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

At what age is it acceptable to say that you’re too old, or are you too old for text speak.

For me personally it takes me longer to translate the sentence than to read it or write it fully

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By *i-Guy-75Man
over a year ago

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Dno all gud 4 me lke

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

u r 2 old fam

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

Hate text speak with a passion and always have done. my excuse is I am too bloody old and no longer have the patience to respond.

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By *i-Guy-75Man
over a year ago

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N wy lke. U nd 2 wsh donys 2 by lk it

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By *i-Guy-75Man
over a year ago

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"N wy lke. U nd 2 wsh donys 2 by lk it"

;-)

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

I understand most of it. I don’t mind reading it. But I won’t and don’t do it myself. Lol.

Apart from lol.

I’m probably too old to get away with it.

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By *inger_SnapWoman
over a year ago

Hampshire/Dorset

There's just no need for it now, you don't have to press the button 3 times to get the right letter and you aren't limited to 30 characters for each msg.

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By *itygamesMan
over a year ago

UK

there saving 1 or 2 letters , and o.ooooo1 second by not typing the correct spelling/word

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

Some is annoying. Others are handy like NP, LMC, FAF

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By *eordieJeansCouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

I’d say it’s mostly 30-45 year olds that do it. The younger generation haven’t grown up with a character limit and having to press a button 3 times to get one letter.

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Never 2 old!

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

You’re never too old.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

It's the older generation who got to use and habituate to it, before the introduction of more modern tech

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I've never used it. Don't understand it and don't reply to messages using it

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands


"It's the older generation who got to use and habituate to it, before the introduction of more modern tech"

You are confusing it with Shorthand

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


"It's the older generation who got to use and habituate to it, before the introduction of more modern tech

You are confusing it with Shorthand "

You’re confusing older, with Very older.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

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I don't mind it too much, I don't really seeing older people using it too oft.

What I do see, and wish could be banned once you hit 40+ is the overusage of the thumbs up emote. It's like a middle aged acknowledgment that's not needed. Especially not if they then go on to reply to it.

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By *coobyBoobyDooWoman
over a year ago

Markfield


"I don't mind it too much, I don't really seeing older people using it too oft.

What I do see, and wish could be banned once you hit 40+ is the overusage of the thumbs up emote. It's like a middle aged acknowledgment that's not needed. Especially not if they then go on to reply to it.

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I have a tendency to use it as a sort of “is that all ok” type non question. Oooops.

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands


"It's the older generation who got to use and habituate to it, before the introduction of more modern tech

You are confusing it with Shorthand

You’re confusing older, with Very older. "

Very older is 90+ so I am told by my 93 yr old neighbour who claims he can still do semaphore being an ex Royal navy man.

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

I have been known to send a message asking them to write that again in English.

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


"I have been known to send a message asking them to write that again in English.

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I’ve been know to ask for subtitles at times haha

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Everyone is too old for text speak

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

Any adult asking me wuu2? should really question their life choices.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

I don’t speak jibba jabba, I don’t have time to decode messages, speak in clear readable words or I’ll take one look at it think “ fuck off “ and never message you again.

The mr

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

It doesn't bother me. Language changes and evolves. It's up to me to move with the times.

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By *aughtycouple1008Couple
over a year ago

west london

Wuu2

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Text speak was expedient when texting was first popular because you had limited characters for each message. I find now it's like shorthand, I have limited understanding and it

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By (user no longer on site)
23 weeks ago

What ever age is to old I am there as I don't understand text speech

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By *imples24Man
23 weeks ago

tamworth

Doesn’t bother me either way. If the people who don’t like it are they ok with abbreviating? Op fab etc? Surely the same thing?! Also is it a generational thing?

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By *agatoXXXMan
23 weeks ago

Gone and completely forgotten.

H8 it.

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By *appytochatMan
23 weeks ago

Deep in the New Forest

Surely everyone has used it at on point or another.... The one I've not seen for years was the good old ASL in the chat rooms

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