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"??)

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?

 

[jen_uk]

Am i becoming a grumpy old man?

 

[carolfoy]

R U Bcming? yes Obi I reckon you are 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]

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"??)

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?

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

 

[eyoreaud]

Hi Obi

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 Especialy if i havn't been posting much 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

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!

 

[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?

 

[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 (it's a pet hate of mine too)

 

[Netty]

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

 

[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]

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!

 

[Minniespal]

Here you can ramble on for ever

One of the reasons why the Dis is so great

 

[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.