Getting old?


I have problems reading TXT talk and in person, I don't understand the english from people from Australia and Glasgow
 
im agreed on this one i have trouble understanding the txt talk and it also makes the person posting it sound like a bit of chavvy gypsy :))
 
matt o said:
im agreed on this one i have trouble understanding the txt talk and it also makes the person posting it sound like a bit of chavvy gypsy :))
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No what you mean:D

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You peeps are not getting old :p I'm 24 and I hate text slang in Dutch. I also hate it in Enlish, not only because it looks retarted but since English is not my native language, it can make text hard to understand sometimes.
 
olly ek9 said:
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!!
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Marcus Butlerus said:
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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Don't worry about that sort of stuff guys, i too miss type when typing fast and will type teh or spell exhuast instead of the and exhaust, accidental mistakes are not a concern what so ever...
 
chrismc_DC2 said:
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:
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location thing????????????? no. if u logged on to any irish site you'd realise its not used or tolrated on any of them.

and i've yet to see the text talk used by anybody on the site



as i said already i dont really like or agree wit it. if u can use a text speak filter then fine. but i'm sure if u pm somebody about it they'll just start spelling the words out properly
 
im 23 in 3 weeks time and i find that talk a whole heap of S**T

I hate it.
 
im 20 and it annoys the piss out of me when people cant be bothered using proper english

i dont mind people of other nationalities finding it difficult but there mainly british/irish im ashamed to say that have no consideration
 
sum ov it is totally unreadable but the small amount of txt typin i use is practically pronounced the same and mostly obvious to make out unlike "der do" lol
u - you
sum - some
ov - of
dat - that
ppl - people
cant think ov any others i use and i dont always use the 1s mentioned above... the posts that annoy me r the 1s with ppl that cant spell... atleast 1 in this thread... there is a spell check in the top rite ov the reply box for those of u that might need it... find posts with spelling mistakes r harder to read than txt typin... no offence...
dont agree with any1 saying its mainly irish english american or wotever, sort of descrimination/profiling...:mad:
 
WAZ-4169 said:
sum ov it is totally unreadable but the small amount of txt typin i use is practically pronounced the same and mostly obvious to make out unlike "der do" lol
u - you
sum - some
ov - of
dat - that
ppl - people
cant think ov any others i use and i dont always use the 1s mentioned above... the posts that annoy me r the 1s with ppl that cant spell... atleast 1 in this thread... there is a spell check in the top rite ov the reply box for those of u that might need it... find posts with spelling mistakes r harder to read than txt typin... no offence...
dont agree with any1 saying its mainly irish english american or wotever, sort of descrimination/profiling...:mad:
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Must say I really disagree with this!

'txt' talk is really inconsiderate more than anything on an international forum. It doesn't matter whether ppl sounds like people or that sum sounds like some to you and me, it won't to people who's native language isn't English!!! They have taken the time to try and learn our language, do you speak theirs? Most likely not, since most English people are only fluent in their native language!!!

The fact that some of the txt speak sounds similar to the original word in English has no precedent on how easy it is to translate. Not to mention that sum has a completely different meaning to some which could easily be confused by someone translating!!!

Misspelling is annoying, but when people are typing quickly it can't be avoided. At least they are trying to spell it correctly rather than using words that don't even exist....

:angry:
 
Joshm88 said:
Must say I really disagree with this!

'txt' talk is really inconsiderate more than anything on an international forum. It doesn't matter whether ppl sounds like people or that sum sounds like some to you and me, it won't to people who's native language isn't English!!! They have taken the time to try and learn our language, do you speak theirs? Most likely not, since most English people are only fluent in their native language!!!

The fact that some of the txt speak sounds similar to the original word in English has no precedent on how easy it is to translate. Not to mention that sum has a completely different meaning to some which could easily be confused by someone translating!!!

Misspelling is annoying, but when people are typing quickly it can't be avoided. At least they are trying to spell it correctly rather than using words that don't even exist....

:angry:
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I totally agree with you josh on everthing you have said there!:nice:
I am the worlds worst SPELLER but i try my best to check over each post befor i post it!
 
aww josh dont be like that. i said i dont always use them words... and when learning a language u learn how that culture/country pronounce their letters to help u say the words. i understand where ur coming from with the "sum" meaning but the rest r pretty straight forward... and u dont even know me sayin i havnt learnt languages? im not fluent in any since they aernt used in my every day life lol. dont try to judge any1 u dont know. found that sorta ignorant but funny that u even bothered to write me a reply lol
 
Us Irish members are taking a lot of heat here!I'm a mod on one of the Irish forums and there is rarely text talk,and if there is the user gets a warning and an infraction,it is very annoying,especially when there are members who arent fluent in English.

Warning/Infraction and a ban should sort it:nice:
 
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JohnnyG said:
Us Irish members are taking a lot of heat here!I'm a mod on one of the Irish forums and there us rarely text talk,and if there is the user gets a warning and an infraction,it is very annoying,especially when there are members who arent fluent in English.

Warning/Infraction and a ban should sort it:nice:
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and what forum would that be?
 
WAZ-4169 said:
aww josh dont be like that. i said i dont always use them words... and when learning a language u learn how that culture/country pronounce their letters to help u say the words. i understand where ur coming from with the "sum" meaning but the rest r pretty straight forward... and u dont even know me sayin i havnt learnt languages? im not fluent in any since they aernt used in my every day life lol. dont try to judge any1 u dont know. found that sorta ignorant but funny that u even bothered to write me a reply lol
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I dont think JOSH meant anything personally by what he said mate!:secret:
 
Totally agree that text talk is really annoying, and gives an appearance of laziness.
Also means that searches won't find these posts where people have chosen to use text talk, or have been unable to spell the words correctly.
Only other thing I find more annoying is people bumping their for sale posts!
 
i strongly agree with posts written in normal language. Many times it is very difficult for non-english speakers to understand slang or txt posts.
 
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