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Does text talk out you off
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I hate text talk...adults who use 'lol' should be shot on the spot!
I use lol all the time what should I use instead? "
Does LOL out some people off on here?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Not a fan, but I do have an obsessional loathing of "lol" and "haha" chucked into messages and profiles where clearly there is nothing hilarious being said. Maybe a slight eyebrow raise, but not laughing out loud. |
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By *sGivesWoodWoman
over a year ago
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Hate it, really hurts my eyes, instant delete and unread in our inbox. If the sender can't be bothered to send a proper message, I can only assume that they would put very little effort into a meet with us. Mrs |
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By *ndigo40Woman
over a year ago
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"This is something I really don't like. I can't even put my finger on why exactly. How do you guys feel about it?"
My family and friends know not to text speak me because they know they will get ignored.
Big pet hate of mine |
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"Not a fan, but I do have an obsessional loathing of "lol" and "haha" chucked into messages and profiles where clearly there is nothing hilarious being said. Maybe a slight eyebrow raise, but not laughing out loud. "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I still use a bit of it from when it was just a gamer/chatroom thing, but generally dislike it when it is the whole bloody sentence  There is no need for it if you haven't got to be typing quickly to stay in the conversation, so why do it?  |
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"I don't mind it when I get to know someone, I can put up with more from someone I've been chatting to for a while. But if the first message is wuu2? Then I'm out. "
I had to ask what Wuu2 meant! Lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I don't mind it when I get to know someone, I can put up with more from someone I've been chatting to for a while. But if the first message is wuu2? Then I'm out.
I had to ask what Wuu2 meant! Lol"
was going to ask the same I Google it is what you up 2 |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I told some one to STFU and they asked what it meant 
I have no idea what that means either. I'm off to google it.
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Just Google stfu it is shut the fuck up how rude |
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By *tmmCouple
over a year ago
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I don't mind some like lol, wtf, atm etc. But when the whole thing is text speak then no chance!
Also another spelling nazi but can forgive the odd autocorrect error as it happens to us all. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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What do you classify as text talk? I would say both my texts and messages on here are sloppy... i dont use proper grammar ... over punctuate everything and frequently use lol or haha as endings to sentences (to show something as being lighthearted usually ... it can be hard to get tone across in messages)
I would say this is text talk but thats exactly what i am doing ... talking to someone through text / message ... i am not writing an essay to be graded or a cv to apply for a job ... if someone thinks that makes me lazy on a meet and would avoid me because of it then i dont think its the kind of person i want to be meeting anyway  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I classify textspeak as that weird non-language with vowels cut out. I would also include abbreviations like "lol" but not "ha ha" as that term existed pre-mobile phone. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yes I hate it! I can't cope with text talk at all. I struggle with messages that have poor grammar and spelling too, it really puts me off but I try and make allowances as I understand some people may have dyslexia or something similar. |
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Im dyslexic so I really struggle reading text talk, over the years I've trained my brain to recognised words when they're spelt correctly, so Ines that aren't or are text talk can be hard for me to decipher. I really have to take my time when I type to make sure it's right and I have more trouble when I'm tired or ill so my brains to at full function. I have learnt what certain ones mean but every so often I get thrown a curveball. Was only last week I learnt AFK means away from keyboard |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Loathe it completely. Would never expect it from mature adults - especially when we're looking to gain the interest of others on here. It's a bit of a no-brainer to just reject - although we may on occasion miss out on someone great, but our gut instinct is that we're unlikely to be compatible socially. |
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It's shocking to us that anyone still uses text speak. When my OH was young, and mobile phones had only just started being able to text properly, he hated text speak.
We just don't understand how anybody can be so lazy!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Can't stand it! When spelling 3-letter and 4-letter correctly is too much effort in a one line message... it's too much effort for me to reply. I either think the person really can't be asked or isn't well educated. And all the spelling mistakes, when there's spell check? Just don't understand it? |
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"I don't mind some like lol, wtf, atm etc. But when the whole thing is text speak then no chance!
Also another spelling nazi but can forgive the odd autocorrect error as it happens to us all. "
I think is an acceptable level.
There's (or should I put there are) some things which are ok but I agree if the whole message is in it then no. |
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It's an utterly depressing bastardisation of the written form. I disapprove of it with a great amount of sadness.
Call me old fashioned, but there's a far greater reward in the effort of formulaic prose. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think I prefer poor spelling to text speak. As far as I'm concerned, poor spelling can't really be helped in some cases, and I think that someone being judged negatively for trying to spell isn't really right. Text talk, however, is a choice. You're choosing to cut corners and therefore being lazy with your words. Obviously things like "brb", "atm" or "tbh" are just standards in this culture but sometimes it's genuinely just as quick to add an extra "h" into "what", isn't it? Unfortunately it's the way things are going? |
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We don't like text talk... Personally I don't even like it in texts. It was a necessity in the 80's/90's when there was a 128/160 character limit. Now though, you have no excuse for not using proper spelling, grammar and punctuation.
I work in a school, and it saddens me to see that the kids often use "txt" talk in all of their written/typed work... including assignments and EXAMS.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I hate text talk, seriously I don't even understand half the abbreviations so they take me ages to work out, who can be arsed with that
Another one of my pet hates are black guys who type how they take using words like wid, ting, dem, dat etc, it really grinds me, I mean I live in Tipton but I don't messages people saying, alrite mush aw am ya  You went to school use it |
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We agree with the general consensus that it's definitely off-putting.
I'd tend to delete such messages, whereas the male half does toy around with profiles who are inclined to send such messages.
I mean we're in an era of using smartphones or internet browsers that have spellcheckers included, is it really so difficult to attempt typing properly? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Doesn't bother me in the slightest, being able to write and spell isn't necessarily a sign of intelligence or being a nice person.
Language changes over time and use , I constantly use I'm, they're , doesn't etc , like the vast majority of the population, where as less than a hundered years ago, I'd have been given the same scorn some on here have shown to the use of text speak. |
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I don't use it but its not a deal breaker for me. It definitely doesn't stop me finding out more about a person. Cant really tell a person until you have chatted a bit regardless of the written protocol used. |
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