FabSwingers.com forum: Txt spk epidemic worsens!

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

We have never been fans of text speak, but when you used to browse profiles and they were written in txt spk, when you scrolled down it was always younger couples.

I suppose this could be forgiven, but now, it's appearing in profiles where the couple/woman/man are in their forties!!

We find it takes longer to type that way!! (so maybe it can't be laziness?)

It's an epidemic I tell you!!

Thoughts?

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

dno wot u mn !

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

"dno wot u mn ! "

Lol @ Bus Wanker - FTW!

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

"We have never been fans of text speak, but when you used to browse profiles and they were written in txt spk, when you scrolled down it was always younger couples.

I suppose this could be forgiven, but now, it's appearing in profiles where the couple/woman/man are in their forties!!

We find it takes longer to type that way!! (so maybe it can't be laziness?)

It's an epidemic I tell you!!

Thoughts?"
Me2

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

dont mind it personally. i dabble with it here and there but it never takes up an entire sentence

what gets me is the up down shit with every other letter being a cap

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

i hate txt talk, when you have a full querty keyboard in front of you there's just no excuse.

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

"dont mind it personally. i dabble with it here and there but it never takes up an entire sentence

what gets me is the up down shit with every other letter being a cap"

tHaT cAn Be QuItE iRrItAtInG lOl

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

It takes me bloody ages to work out what they're on about and even then I'm not sure.

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

On a sensible note I do agree, if I see a profile with "cuz" "coz" "yous" or "nuthing" on it i can't be bothered reading any further

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

ive stopped answering text talk messages

if they cut corners in writing do they cut corners in bed?

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

"ive stopped answering text talk messages

if they cut corners in writing do they cut corners in bed?"

Nt a clu? U cud B onta summat!!!!

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

"On a sensible note I do agree, if I see a profile with "cuz" "coz" "yous" or "nuthing" on it i can't be bothered reading any further "

same here! puts us straight off!

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

"dont mind it personally. i dabble with it here and there but it never takes up an entire sentence

what gets me is the up down shit with every other letter being a cap

tHaT cAn Be QuItE iRrItAtInG lOl

Maybe they have alzheimers and leave one hand over the shift key as they type??? (not meant to be offensive before anyone starts!!!)

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

"It takes me bloody ages to work out what they're on about and even then I'm not sure.

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By *ngie-babyWoman
over a year ago

huntingdonish

Grammar is important. Capital letters are the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.

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

always type full messages, but generally use it for not important bits tagged on, ie:-imo, tbh etc.

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

Hate text speak, to be honest. Gives me a headache trying to work out what that person is saying...

Plus I don't know whether anyone has noticed this, but I've found that people who write in text speak, actually talk like it too

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

"Grammar is important. Capital letters are the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse."

lmao

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By *smCouple
over a year ago

Liskeard

i never used to mind.. but just got a message i actually thought i would forward to my youngest to translate..

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

dear HSM ,

i must point out , (rather than a rant)

in your post you put an emmocon inbwteen letters , and it took a while for me to realise what you meant, (got it now ta )

do people think these funny faces have their place in the middle of a message of just an added bonus to define the mood , xx

(now waits for HSM to hit back )xx

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

If I get s text message I delete without reading...can't be arsed!

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

may i ask sassy whats your opinion of the silly faces people use ,

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By *smCouple
over a year ago

Liskeard

"dear HSM ,

i must point out , (rather than a rant)

in your post you put an emmocon inbwteen letters , and it took a while for me to realise what you meant, (got it now ta )

do people think these funny faces have their place in the middle of a message of just an added bonus to define the mood , xx

(now waits for HSM to hit back )xx"

umm I do believe you ment " emoticon", and the word is " thank you" not ta.

P.S you're asking for a spanking young man... now go to my room..

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

"dear HSM ,

i must point out , (rather than a rant)

in your post you put an emmocon inbwteen letters , and it took a while for me to realise what you meant, (got it now ta )

do people think these funny faces have their place in the middle of a message of just an added bonus to define the mood , xx

(now waits for HSM to hit back )xx

umm I do believe you ment " emoticon", and the word is " thank you" not ta.

