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

I absolutely deplore receiving messages on my phone or fab in text speak. Anyone else feel the same way.

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

Yup h8 it

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By *onderlust76Woman
over a year ago

St helens

I'm fine with it. But not on introduction mail.

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

I dislike text speak intensely, sometimes enough to rule people out on that basis. I am not sure what it is about text speak that is so offputting for me... I can be tolerant towards one or two abbreviations but certainly not the entire message.

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By *nfieldishCouple
over a year ago

Enfield

Me2 m8.....str8 up h8 it...

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


"Me2 m8.....str8 up h8 it..."

How do i delete this person?

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

I tend to delete it if it's looking like I need an expert in hieroglyphs to decode it.

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By *nvictusMan
over a year ago

Beeston

I don't mind the odd shortcut but generally no, 'lol'

Smileys are okay and can convey emotion as well

I can't be arsed with translating full text speech to be honest...

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

I received an email from the partner of the firm of solicitors we use: in text speak.

I wasn't impressed!

There's no need for it.

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

If I wanted to meet with someone that types like Ali G speaks, then I would hang around with the Staines Massive. Westside.

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

I think we're showing our age

Smileys can be good, and fun, but, for me, I like to receive an email etc. which actually looks as if since effort has been put in to it

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By *nfieldishCouple
over a year ago

Enfield


"Me2 m8.....str8 up h8 it...

How do i delete this person? "
pleeeeeease leave us here....pleeeeeease

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By *nvictusMan
over a year ago

Beeston


"I received an email from the partner of the firm of solicitors we use: in text speak.

I wasn't impressed!

There's no need for it."

That's a serious faux pas in my book

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By *els_BellsWoman
over a year ago

with the moon n stars somewhere in gtr manc


"I received an email from the partner of the firm of solicitors we use: in text speak.

I wasn't impressed!

There's no need for it."

I wouldn't be either! Time and a place.

Text speak doesn't bother me, so long as I am able to read it and have the patience to.

But, having a long(ish) chat with some1 hu spks lyk dis gts on mi t1tzzz. Innit blud

*holds fist out to be touched....

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

How does anyone understand text speak? We certainly don't. We tend to delete text speak messages

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


"I dislike text speak intensely, sometimes enough to rule people out on that basis. I am not sure what it is about text speak that is so offputting for me... I can be tolerant towards one or two abbreviations but certainly not the entire message. "

We agree, as a whole we hate it too, but can handle a one or two every once in a while.

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland


"How does anyone understand text speak? We certainly don't. We tend to delete text speak messages "
I agree and I think that is part reason of my dislike of text speak - the fact I have to decipher as opposed to read and I am impatient lol. The other is about what somebody else said earlier... I like to see somebody making a modicum of an effort in communicating.

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

I think it is utter gibberish and harder to write in text talk, let alone decipher, far easier to write in proper english.

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

dont bother me.. but then i have other things that niggle at me..

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

I have to text back sometimes saying 'please send again in English' I genuinely can't understand most of it

It makes my head hurt

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By *hole Lotta RosieWoman
over a year ago

Deviant City

I dont mind it via text message off my teenage son or teenage brother, but when it comes to mails on fab, it really annoys me.

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

Can't stand it. It's lazy and immature. If we get a message in text speak we assume its from a 16 year old lad and we instantly delete.

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

I hate it. I don't mine abbreviations like lol and imo but in general I loathe the use of txtspk.

I also can't understand using "nuffink" in place of "nothing", for example, except for comedy value. It doesn't save on characters, so what's the point?

It just makes the writer look immature, chavvy and poorly educated in my opinion.

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


"Yup h8 it "

Me 2

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

We have enough text speak when talking to our daughter or niece via text and really don't like it on here, if we get a message that's written in textspeak we delete without even bothering to read the entire thing and if the profiles written the same way it puts us off completley!

On most phones it's harder to write the gobbledygook as they all tend to come with predictive text enabled!

Rant over

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