Text speak

[pagan queen]

I have noticed there is a lot of text speak creeping onto the forum. Is this going to eventually become the norm?

I find it annoying and give up reading if I come across it. Am I alone?

[Easter Bunny]

To be honest I don't mind either way really . I will read whatever comes up

[Watermelon]

I don't mind either way, if I'm on my phone on here I do it sometimes.

[Tenth Legion]

You're not alone. Unless you have an old mobile with buttons and no predictive text. It's easy to type properly on a keyboard or smart phone.

[pagan queen]

Originally Posted by Tenth Legion

You're not alone. Unless you have an old mobile with buttons and no predictive text. It's easy to type properly on a keyboard or smart phone.

Thank goodness. I feel really strongly about the way the English language is being b a s t a r dised (had to put spaces in this word as the filter saw it as a swear word) lately. I feel a lot of this is down to the use of shortened forms of words. Young people seem to have lost the ability to spell. I also find it hard to read text speak as I am dyslexic, reading is not normally a problem so much any more, until I come across shortened words. I have to stop and work out what it means. It has taken me many years of hard work to get to the stage of spelling I am at now and I still have to spell check everything. So to have to try and work out everyday messages is quite annoying.

[TillyTortoise]

No it is quite annoying. In fact a forum rule is no text speak.

[alley cat]

Originally Posted by TillyTortoise

No it is quite annoying. In fact a forum rule is no text speak.

So is "I have sent you a PM" but people do it all the time

[Catwoman63]

I use my mobile for internet mostly and sometimes a bit of text speak comes through......it is easier to type long words on a pc, but i can only do that whilst at work at lunchtime, its frustrating using one finger to type lol....ops sorry i meant laugh out loud, i can type really fast on a pc keyboard x

[Catwoman63]

Originally Posted by alley cat

So is "I have sent you a PM" but people do it all the time

[emma_mcraf]

Originally Posted by pagan queen

Thank goodness. I feel really strongly about the way the English language is being b a s t a r dised (had to put spaces in this word as the filter saw it as a swear word) lately. I feel a lot of this is down to the use of shortened forms of words. Young people seem to have lost the ability to spell. I also find it hard to read text speak as I am dyslexic, reading is not normally a problem so much any more, until I come across shortened words. I have to stop and work out what it means. It has taken me many years of hard work to get to the stage of spelling I am at now and I still have to spell check everything. So to have to try and work out everyday messages is quite annoying.

I'm with you on this, Wendy. I don't like text speak either. Perhaps I'm just old-fashioned and it's the home educator in me, but even when I send a text, I write it in full English.
Bad spelling annoys me too, as does incorrect use of apostrophes, but I try to ignore it on forums as people often type quickly and make mistakes without realising. Of course some people are just lazy too but it appears text language is creeping into everyone's psyche as I hear youngsters actually voice "OMG" and "lol"... I probably sound old and stuffy but I love the English language.