Getting old?


haitch

haitch

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Been quite a few threads lately with some absolute rubbish in them, my english isnt great but, here are some classics from a recent thread in the exhaust section...

wat - what?
de - the?
der do - there though?
netin - nothing?
wit - with?
gettin - getting?
any1 - anyone?

What a load of absolute sh*te, I must be getting old :p

My personal favourite - 'der do' :lol:
 
Dare i say it, the majority of posters "text typing" are our Irish members too..

Maybe just a coincidence?

I find it annoying too...must be getting old as well! 32 in 5 days time:angry:
 
your not getting old, lol. im 18 and its annoying, some words arent to bad to understand but some as just annoying and i would rather read the actual word..
 
ha ha thought it was just me , finding iam having to read some of the two times or more to understand whats beening said . on the local forum no text talk allowed . maybe no schools in those areas
 
I too find txt talk very annoying. This forum has no rules section because we have never needed one but i am thinking maybe we should start one with NO TXT TALK as the number 1 rule ;)
 
It really does my head in, doesn't make it any quicker to read!!!

You have a full keyboard in front of you, PLEASE USE IT :nono:
 
i think we should get mods that can give people a warning if you use really bad slang.

i think any1, goin, and slang like that isnt to bad.

but like de instead of "the" is pointless and confusing!
 
Mattharvey12 said:
i think we should get mods that can give people a warning if you use really bad slang.

i think any1, goin, and slang like that isnt to bad.

but like de instead of "the" is pointless and confusing!
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I agree, i try to send users who do that messages explaining that this is an international forum and txt talk only makes it harder for us to all understand each other, i urge every user to do the same if they see txt talk, but please be polite.
 
I frequent a forum with a txt filter, it works well - seems to filter out the morons.
I think they get fed up of their posts turning into a load of stars, and then leave :p

Dyslexia doesn't wash with me either. Both IE7 and Firefox have spell checkers.
 
I hate it.

It is actually harder to read than plain english!
 
There should be a rule stating to use full text rather then txt in their posts
 
haitch said:
Been quite a few threads lately with some absolute rubbish in them, my english isnt great but, here are some classics from a recent thread in the exhaust section...

wat - what?
de - the?
der do - there though?
netin - nothing?
wit - with?
gettin - getting?
any1 - anyone?

What a load of absolute sh*te, I must be getting old :p

My personal favourite - 'der do' :lol:
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Im 22 and trying to read some of the so called street talk is like trying to read welsh sometimes,

your not alone!
 
You guys can also do what I do when I'm in a bad mood, i just make fun of the person txt talking or i ignore them completely and don't answer there question ;)
 
chrismc_DC2 said:
Dare i say it, the majority of posters "text typing" are our Irish members too..

Maybe just a coincidence?

I find it annoying too...must be getting old as well! 32 in 5 days time:angry:
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whats that susposed to mean.


i've seen none/very little people using text talk on this site. i know its a pain to read.


anybody thats using it should just get a warning, they usually cop on after that
 
well lets make sure that were kept this site a 'FULL ENGLISH' words and none of that txt spk! (althought saying full english and its lunch, i quite fancy a sunday morning fry up!)

Blinx i have to agree with you on that one! - i'd had quite a few Private Messages with nothing but text speak and havign read things serval times over, i think whats the point!

Is a text speak filter possible??
 
I am in full agreement,,
i dont use text speak but sometimes i do type a bit fast and post without checking my spellings,, i write "teh" instead of the all the time and stuff,, will try and be a bit more carefull in future. you would think at 28 i would be able to write properly by now!!
 
i do it quite a bit myself without noticing.. kind of annoying though..
 
crazy eyes said:
whats that susposed to mean.


i've seen none/very little people using text talk on this site. i know its a pain to read.


anybody thats using it should just get a warning, they usually cop on after that
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It means EXACTLY what i have written. The text speak has been more common of late & appears to be more prevalent amongst the irish guys.

Maybe its a location thing?

I fully support the ban of its use like everyone else:nice:
 
When i type fast i sometimes miss out the g on the end of words ending with ing. I will be more careful though. Your definitely not getting old, I'm 19 and it pisses me off. take's twice the time to read the post:nono:
 
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