[cc100]

Text Speech

Ive noticed that text speech/spelling has grown more popular in recent years, in general writing as well as on these types of forums. For me, this is a bad thing. Im not being a snob, its just that its hard to read and often incomprehensable, making no sense at all.

Some of it is completely pointless- is it really that hard to spell 'you' or 'are' instead of 'u' or 'r'?

Maybe I dont like it because I have never sent a text?

Im only 24, so Im not an old geezer moaning. I suppose Im not a fan or a user of it because mobliles were not as prevelent as they are now when I was at school.

Its having such a bad effect on youngsters spelling. Ive even heard of people using text speech in their English GCSE exams!
It seems to be getting worse, and I dread to think how children will be using it in 10 years time. Maybe the kids will grow out of it?

Does anyone else feel the same?

[lily.]

Yes! And it's because I am an old git! But, I don't care. I hate it. I hate illiterate people. There is no excuse for it.

*rant over*

[Kaz]

Another 'old git' here!

I do send the occasional text message, but when I do I always use 'proper' words and have to put capital letters and full stops in! Doesn't look right otherwise.

[Dan_]

I don't like it being used on a forum, just find it pointless and lazy, you don't have limit on what you can write on a forum so why resort to it? It's pretty hard to make out at times too.

[lily.]

I use predictive text. And, I use the capital letters and full-stops. I text a lot, but never use 'txt spk'.

I definitely think age is a factor though. I was a teenager in the late 80s and mobile phones looked like this:

[BigSister]

Stropz. Im one of those where i NEVER use it on a forum as like Dan i think it is just lazy and pointless but I admit using it in text messages if I need to write a quick message and just slip in the u instead of you and r instead of are. But NEVER in essays and NEVER on a forum

[BB-Rocks]

Im guilty of it. I use all the time in texts, and i do use sometimes in the general chat area on this forum, not on the the actual bb bit

[Pipergun]

From the point of view of someone who's still at school, I too am often riled by the prevelance of "text speech". A fair amount of my friends often slip in the "u"'s and "txt bk"'s, I often succumb to the odd abreviation to avoid being labelled a "boff" which is seemingly otherwise inevitable. Yet I try to avoid this as much as possible, as I like people to think that I've actually got an ounce of sense!!

I stress the "THINK" part!

Tom.

P.s. - Text speech on forums are a big no-no for me.

[x-heather-x]

I text talk all the time when im sending a text and when im on MSN and stuff. Sometimes I even slip it in here by accident.

[Legend]

In texts & MSN i always use it. Mainly because i hate texting and not a big fan of MSN so don't like typing too much.

I only use 'u' i think on here. Maybe more.

[sol]

I use text language in texts and on msn but not on here - i would never ever use it in an exam though, only a dum-dum would do that

[Pipergun]

What on earth must go through their heads when they write in text speech in an exam!?

Precisely.............. nothing!!!

[Nicola]

I'm not big on text speak, even when I am texting on a mobile phone, and never really use text speak on forums or MSN as I prefer to talk in sentences.

[Siouxsie]

I am slow when it comes to to texting

[Kore]

im 18 and i feel excatly the same ..

it sickens me when i see graffiti on the wall.. but double sickens me when they can't spell 'council'

they spelt it 'concil'

[Corkie]

im 13 i know how you feel (im sorry for you puncution and spelling im just bad at both)

[cc100]

I sent an email to someone aged 30 who I thought was pretty intelligent.
The reply was appalling. It was full of text speech with no grammar or punctuation.

Shocking.

[Legend]

Shocking?

It is the 21st century!

[EugeneSully]

I can't even stand using text speech in text messages! I get loadsa free messages anyway so I don't care how loong my texts are. It's really annoyin' yes and i bloody well hate when people don't use full stops or commas, or question marks.. !! *yawn* I bet I sound like a snob too. Normal text is way easier to read and remember... if you hate chavs don't go overboard with text speech or you'll sound like un!