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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Apologies in advance for the rant thread but how can so many adults use so much text speak in profiles and when mailin?!

For me personally it's a complete turn off. Plus it's hard bloody work to decipher what's actually being said!!

Rant over!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apologies in advance for the rant thread but how can so many adults use so much text speak in profiles and when mailin?!

For me personally it's a complete turn off. Plus it's hard bloody work to decipher what's actually being said!!

Rant over!!"
would that be mailing or mailin

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan


"Apologies in advance for the rant thread but how can so many adults use so much text speak in profiles and when mailin?!

For me personally it's a complete turn off. Plus it's hard bloody work to decipher what's actually being said!!

Rant over!!"

R u a h8r?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think its because a lot of people are using their phones now.. And tend to type the same as a text... I use my phone a lot on here also.. But its usually the predictive text that catches me some times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apologies in advance for the rant thread but how can so many adults use so much text speak in profiles and when mailin?!

For me personally it's a complete turn off. Plus it's hard bloody work to decipher what's actually being said!!

Rant over!!"

They maybe just hate using vowels? Kthx!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why try and decipher? I just delete

So little effort shown on a profile and mail to me means very little effort will be made on a meet so not interested.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why try and decipher? I just delete

So little effort shown on a profile and mail to me means very little effort will be made on a meet so not interested. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apologies in advance for the rant thread but how can so many adults use so much text speak in profiles and when mailin?!

For me personally it's a complete turn off. Plus it's hard bloody work to decipher what's actually being said!!

Rant over!! would that be mailing or mailin"

You beat me to that one

I must look at my profile, there could be one or two in there.

Adding to the thread, I hate when folks don't know the difference between "there" and "their"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Annoys the hell out of me!

I disregard profiles written in short text, shows no effort to me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why try and decipher? I just delete

So little effort shown on a profile and mail to me means very little effort will be made on a meet so not interested. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A friend of mine is a teacher and she corrects leaving certificate papers ( see the way I didn't say cert ha ha) and she said the level of English is very poor, students can't spell and are forever using text language

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apologies in advance for the rant thread but how can so many adults use so much text speak in profiles and when mailin?!

For me personally it's a complete turn off. Plus it's hard bloody work to decipher what's actually being said!!

Rant over!!"

its just easier and quicker i think,i dunno why ppl go on about it!if u can read the message whats the big deal?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apologies in advance for the rant thread but how can so many adults use so much text speak in profiles and when mailin?!

For me personally it's a complete turn off. Plus it's hard bloody work to decipher what's actually being said!!

Rant over!! would that be mailing or mailin"
. Pmsl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apologies in advance for the rant thread but how can so many adults use so much text speak in profiles and when mailin?!

For me personally it's a complete turn off. Plus it's hard bloody work to decipher what's actually being said!!

Rant over!! would that be mailing or mailin"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apologies in advance for the rant thread but how can so many adults use so much text speak in profiles and when mailin?!

For me personally it's a complete turn off. Plus it's hard bloody work to decipher what's actually being said!!

Rant over!! would that be mailing or mailin "
I think everyone does speech to a certain extent but it's when it's like just letters thrown in with numbers that when I loose the plot

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

Gr8. It's getting l8. I need to find a m8 to take on a d8.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Apologies in advance for the rant thread but how can so many adults use so much text speak in profiles and when mailin?!

For me personally it's a complete turn off. Plus it's hard bloody work to decipher what's actually being said!!

Rant over!! would that be mailing or mailin I think everyone does speech to a certain extent but it's when it's like just letters thrown in with numbers that when I loose the plot "

Lol, agreed!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Gr8. It's getting l8. I need to find a m8 to take on a d8."
that it bloody hell mind wrecking

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think its because a lot of people are using their phones now.. And tend to type the same as a text... I use my phone a lot on here also.. But its usually the predictive text that catches me some times "

yeah it is down to smart phones alright but i think it looks better if your profile is written in proper english......sorry.... i mean correct english

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

Hmmm.. never mind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spit it out man!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ah forget it!!!

