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"If this bothered me I wouldn't meet myself.... I am crap at spelling.... Crap with vocabulary....but I am proud to be me.... I may not have intellect... Good vocabulary etc.... But I have common sence and an open mind....." What shes says , as im dyslexic and canney spoke or tipe right   | |||
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"If this bothered me I wouldn't meet myself.... I am crap at spelling.... Crap with vocabulary....but I am proud to be me.... I may not have intellect... Good vocabulary etc.... But I have common sence and an open mind..... What shes says , as im dyslexic and canney spoke or tipe right "spelling...typing...vocabulary...grammer....doesnt come natural to everyone..... | |||
"Yes but both of you manage to construct a sentence, with grammar and we all have words we struggle to spell... My frustration stems from those with opening gambits like... 'howz u 2day up2 nething l8r or fancy a chat' It just took me 5 minutes to construct that babble of pish! Would take an age to decipher a chat where the other person was fluent in pish!! "Wow it took you 5 minutes to understand the message? 
hmmmmmm I'll say no more on that! | |||
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"Yes but both of you manage to construct a sentence, with grammar and we all have words we struggle to spell... My frustration stems from those with opening gambits like... 'howz u 2day up2 nething l8r or fancy a chat' It just took me 5 minutes to construct that babble of pish! Would take an age to decipher a chat where the other person was fluent in pish!! "Lol lol!!! Have to agree here hon...for me an instant turn off and almost certain delete. First impressions count and a shoddy mail often results in a shoddy male 
Sheesh...how hard can it be?
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"Yes but both of you manage to construct a sentence, with grammar and we all have words we struggle to spell... My frustration stems from those with opening gambits like... 'howz u 2day up2 nething l8r or fancy a chat' It just took me 5 minutes to construct that babble of pish! Would take an age to decipher a chat where the other person was fluent in pish!!
Wow it took you 5 minutes to understand the message?
hmmmmmm I'll say no more on that! "I said '5 minutes to construct'* my point beig that I had to actively think outside the box in order to change a simple question into a somewhat foreign language. On the whole I agree with all of you, I am not seeking academic level essays, as I said before, spelling mistakes happen (especially if one is using their phone in order to communicate... Damn autocorrect), but.... I believe the phrase I will coin is.... Grammar is the difference between knowing your shit and you're shit
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"Think that some people take this swinging malarky far to seriously " I believe it is 'far too* seriously' hahah | |||
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" Grammar is the difference between knowing your shit and you're shit
"I must be shit then…. Thanks. | |||
"Well, as for alerting the education board, 30yrs too late. And assuming someones not worth a reply because of the message style? Its maybe not their fault they have messaged someone struggling to get over themselves,into the bargain. I have a bit more humility and accept folks wee failings, than to use this thread as some kinda platform to declare myself in any way better than the next because i can spell. " Whoa, don't be mistaken into me feeling some sense of superiority over anyone, I posed this question to the world of fab to find what peoples _iews are on the subject. That being said there is no excuse for sheer laziness and my preference is to pursue people who have taken that little extra time and effort to construct sentences that even loosely resemble the English language. Although if you are insinuating that you are somehow superior to the people on this thread because you don't judge... Well rock on mate | |||
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"Well, as for alerting the education board, 30yrs too late. And assuming someones not worth a reply because of the message style? Its maybe not their fault they have messaged someone struggling to get over themselves,into the bargain. I have a bit more humility and accept folks wee failings, than to use this thread as some kinda platform to declare myself in any way better than the next because i can spell. Whoa, don't be mistaken into me feeling some sense of superiority over anyone, I posed this question to the world of fab to find what peoples _iews are on the subject. That being said there is no excuse for sheer laziness and my preference is to pursue people who have taken that little extra time and effort to construct sentences that even loosely resemble the English language. Although if you are insinuating that you are somehow superior to the people on this thread because you don't judge... Well rock on mate "I've read all the thread, was'nt directed at you, it was the whole thread so far, summarised, thats all. I totally recognise the other elements, the text speak etc,can relate to it. | |||
