... Teaching the kids to spell badly... :mad:

I have noticed however that I've actually started saying 'LOL' in conversation because I use it on here and msn so often... and always want to refer to my husband as DH and have to stop myself as no-one would know what i was talking about! Anyone else have this problem too?:confused:

[scottishsue]

Im not keen on text speak, more so because I dont really know how to do it, most of my text messages on the mobile go over onto two pages because I always use full words;)

This is me too - Usually 2 to 3 pages on a mobile, absolutely useless with text speak. Guess us oldies just weren't brought up with all these gadgets !!

:lmao:

[DisneyJo]

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I have noticed however that I've actually started saying 'LOL' in conversation because I use it on here and msn so often... and always want to refer to my husband as DH and have to stop myself as no-one would know what i was talking about! Anyone else have this problem too?:confused: Oh I do, I need smilies for my e-mails because sometimes you just need to add a :rotfl2:

[And]

Not sure where else to ask this, but who do DH, DD etc. refer to... in fact, can someone please fill me in on the more common forum shorthands as although i understand 'txt spk', i can't always follow 'f0rum spk'!

(I apologise for being an annoying 'newbie' :confused3 )

And

p.s. Hi everyone, i've just joined.:charac2:

[wils]

Hi And :)

Welcome!

This might just help http://www.wdwinfo.com/abbreviations.htm

[brightspark]

Hi And... :welcome: so glad you can join us!
Dh, Dd mean dear husband, dear daughter... etc etc... but definately check out that link!
AND have great fun here on the DIS with us all:cool1:

[Deedee]

No i don't understand it either it takes me ages to read. Its a bit like Black country spelling although i come from the black country and some times speak like it i can't read it for toffee!!!

[carolfoy]

just wanted to say Welcome to And and I love your Cantona quote - that man will always be a king in my book :love:

[KayleeUK]

Hi And

Welcome to the DIS :wave:

Join in on any of the threads here!

[florida sun]

This is me too - Usually 2 to 3 pages on a mobile, absolutely useless with text speak. Guess us oldies just weren't brought up with all these gadgets !!

:lmao:


Hey but Im only 21 Sue.............................(I wish);) ;) ;)


Hi And

Welcome to the Dis:thumbsup2 :thumbsup2

[Lisash]

Hi And :wave: welcome to the DIS

I just don't get 'teen text' at all :confused3 and worse still it has started creeping into emails and stuf at work too which drives me mad. Having said that I do use LOL quite a bit myself :)