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

Apologies. I was slagging off the poster above me on the grounds of which County he was from, but I got the County wrong.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think its because a lot of people are using their phones now.. And tend to type the same as a text... I use my phone a lot on here also.. But its usually the predictive text that catches me some times

yeah it is down to smart phones alright but i think it looks better if your profile is written in proper english......sorry.... i mean correct english "

I disagree

I use a smart phone and for me the predictive text and built in spell checker are a blessing

I haven't had a great education, I left school at 14, but I do my utmost to make myself be understood by the written word. With the for mentioned tools its a breeze. Even if I have to hand write something I will draft it on a pc or phone to make sure I spell coreectly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blaming smart phones is a lame excuse, a lazy out, like the use of text speak. If this was a teenagers forum you could accept a certain level of text speak as they use it on their phones everyday. But this site/forum is for adults, who i would hope dont text their friends/family with 'Hi how r u. Ne newz? Im g8"

My two cents!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think everyone use'd a little short text somewhere along the line. Can understand where it can be a little O.T.T. at times making it hard to understand especially in live chat, and can see where people can get frustrated with it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I guess over time society has become busier, people wants faster internet, they want pizza's delivered in minutes,express checkouts, faster cars,better roads and shorter journeys, instant messaging instead of emails and communication has also evolved into text speak so to say, twitter, has not helped with people squeezing as much as they can into a tweet thus promoting text speak I guess, it originally stemed from text message where you only had 160 charactors per text, if you went to 161 you got charged for an additional text, teenagers had no money so invented text speak, it's what we have become, maybe we are getting old

I still like to send the well written introduction to a lady or couple who take my fancy, I believe you stand a better chance of being accepted. And as a business man I send a hand written letter to potential new customers I'm trying to snare and surprise surprise it actually works, people seem to like it, whats seldom is wonderful they say but I guess some use tex speak to save time or becaue its handy and you'll find smart phones are against text speak as I have an iPhone and it will correct or try to correct any word that is not right, a very handy tool, mind you the odd time it make's me look like a loon

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan


"I guess over time society has become busier, people wants faster internet, they want pizza's delivered in minutes,express checkouts, faster cars,better roads and shorter journeys, instant messaging instead of emails and communication has also evolved into text speak so to say, twitter, has not helped with people squeezing as much as they can into a tweet thus promoting text speak I guess, it originally stemed from text message where you only had 160 charactors per text, if you went to 161 you got charged for an additional text, teenagers had no money so invented text speak, it's what we have become, maybe we are getting old

I still like to send the well written introduction to a lady or couple who take my fancy, I believe you stand a better chance of being accepted. And as a business man I send a hand written letter to potential new customers I'm trying to snare and surprise surprise it actually works, people seem to like it, whats seldom is wonderful they say but I guess some use tex speak to save time or becaue its handy and you'll find smart phones are against text speak as I have an iPhone and it will correct or try to correct any word that is not right, a very handy tool, mind you the odd time it make's me look like a loon "

Jesus!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm after reading it myself, JESUS is right, it didn't seem that long while I was writing it I'm finished ranting now

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I'm after reading it myself, JESUS is right, it didn't seem that long while I was writing it I'm finished ranting now "

A fellow ranter... Love it!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I guess I'm not alone being a ranter then it'll make it a little easier

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

Okay. I've finished reading it now, but I can't remember what it said at the start

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rule of thumb . Those who talk in text generally have very little to say ......

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Rule of thumb . Those who talk in text generally have very little to say ......"

I definitely agree!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

its delete all the way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't agree at all .. Grammatically correct short rubbish one liners are a bigger turn off for me .. Or the one word messages .. A bit of text speak here and there doesnt bother me at all .. Alot of people are better at holding a conversation in person rather than through messages over and back .. No point being a snob about it as you can miss out on some real gems

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan


"I don't agree at all .. Grammatically correct short rubbish one liners are a bigger turn off for me .. Or the one word messages .. A bit of text speak here and there doesnt bother me at all .. Alot of people are better at holding a conversation in person rather than through messages over and back .. No point being a snob about it as you can miss out on some real gems "

You can do that with your age barrier as well, ya fecker ya! Right, this is all looking a bit stalky now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I don't agree at all .. Grammatically correct short rubbish one liners are a bigger turn off for me .. Or the one word messages .. A bit of text speak here and there doesnt bother me at all .. Alot of people are better at holding a conversation in person rather than through messages over and back .. No point being a snob about it as you can miss out on some real gems

You can do that with your age barrier as well, ya fecker ya! Right, this is all looking a bit stalky now "

Mr McCarthy you stalking my arse again

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan


"

Mr McCarthy you stalking my arse again "

I must certainly am. I've missed it. Say hello sometime

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So have we all came to a happy medium between text speak and the proper writen word then!!

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By *ildOneIRLMan
over a year ago

Mid / North West

'txt spk' should be banned from all forums....

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