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"Ooft who cares , I text chat for quickness with my friends , I can usally desphier what there on about , if someone messages me using text chat and the outcome of the message is the same if they were using grammar then yeah I'd still mail back." G3rrritroonye | |||
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"As jo said above, people spelling stuff wrong doesn't put us of…. people been condescending does though. " snap xx  | |||
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"as long as you can spell fanny and cock... nothing else really matters on here " | |||
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"Yes but both of you manage to construct a sentence, with grammar and we all have words we struggle to spell... My frustration stems from those with opening gambits like... 'howz u 2day up2 nething l8r or fancy a chat' It just took me 5 minutes to construct that babble of pish! Would take an age to decipher a chat where the other person was fluent in pish!! "maybe yir jist gitin too auld. | |||
"Yes but both of you manage to construct a sentence, with grammar and we all have words we struggle to spell... My frustration stems from those with opening gambits like... 'howz u 2day up2 nething l8r or fancy a chat' It just took me 5 minutes to construct that babble of pish! Would take an age to decipher a chat where the other person was fluent in pish!! maybe yir jist gitin too auld."A feckin hope not!!! That would be a kick in the stones at my age | |||
"as long as you can spell fanny and cock... nothing else really matters on here " | |||
"Yes but both of you manage to construct a sentence, with grammar and we all have words we struggle to spell... My frustration stems from those with opening gambits like... 'howz u 2day up2 nething l8r or fancy a chat' It just took me 5 minutes to construct that babble of pish! Would take an age to decipher a chat where the other person was fluent in pish!! "G gets fed up with me correcting his spelling when he is writing a message....not that my spelling is brilliant but I do try to spell correctly and try to use proper grammar simply because it was the way I was brought up (can still hear my mum going on about it). Personally we hate getting messages in 'text speak' but not so bothered about spelling/grammar though it is nice when a message is constructed properly. Right so who is going to pick out the faults in this message then....lol | |||
"Yes but both of you manage to construct a sentence, with grammar and we all have words we struggle to spell... My frustration stems from those with opening gambits like... 'howz u 2day up2 nething l8r or fancy a chat' It just took me 5 minutes to construct that babble of pish! Would take an age to decipher a chat where the other person was fluent in pish!!
G gets fed up with me correcting his spelling when he is writing a message....not that my spelling is brilliant but I do try to spell correctly and try to use proper grammar simply because it was the way I was brought up (can still hear my mum going on about it). Personally we hate getting messages in 'text speak' but not so bothered about spelling/grammar though it is nice when a message is constructed properly.
Right so who is going to pick out the faults in this message then....lol"no full stop at the end of 'lol', disgusting! | |||
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"See....I did say I wasn't brilliant..." I cannot say much...as I started my sentence without a capital...arrghhhhhhhhhhh!...think thats me blocked from many meets now! | |||
"Am I the only person who is instantly put off from corresponding with people on here due to a lack of vocabulary skills? " I don't know. Do you have a lack of vocabulary skills and, if so, does your skillset affect your decision making? As to your other points - I do fear that language whether spoken or written is ever so gradually morphing into txt spk. But then the UK has a multiplicity of regional and local dialects each with their own grammatical and vocabularian foibles. I'm sure there is a school of thought that ascribes to the _iew that txt spk is an evolution. Only time will tell if txt spk prevails or goes the way of the dodo | |||
"Am I the only person who is instantly put off from corresponding with people on here due to a lack of vocabulary skills? I don't know. Do you have a lack of vocabulary skills and, if so, does your skillset affect your decision making? As to your other points - I do fear that language whether spoken or written is ever so gradually morphing into txt spk. But then the UK has a multiplicity of regional and local dialects each with their own grammatical and vocabularian foibles. I'm sure there is a school of thought that ascribes to the _iew that txt spk is an evolution. Only time will tell if txt spk prevails or goes the way of the dodo " give it a few more years and there wont be texting...I constantly fail to see why people dont see how fast technology is moving...rightly or wrongly it is moving faster than expected...you only have to watch some sci-fi movies to see where some of the technology is heading..and some of it is already actually being implemented.A johnny mnemonic world is not really that far away. | |||
