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Karma_Junkie On September 18, 2011
Miss Dizzy Bastard





Cheshire, United Kingdom
#1New Post! Jan 27, 2010 @ 23:54:17
Personally I find most text type illegible, when I was teaching I also found it encroached on the students work, when I quizzed them about it they said they didnt realise they had written it as its just something they do naturally. IT DRIVES ME MAD!!!!!!!!!!! Am I alone in this or do other have a problem with it?
sugarflyguy On March 15, 2010
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#2New Post! Jan 27, 2010 @ 23:58:40
It makes me laugh that people on here, no names of course, type out their arguments, and yet they can't spell for toffees
jmo On April 29, 2021
Beruset af Julebryg





Yorkshire, United Kingdom
#3New Post! Jan 27, 2010 @ 23:58:41
I can't stand it, but very few of my friends use it. Infact thinking of people who regularly text me only two use it. One of those is my mum!
KulliK357 On July 15, 2013
Sausage Snowman





Dingwall,Scotland, United King
#4New Post! Jan 28, 2010 @ 00:00:28
I read 1337 better than I read the phonetic s*** people use when they are writing using any form of keyboard.
Luckily they are laughed at if they write pieces for school like that, so society understands it's moronic.
sAeGeSpAeNe On October 05, 2021
Part-time Nidologist





The other Bristol..., Connecti
#5New Post! Jan 28, 2010 @ 00:02:02
What do you mean, "....leads to..."? Get a grip on reality!
Karma_Junkie On September 18, 2011
Miss Dizzy Bastard





Cheshire, United Kingdom
#6New Post! Jan 28, 2010 @ 00:08:11
I spent 5 years as a lecturer and it was bad enough then, Ive been out of teaching for 4 years and would hate to be marking assignments now My children do it all the time, I'm fairly sure they do it more so because it winds me up I sit staring at my phone thinking " what is it saying" grrrrrr
eternus_somnium On April 14, 2021
clinically crackers





, United States (general)
#7New Post! Jan 28, 2010 @ 00:58:13
Nope, because some of us actually are bugged by txt speak and refuse to use it for anything Except for the obvious acronyms such as lol, wtf, etc.
ReAdSaLoT On September 23, 2019




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#8New Post! Jan 28, 2010 @ 01:03:05
I won't use it, I have to look it up. As a former teacher I believe it's ruining the writing skills of too many.
eternus_somnium On April 14, 2021
clinically crackers





, United States (general)
#9New Post! Jan 28, 2010 @ 01:13:03
@ReadsALOT Said

I won't use it, I have to look it up. As a former teacher I believe it's ruining the writing skills of too many.



Oh there are definitely kids that use it, and it's the most ridiculous things too... There was a girl in my English class who was marked off for writing "gurl", rather than "girl". She said, "Oh, I'm sorry, that's just how I'm used to writing it when I text."

Neither me or my teacher understood why the i must be changed to a u while texting, it's not changing the amount of characters or anything, just making her look kinda dumb.
KulliK357 On July 15, 2013
Sausage Snowman





Dingwall,Scotland, United King
#10New Post! Jan 28, 2010 @ 01:15:17
@eternus_somnium Said

Oh there are definitely kids that use it, and it's the most ridiculous things too... There was a girl in my English class who was marked off for writing "gurl", rather than "girl". She said, "Oh, I'm sorry, that's just how I'm used to writing it when I text."

Neither me or my teacher understood why the i must be changed to a u while texting, it's not changing the amount of characters or anything, just making her look kinda dumb.



I remember being asked why i type "like that" by some dim witted moron on MSN once.
When i replied with "you're the one who is altering the language, not me." I was told to "strt tlking nrml get a fkn lfe u lzer"
Or some random collection of letters that resemble that.
Willi On August 21, 2018




northinmind,
#11New Post! Jan 28, 2010 @ 01:17:56
@Karma_Junkie Said

Personally I find most text type illegible, when I was teaching I also found it encroached on the students work, when I quizzed them about it they said they didnt realise they had written it as its just something they do naturally. IT DRIVES ME MAD!!!!!!!!!!! Am I alone in this or do other have a problem with it?

i have dragon.
my voice is strange.
i gave up on it.
eternus_somnium On April 14, 2021
clinically crackers





, United States (general)
#12New Post! Jan 28, 2010 @ 01:18:08
@KulliK357 Said

I remember being asked why i type "like that" by some dim witted moron on MSN once.
When i replied with "you're the one who is altering the language, not me." I was told to "strt tlking nrml get a fkn lfe u lzer"
Or some random collection of letters that resemble that.



*groans* *facepalm*

I swear society gets dumber and dumber every day! Total lack of intelligence and logical reasoning,
Karma_Junkie On September 18, 2011
Miss Dizzy Bastard





Cheshire, United Kingdom
#13New Post! Jan 28, 2010 @ 01:21:38
@eternus_somnium Said

*groans* *facepalm*

I swear society gets dumber and dumber every day! Total lack of intelligence and logical reasoning,



I totally agree, next thing to happen, it will be entered into the English dictionary
eternus_somnium On April 14, 2021
clinically crackers





, United States (general)
#14New Post! Jan 28, 2010 @ 01:23:09
@Karma_Junkie Said

I totally agree, next thing to happen, it will be entered into the English dictionary



And when that happens I'm gonna become the old fart that complains about "kids these days". I need a cane to wave around at kids passing by my house, or maybe a walker to shake
Karma_Junkie On September 18, 2011
Miss Dizzy Bastard





Cheshire, United Kingdom
#15New Post! Jan 28, 2010 @ 01:24:40
@eternus_somnium Said

And when that happens I'm gonna become the old fart that complains about "kids these days". I need a cane to wave around at kids passing by my house, or maybe a walker to shake



Yes and I'll be right with you
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