FabSwingers.com forum: Text talk

By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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I've noticed text talk is annoying to some

I'm okay with a little text talk. Stuff like lol or lmao ..but that about does it for me

What about you? How much text talk are you willing to put up with?

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By *riar BelisseWoman
over a year ago

On Holibobs

I'm pretty intolerant to it tbh

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

None. If someone has a smartphone it’s harder to use text talk than it is to write correctly. That means they’re doing it on purpose which makes it even more annoying.

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"None. If someone has a smartphone it’s harder to use text talk than it is to write correctly. That means they’re doing it on purpose which makes it even more annoying."

Hahaha I agree

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By *ryandseeMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

The predictor inserts enough blooming inaccuracies. I don't need text talk as well

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By *ud and BryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston, Lincolnshire

We hate it with a passion. If someone can't be bothered to type a proper message, we can't be bothered to reply.

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

My kids put K for OK. How on earth can OK be shortened. It's just daft.

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By *izzy.Woman
over a year ago

Stoke area

I don't mind an occasional bit of text talk. For some reason I find the word u annoying.

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

I don’t like it often feels like someones putting in more effort to talk like that

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By *merald Eyes XWoman
over a year ago

Can you find me….

I hate it!

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

I don't mind lol or cba . I use both

I think that's the only text speak I use.

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

"I don't mind an occasional bit of text talk. For some reason I find the word u annoying.

I can turn it into a we if you want

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By *inger_SnapWoman
over a year ago

Hampshire/Dorset

Really irks me. It's childish.

Wuu2

Hbu

Wyd

Just type the whole damn words

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

I'm not keen but will use the occasional bit myself, like OMG!

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

Tbh, it pisses me off. Smartphones have corrective text, not always though

It really pisses me off it it is in an e-mail. Lol

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By *eviant KnightMan
over a year ago

Norton

"None. If someone has a smartphone it’s harder to use text talk than it is to write correctly. That means they’re doing it on purpose which makes it even more annoying."

I totally agree with this. It's a massive turn off for me for this reason, but then I am sapiosexual

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

I'm ok with a lol and a OMG and that's about it

When people start using u instead of you and m8 instead of mate I instantly glaze over and lose interest

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Fine with me if I get the jist of what's being said x

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

I like sex talk of I'm talking to someone building up to a meet

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

"I like text talk of I'm talking to someone building up to a meet "

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

no comment

I'm glad I'm not alone in this

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

"None. If someone has a smartphone it’s harder to use text talk than it is to write correctly. That means they’re doing it on purpose which makes it even more annoying.

I totally agree with this. It's a massive turn off for me for this reason, but then I am sapiosexual "

I don’t actually think it has anything to do with a lack of intelligence. I think it’s laziness or people thinking it’s cool. I don’t mind acronyms like lol or cba (I actually use that one a lot) but anything else is too much.

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

I like a good lol, don't mind some acronyms but I loathe deliberate misspelling.

Wud luv to fuck u.

U gud hun?

I've also noticed lately a lot of messages with "yano". Took me ages to figure that one out and when I did I had to put my phone down and step away to recover.

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By *coobyBoobyDooWoman
over a year ago

Markfield

"I don't mind an occasional bit of text talk. For some reason I find the word u annoying.

I can turn it into a we if you want

Smooooooth!

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By *etite_delightWoman
over a year ago

BunnyLand

I love emojis and sometimes I response only with emojis too or full sentences with emojis. I’m not ashamed

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By *etite_delightWoman
over a year ago

BunnyLand

"I like a good lol, don't mind some acronyms but I loathe deliberate misspelling.

Wud luv to fuck u.

U gud hun?

I've also noticed lately a lot of messages with "yano". Took me ages to figure that one out and when I did I had to put my phone down and step away to recover."

What’s yano? first time I heard this! I better ask my friend google

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By *ellinever70Woman
over a year ago

Ayrshire

I can't stand it when all the vowels are missing

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By *nn_JamesCouple
over a year ago

Berkshire/ South Bucks Borders

Dislike text talk.

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

"I can't stand it when all the vowels are missing "

Really cause I could have sworn U and I should be together.

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

When I text my son something and he relies back with K instead of ok - drives me round the bloody twist. He clearly knows this too

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
over a year ago

Coventry

I'm not a fan to be honest. However I try to put my prejudice aside and look past the abbreviations to the quality of what is being said rather than the format of how its delivered. That is what is important to me, the content. Also being dyslexic I feel an element of people who live in glass houses as what I write is rarely perfect. I hope people look past my poor spelling and grammar and judge the content of what I write and thus I should show what others write the same respect for the content of what they are saying. However its fair to say occasionally I still come across a text abbreviation that I haven't got the foggiest what it means. And to be fair now we have moved away from old school Nokia phones and to smart phones with predictive text there really is far less need for text speech.

