Am I becoming a Grumpy old man??

[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!
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...

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?

 

[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 !!

 

[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?

Oh I do, I need smilies for my e-mails because sometimes you just need to add a

 

[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' )

And

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

 

[wils]

Hi And

Welcome!

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

 

[brightspark]

Hi And... 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

 

[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

 

[KayleeUK]

Hi And

Welcome to the DIS

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 !!

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


Hi And

Welcome to the Dis

 

[Lisash]

Hi And welcome to the DIS

I just don't get 'teen text' at all 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