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"Posted this ages ago...credit to the students, seems lunch time session in the pub were beneficial afterall. I cdnoult blveiee taht i cluod aulacity uesdnatnrd waht i was rdgnieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to rsceearch at Cmabrigde Uinervisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The reset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lterter by istelf, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig eh? And I awlyas tohghut slpeling was imporantt…! And for thsoe of you wtih mroe tmie tahn ohrets, you wlli ntocie taht not olny are msot of the wrosd a mses but smoe of tehm are cpmlpoetley msiseplt awslel…! " | |||
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"albert einstein thomas edison john lennon richard branson hans christian anderson george washington winston churchill john f kennedy johnny depp orlando bloom liv tyler keira knightley. a short list of people with poor spelling,and grammar skills. only a fool would judge people,using spelling,and grammar,as their criteria. " and look at that fifty shades of grey guy's books...they're supposedly shitly written lol | |||
"albert einstein thomas edison john lennon richard branson hans christian anderson george washington winston churchill john f kennedy johnny depp orlando bloom liv tyler keira knightley. a short list of people with poor spelling,and grammar skills. only a fool would judge people,using spelling,and grammar,as their criteria. " | |||
"get a life your only on here for sex not a spelling test lol " | |||
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"Well fool or no fool, I stand by my preference! I am sure you all have your own preferences which you would defend as your right? I think the thread has been taken in a very literal sense though and that you are assuming I sit with a dictionary or thesaurus by my side to inspect the mails i receive, this is not the case. I don't judge people on their spelling 'mistakes' or grammar 'mistakes', however I don't see an excuse for a blatant disregard of the english vocabulary format either! I guess it is once again a case of each to their own. There is a distinct difference between a spelling mistake and a complete restructure of a word...... I doubt Einstein wrote 'chk nrg levl l8rs'?? As for the cleverly discovered skill of being able to decipher an entire text even though the letters were all mixed up..... The key in the study is that the letters are all correct, simply in an alternative order, the brain accepts the letters are all present and quickly works it out from the first and last letters in the word. " | |||
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Grrrrrrrrr I hate it!!! | |||
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"Nee Naw Nee Naw..... Grammar Polis, step away from the keyboard!!! FFS, are only fluent English speakers/typers allowed? That would rule out Dyslexics, folk with learning difficulties, and anyone who uses text speak which would be the majority of under 30s. How dare anyone declare whats acceptable messaging? Jeezo, live and let live. If you're put off by a badly written message, it says more about you than the other person." If you bothered to read the thread in full you would have learned that the main issue lies with people who use 'text language'! As stated several times I hold nothing against a spelling 'mistake' or indeed a grammar 'mistake'! As for people who are not fluent in English, you can't say they have bad grammar or spelling skills as its not their first language! As for 'text speak' its a pile of lazy pish! Sure if texting a friend, using shortened replacements in chat for speed purposes, no harm no foul... But if sending a message to potentially interest people to meet you... Put a bit of fucking effort in! It's the language you were taught in school FFS! I have at no point made any comment about people who use this 'text pish', lazy is the worst I would say.. I don't know them so I don't judge them... Shame the same can't be said for the people on this thread firing off because Some of us don't like it | |||
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Sorry couldn't resist that one! | |||
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"My messsage has no paragraphs cos it a rant and when i rant i don't take a breath... So im only showing in my message the point i want to get across......" Which was? | |||
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"ffs! that people who type in text talk in messages are lazy!!! " Cheers - much easier to read when it is not a rant in one long paragraph! 
PS - what does ffs! mean? Can't you type it out in full? | |||
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There are far worse crimes than text speak and it says more about the whining moaner than the person using text speak! | |||
As for whining and moaning.... I assure you that I am not, merely posting a topical thread and by the looks of it, a rather successful one!
