Pet Peeve- U 2?

[CRB#33]

I know this is silly, but it drives me nuts to read things on the computer (threads, e-mails) with these little acronyms, if that's what there even called.

u=you
2=too, to
r=are

etc.

I have to read things several times to get what the sentence right. I can't even figure out how it is shorter to type these things. Don't you have to think about it too much?

 

[jamsmom]

My 14 year old niece sends me e-mails that I have to read over and over to decipher.

 

[worm761]

nope. but i used to have to type in shorthand. i never got out of the habit. try not to. but sometimes i still do.

 

[cinmell]

Originally posted by CRB#33
I know this is silly, but it drives me nuts to read things on the computer (threads, e-mails) with these little acronyms, if that's what there even called.

u=you
2=too, to
r=are

etc.

I have to read things several times to get what the sentence right. I can't even figure out how it is shorter to type these things. Don't you have to think about it too much?

It drives me nuts too! I was using instant messaging with my 16 year old cousin and it takes me forever to figure out what she is saying or trying to say half the time.

 

[December99]

I know what you mean. I was on the teen board and the cruise board reading something from some of the teens and it made my head hurt!!!! I thought maybe it drove me nuts because I'm a secretary and everything needs to be spelled properly to me....but I'm glad I'm not alone!

 

[TerryKitten]

They get annoying, but what is worse is to have people use them in their application for a job. Not a very good impression.

 

[Sandy51]

It also carries over to the classroom. Makes me wild when my students do this.

Sandy

 

[WilmaBud]

I cannot stand that. It's so silly and contrived. It's definitely a pet peeve of mine.

 

[Grog]

This was on the CNN website a few days ago...



Text message essay baffles British teacher
Monday, March 3, 2003 Posted: 10:17 AM EST (1517 GMT)

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- An English essay written by a British teenager in text messaging short-hand has reignited concern among teachers that literacy standards are under threat.

The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Monday that the 13-year-old's teacher could not decipher what the youngster had written.

"I could not believe what I was seeing. The page was riddled with hieroglyphics, many of which I simply could not translate," the teacher told the newspaper.

The girl's essay began: "My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :- kids FTF. ILNY, it's a gr8 plc."

Which in translation from text messaging shorthand would read: "My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York. It's a great place."

Judith Gillespie, of the Scottish Parent Teacher Council, told the newspaper a decline in grammar and written English was partly linked to the text messaging craze.

"Pupils think orally and write phonetically," she said.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I often have to ask some of the younger DIS'ers here, in a pm or email, what certain words or letters mean. I am learning though, LOL.