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

I'm pretty conservative with language, so any form of text talk really blows my mind. I send full English text messages, and write real letters as emails. Its just how I've always been, though I've started writing in short snippets on here for some reason!! Not text speech, but missing out words, which is starting to annoy me as well!!!!

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

Wuu2 is the worst

I pretend not to know what they mean.

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

I lv txt tlk, PMSL,

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

Gives me migraine

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

"None. If someone has a smartphone it’s harder to use text talk than it is to write correctly. That means they’re doing it on purpose which makes it even more annoying."

I completely agree, I just don't see the point of going to that much effort to look lazy and basic.

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

"None. If someone has a smartphone it’s harder to use text talk than it is to write correctly. That means they’re doing it on purpose which makes it even more annoying.

I completely agree, I just don't see the point of going to that much effort to look lazy and basic."

Exactly. It was acceptable when people had Nokia 3210s and you had to press buttons 3 times for each letter and had a character limit but there’s no excuse for it now.

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

A bad habit that I'm trying to get out of, only lol remains.

At a push I might allow myself one "lol" in a message, but my methadone is "haha"... Which is now annoying me so must also annoy the recipients. :/

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

A text's not even that long. Just how difficult or time consuming is it to type the words out? I will tolerate lol and the usual ones but when "to" is "2" etc, I draw the line and on here, they have one more chance to judge from my reply that i don't text talk. If they persist, then they're not observant enough to carry on with

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

If you are over the age of 25 just please stop using lol.

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By *ryandseeMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

"I love emojis and sometimes I response only with emojis too or full sentences with emojis. I’m not ashamed

We all live emojis I am sure

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

"If you are over the age of 25 just please stop using lol.

So you’re saying I have a year left?

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

"If you are over the age of 25 just please stop using lol.

So you’re saying I have a year left?

Are you saying you're 24?

Then yes, 1 year left, use it wisely.

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

"If you are over the age of 25 just please stop using lol.

So you’re saying I have a year left?

Are you saying you're 24?

Then yes, 1 year left, use it wisely."

Its me wisely is not a word in my vocab

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By *ryandseeMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

"I'm not a fan to be honest. However I try to put my prejudice aside and look past the abbreviations to the quality of what is being said rather than the format of how its delivered. That is what is important to me, the content. Also being dyslexic I feel an element of people who live in glass houses as what I write is rarely perfect. I hope people look past my poor spelling and grammar and judge the content of what I write and thus I should show what others write the same respect for the content of what they are saying. However its fair to say occasionally I still come across a text abbreviation that I haven't got the foggiest what it means. And to be fair now we have moved away from old school Nokia phones and to smart phones with predictive text there really is far less need for text speech.

Mr"

There are so many people who are dyslexic and I would never dream of judging anyone on that and hopefully most people don't either.

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

Hate text talk other than lmao or lol unless it’s being used for humour. If someone said ‘lol, wyd????’ After I’d said something crazy it’s different to them saying ‘wyd?’ As in what are you up to.

Also I’m young and I generally know that people that speak like this can often still use the English language well and do in person.

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By *eyond PurityCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Not for me…I think it would actually take longer to try and abbreviate everything!

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

It hurts my brain to decipher it.

Just no.

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By *eachcplCouple
over a year ago

blackpool/preston/normandy france

Hate it. If we get a text speak message it is an immediate delete. If you can't be bothered writing properly we can't be bothered wasting our time

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By *razytimesinloveCouple
over a year ago

SW Scotland

"I've noticed text talk is annoying to some

I'm okay with a little text talk. Stuff like lol or lmao ..but that about does it for me

What about you? How much text talk are you willing to put up with?"

Don’t mind lol, I think it’d look odd to put “laugh out loud” that’s about the limit for us though

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By *UFSWoman
over a year ago

belfast

Doesn't bother me,as long as I fully understand what they are saying.

Text talk?

Poor grammar.

Bad spelling?

I'm here for adult fun,not to judge others on their use of the English language.

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

There are so many people who are dyslexic and I would never dream of judging anyone on that and hopefully most people don't either. "

My experience of those with dyslexia both on this site and away from it is that their spelling and way with words more often looks nothing like text speak so it is easy to decipher what they are saying, their wording is often done in a phonic style, ie; wot yu up to instead of wuu2. There is a marked difference and I doubt many have an issue when it comes to dyslexia.

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By *ryandseeMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

There are so many people who are dyslexic and I would never dream of judging anyone on that and hopefully most people don't either.

You are absolutely right. It should not be confused as its not the same. I have seen some comments though before on here where people had to explain themselves about their dyslexia having had some derogatory comments which was a shame.

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

"If you are over the age of 25 just please stop using lol.

lol

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