Strange however that such resistance is being met by people who clearly have the full use of the language.... Grammar and all | |||
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"Well fool or no fool, I stand by my preference! I am sure you all have your own preferences which you would defend as your right? I think the thread has been taken in a very literal sense though and that you are assuming I sit with a dictionary or thesaurus by my side to inspect the mails i receive, this is not the case. I don't judge people on their spelling 'mistakes' or grammar 'mistakes', however I don't see an excuse for a blatant disregard of the english vocabulary format either! I guess it is once again a case of each to their own. There is a distinct difference between a spelling mistake and a complete restructure of a word...... I doubt Einstein wrote 'chk nrg levl l8rs'?? As for the cleverly discovered skill of being able to decipher an entire text even though the letters were all mixed up..... The key in the study is that the letters are all correct, simply in an alternative order, the brain accepts the letters are all present and quickly works it out from the first and last letters in the word. "I might be wrong here Dancing Devil....But im sure iv'e received "text" messages fa you in the past......Just Saying dude....lol | |||
"I can see both points of _iew and realise that just because someone has a poor grasp of written English does not mean they are not nice human beings - and certainly does not mean they are poor lovers. Especially as there are many who are not native speakers, or who are afflicted by something like dyslexia or never had the chance of a decent eduction. However, even if I fight against it, the more grammatical errors there are, and the more text speak there is, in a message, the less likely that person is going to get a positive response, all other things being equal. My pet hates are the lack, or misplacing, of commas, full-stops, capitals and question marks! Like one-sentence introductions, I tend to regard it as evidence that this person, or these people, are not really that interested, otherwise they would have taken time to formulate something, whether by the aid of a spellcheck or other means, that would capture the attention, if not the imagination. Once you have actually had the formal introductions, I think it is more excusable, as then you are just chatting back and forth more quickly. In a general sense, I do despair at the quality of English displayed not just here but also on Facebook, Twitter, forums, etc. My partner is not British and has only been speaking English for a couple of years yet can write a more coherent sentence than most native speakers as displayed in such media. However, when it boils down to it swinging-wise, if you we find you attractive, sexy, clean, considerate and nice, you can fuck us no matter how you type! "blahhblahhblahh...lets gerritOn | |||
"Well fool or no fool, I stand by my preference! I am sure you all have your own preferences which you would defend as your right? I think the thread has been taken in a very literal sense though and that you are assuming I sit with a dictionary or thesaurus by my side to inspect the mails i receive, this is not the case. I don't judge people on their spelling 'mistakes' or grammar 'mistakes', however I don't see an excuse for a blatant disregard of the english vocabulary format either! I guess it is once again a case of each to their own. There is a distinct difference between a spelling mistake and a complete restructure of a word...... I doubt Einstein wrote 'chk nrg levl l8rs'?? As for the cleverly discovered skill of being able to decipher an entire text even though the letters were all mixed up..... The key in the study is that the letters are all correct, simply in an alternative order, the brain accepts the letters are all present and quickly works it out from the first and last letters in the word.
I might be wrong here Dancing Devil....But im sure iv'e received "text" messages fa you in the past......Just Saying dude....lol "I think if you read up you would see DD has said using text speak back and forth to friends is no mean foul! I think the point he was trying to get across and one that everyone has turned on its head (again) is if "an initial" message was sent to you and was badly constructed using text talk he personally would not be impressed .... he did not infer that people who did it were stupid only lazy as the initial correspondence is the one that either makes you want to know more about a person or not. If some people are happy to receive an initial message like that perfect its all about preference and choice as is everything else, no need for insults probably best to accept peoples opinions differ and whats good for one is not necessarily good for another. | |||
"Well fool or no fool, I stand by my preference! I am sure you all have your own preferences which you would defend as your right? I think the thread has been taken in a very literal sense though and that you are assuming I sit with a dictionary or thesaurus by my side to inspect the mails i receive, this is not the case. I don't judge people on their spelling 'mistakes' or grammar 'mistakes', however I don't see an excuse for a blatant disregard of the english vocabulary format either! I guess it is once again a case of each to their own. There is a distinct difference between a spelling mistake and a complete restructure of a word...... I doubt Einstein wrote 'chk nrg levl l8rs'?? As for the cleverly discovered skill of being able to decipher an entire text even though the letters were all mixed up..... The key in the study is that the letters are all correct, simply in an alternative order, the brain accepts the letters are all present and quickly works it out from the first and last letters in the word.
I might be wrong here Dancing Devil....But im sure iv'e received "text" messages fa you in the past......Just Saying dude....lol
I think if you read up you would see DD has said using text speak back and forth to friends is no mean foul! I think the point he was trying to get across and one that everyone has turned on its head (again) is if "an initial" message was sent to you and was badly constructed using text talk he personally would not be impressed .... he did not infer that people who did it were stupid only lazy as the initial correspondence is the one that either makes you want to know more about a person or not.