P.S you're asking for a spanking young man... now go to my room..

ohhhhhh yes Miss , or should it be teacher, i never was any good at English

ps i just went over this post and made corrections to the grammar , wow miss HSM your good , got me doing things even though you only posted once , now thats what i call a good mistress ,

ohhhh can i add an lol there please,xx

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By *smCouple
over a year ago

Liskeard

"dear HSM ,

i must point out , (rather than a rant)

in your post you put an emmocon inbwteen letters , and it took a while for me to realise what you meant, (got it now ta )

do people think these funny faces have their place in the middle of a message of just an added bonus to define the mood , xx

(now waits for HSM to hit back )xx

umm I do believe you ment " emoticon", and the word is " thank you" not ta.

P.S you're asking for a spanking young man... now go to my room..

ohhhhhh yes Miss , or should it be teacher, i never was any good at English

ps i just went over this post and made corrections to the grammar , wow miss HSM your good , got me doing things even though you only posted once , now thats what i call a good mistress ,

ohhhh can i add an lol there please,xx"

yes you can, if you ment Lots of Loveing? x

oh and Mistress will do nicely, thank you. x

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By *andKCouple
over a year ago

Norfolk

my brother is for ever sending me messages in txt speak - last week he asked my why I was ignoring him, I said if I knew what he meant I might have responded!

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

"dear HSM ,

i must point out , (rather than a rant)

in your post you put an emmocon inbwteen letters , and it took a while for me to realise what you meant, (got it now ta )

do people think these funny faces have their place in the middle of a message of just an added bonus to define the mood , xx

(now waits for HSM to hit back )xx

umm I do believe you ment " emoticon", and the word is " thank you" not ta.

P.S you're asking for a spanking young man... now go to my room..

ohhhhhh yes Miss , or should it be teacher, i never was any good at English

ps i just went over this post and made corrections to the grammar , wow miss HSM your good , got me doing things even though you only posted once , now thats what i call a good mistress ,

ohhhh can i add an lol there please,xx

yes you can, if you ment Lots of Loveing? x

oh and Mistress will do nicely, thank you. x"

mmm now got that nice warm feeling just through being told what to do in a post , think what a proper meet would do to me(yes i know in my dreams, and Mistress's nightmares !)

thank you Mistress HSM

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

bugger forgot to put a kiss at the end , oppss sorrrrrry xxxx

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By *vor Bigun 69!Man
over a year ago

Barnsley

"ive stopped answering text talk messages

if they cut corners in writing do they cut corners in bed?"

What a tool, so if sum1 puts sum1 instead of someone, does that mean that they are shite in bed? Get a grip!!

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

ok whats meant by tool , i always thought tools were handy things to do jobs with,

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

Did you konw taht yuor barin olny raeds the frist and lsat ltrtes and it doenst mtater if the ltters in bteewen are jmubeld up you can sitll raed it prfeeclty!!

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

"Did you konw taht yuor barin olny raeds the frist and lsat ltrtes and it doenst mtater if the ltters in bteewen are jmubeld up you can sitll raed it prfeeclty!!"

but we still hate text speak

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

bloody hell ... just got mail from a single guy in text speak ... dunno if he was having a laugh or if it was serious ... couldnt get hardly a word of it lol

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By *lack_BoltMan
over a year ago

oxford

"ive stopped answering text talk messages

if they cut corners in writing do they cut corners in bed?

What a tool, so if sum1 puts sum1 instead of someone, does that mean that they are shite in bed? Get a grip!!"

It may not indicate "cutting corners in bed", but it definitely indicates a lack of maturity, a certain lack of intelligence, a total lack of regard for the recipient, and a certain laziness.

This may not be a major problem for some but it could be a "deal breaker" for those who seek mature, intelligent interactions.

And this is non-trivial in my view.

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By *lack_BoltMan
over a year ago

oxford

"Did you konw taht yuor barin olny raeds the frist and lsat ltrtes and it doenst mtater if the ltters in bteewen are jmubeld up you can sitll raed it prfeeclty!!"

This little party trick only works if one assumes the reader has some notion of spelling and grammar. Thus although it is slightly more difficult to read it still follows 'known' expectations.

The problem with text speak is that it uses abbreviations that are ambiguous and therefore need more time to decipher. When you also add the fact people use different abbreviations, or invent ones for words they're unfamiliar with, this creates a minefield of misinterpretation. It also tends not to save much time for the writer and saves even less for the reader.

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

"Grammar is important. Capital letters are the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse."

Agree, and those little coma things, "No thank you" "no, thank you" can be the diffrence between getting a meet and being blocked, lol

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