Text Talk

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

can kids write in plain english anymore?

I saw this on a facebook page.  Any 1 no of any1 wit french bulldogs for sale?

I find it really hard to read. I guess I must be getting grumpy in my old age, but that annoys the heck out of me.

[k0llectable5]

I cant stand predictive text, I just can get any coherancy with it lol  I dont bother with txt talk.  My phone is android so I just use the swipe function, it's brilliant and once you start it gives you all these word options which more often than not are correct so you just touch the word and wala, hail to the clever little person that came up with swipe 🙂

I love the fact that my mum has learnt how to txt, it's just so convienient.  Txting gets my thumbs up, dont like peeps that abreviate everythjing they write these days though but txt talk for txting is fine by me.  

[fourandsixpants]

reminds me of a ditty:

                                         1, 1  wuz a racehorse

                                 2, 2  wuz 1,  2

                                 2,  2,  1,  1  and

                                 1,  1,   1   1    2                      !!

[k0llectable5]

My dad taught us that when we were kids lol classic 🙂

[fourandsixpants]

My Dear Grandad ....long gone, taught me this along with a few politically (well nowadays anyhoo they would be banned! LOL) incorrect others

[k0llectable5]

Oh really? Dont think I've heard "that" version lol

I always remember the one;

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood

Oh about as much would as a woodchuck chucked if a woodchuck could chuck wood 😉

Try txt talkin that one...

[lis351]

I was horrified today when my friend showed me an email from her daughters school principal, signed;

Rgds
Mrs Principal

I don't have a problem with text speak, when texting my mates, but honestly, is the parent/principal relationship casual enough to sign an email in that fashion?

[green.fields]

When I text my son I am expected to give full sentences and details, what I get back are1 or 2 words but mostly OK, if I dare send him a 1 or 2 word answer he asks me what is wrong and thinks I have got the jimmy brits.

My daughter in law abhors text speak so again full sentences with no text speak and all t's crossed and i's dotted. LOL.

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

so you just touch the word and wala, hail to the clever little person that came up with swipe

What is wala?  Or do you mean voila?

[imastawka]

icy likes to call it 'viola'       and she doesn't mind admitting it        Hahahaha

[j*oono]

Oh my goodness!  They have spelling police in the States too 😄