If some people are happy to receive an initial message like that perfect its all about preference and choice as is everything else, no need for insults probably best to accept peoples opinions differ and whats good for one is not necessarily good for another." Finally someone that gets it x | |||
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"I say each to their own x respect the fact that some people live their lives on here as they may have a poor existence and poor life through lack of education. If you don't like what they write you ate not being forced to read it and people from all over have different dialects so do write things or say things differently to you or I. I do agree with Ayechewawa in saying you don't get a second chance to make a first impression so yes people should make an effort. Remember don't look down on anyone unless your helping them up!!" | |||
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"Dyslexic.. so sometimes may be taken for thick lol.. Bad mistake.."It's a gift | |||
"Well fool or no fool, I stand by my preference! I am sure you all have your own preferences which you would defend as your right? I think the thread has been taken in a very literal sense though and that you are assuming I sit with a dictionary or thesaurus by my side to inspect the mails i receive, this is not the case. I don't judge people on their spelling 'mistakes' or grammar 'mistakes', however I don't see an excuse for a blatant disregard of the english vocabulary format either! I guess it is once again a case of each to their own. There is a distinct difference between a spelling mistake and a complete restructure of a word...... I doubt Einstein wrote 'chk nrg levl l8rs'?? As for the cleverly discovered skill of being able to decipher an entire text even though the letters were all mixed up..... The key in the study is that the letters are all correct, simply in an alternative order, the brain accepts the letters are all present and quickly works it out from the first and last letters in the word. "do you see a certain irony in this post. someone bemoaning the lack of literacy skills,also bemoaning the fact that they are being taken to literally hmmmmmmm. einstien may not have written chk nrg levl 18yrs. though leonardo davinci,did often write,right to left. your original post,encompassed all with spelling,and grammar problems,as being lazy,seemingly discounting dyslexia. perhaps you should choose your words more carefully,prior to any future original post. | |||
"I say each to their own x respect the fact that some people live their lives on here as they may have a poor existence and poor life through lack of education. If you don't like what they write you ate not being forced to read it and people from all over have different dialects so do write things or say things differently to you or I. I do agree with Ayechewawa in saying you don't get a second chance to make a first impression so yes people should make an effort. Remember don't look down on anyone unless your helping them up!!" god.....i LOVE that saying!!!!....im soooo using that...thanks oh wise one xx | |||
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"Dyslexic.. so sometimes may be taken for thick lol.. Bad mistake..
It's a gift "I am gifted why of course xx | |||
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"I say each to their own x respect the fact that some people live their lives on here as they may have a poor existence and poor life through lack of education. If you don't like what they write you ate not being forced to read it and people from all over have different dialects so do write things or say things differently to you or I. I do agree with Ayechewawa in saying you don't get a second chance to make a first impression so yes people should make an effort. Remember don't look down on anyone unless your helping them up!!god.....i LOVE that saying!!!!....im soooo using that...thanks oh wise one xx" Your very welcome xx | |||
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"I say each to their own x respect the fact that some people live their lives on here as they may have a poor existence and poor life through lack of education. If you don't like what they write you ate not being forced to read it and people from all over have different dialects so do write things or say things differently to you or I. I do agree with Ayechewawa in saying you don't get a second chance to make a first impression so yes people should make an effort. Remember don't look down on anyone unless your helping them up!!god.....i LOVE that saying!!!!....im soooo using that...thanks oh wise one xx Your very welcome xx" so very true and as a Scots lass i tent to type talk in Scots but for today i will show that yes ... i Sioux , can type and speak the queens English. Then again why should i be forced to be conventional as there is nothing conventional about me i like to be different and be who i am not who someone or some people would like me to be. i am me and proud to be me , noo get it roon ye awe hahahahahaha (joke ) afore any wan takes offence tae it be who you wanna be not who folks want you to be would be sad world if we all were the same ............. and most txt type is now in the english dictionary so there fore we do speak the queens english xxx | |||
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"I say each to their own x respect the fact that some people live their lives on here as they may have a poor existence and poor life through lack of education. If you don't like what they write you ate not being forced to read it and people from all over have different dialects so do write things or say things differently to you or I. I do agree with Ayechewawa in saying you don't get a second chance to make a first impression so yes people should make an effort. Remember don't look down on anyone unless your helping them up!!god.....i LOVE that saying!!!!....im soooo using that...thanks oh wise one xx Your very welcome xx so very true and as a Scots lass i tent to type talk in Scots but for today i will show that yes ... i Sioux , can type and speak the queens English. Then again why should i be forced to be conventional as there is nothing conventional about me i like to be different and be who i am not who someone or some people would like me to be. i am me and proud to be me , noo get it roon ye awe hahahahahaha (joke ) afore any wan takes offence tae it be who you wanna be not who folks want you to be would be sad world if we all were the same ............. and most txt type is now in the english dictionary so there fore we do speak the queens english xxx "pmsl sue you were one of the ones i never could keep up with in chat for your scots tongue lol | |||
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"albert einstein thomas edison john lennon richard branson hans christian anderson george washington winston churchill john f kennedy johnny depp orlando bloom liv tyler keira knightley. a short list of people with poor spelling,and grammar skills. only a fool would judge people,using spelling,and grammar,as their criteria. " Exactly | |||
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