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By *nterracial2 OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ribble Valley

Have literacy skills been lost?!

I find it such a turn off having to read text patois!

Prime example: "ow r u?"

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

Think I wd blok

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

Good question. My feeling is that literacy skills are actually on the increase, although access to technology and forums such as this are now more widely available to the illiterate, hence the perceived assault on your literary aesthetic.

It should also be noted that correct spelling is not necessarily a signifier of a good potential shag.

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By *osieWoman
over a year ago

Wembley


"...

It should also be noted that correct spelling is not necessarily a signifier of a good potential shag. "

But unless I can lay my paws on a Universal Translator, I do need to understand the message written in either English or German

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

It's probably an electronic grunt translator you require.

Very fiddly to operate with paws!

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By *osieWoman
over a year ago

Wembley


"It's probably an electronic grunt translator you require.

Very fiddly to operate with paws!"

Voice control?

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

Voice control?

Barking!

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By *osieWoman
over a year ago

Wembley


"Voice control?

Barking! "

Meow

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

Flagrante

Had someone message K earlier.....Flik assured me this was text speak for OK?....Would it really hurt to add the extra letter? Some of the junk we receive is totally unreadable.

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

Hmm...is OK OK, or should it be okay?

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

Flagrante


"Hmm...is OK OK, or should it be okay?"

Even I have accepted ok .... Really doesn't need to be shortened further

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


"Hmm...is OK OK, or should it be okay?

Even I have accepted ok .... Really doesn't need to be shortened further "

Probably not, but 26 letters may well be enough to sum up the range of emotions and actions of some types. Maybe even too many letters. Saves an awful lot of time!

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By *osieWoman
over a year ago

Wembley


"Hmm...is OK OK, or should it be okay?

Even I have accepted ok .... Really doesn't need to be shortened further

Probably not, but 26 letters may well be enough to sum up the range of emotions and actions of some types. Maybe even too many letters. Saves an awful lot of time!"

It may save time but only if the recipient understands the message

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


"It may save time but only if the recipient understands the message"

Not quite sure what you are trying to say!

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

Well some people do use it as half the time people don't respond to messages but yes I do also use the odd bit to but do try not to most of the time but when you get lots of text speach on your phone day in day out sometimes its hard to forget where you are and here are the full stops I forgot to add ...........

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


"Well some people do use it as half the time people don't respond to messages "

I'm really not sure what this means.

In any sense.

Whatsoever.

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By *nterracial2 OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ribble Valley

A proof read before posting a message goes a long way in saving embarrassment!

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


"Have literacy skills been lost?!

I find it such a turn off having to read text patois!

Prime example: "ow r u?""

Boils my blood! That and people who use 'use' 'yous' or 'youse' for you.

B

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

Grrrrr! I hate it!

My opinion is that if a person is so lazy they cannot be bothered using the correct number of letters for the word, then how can I know they will not be that lazy in other aspects of their life

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By *um and get it.Couple
over a year ago

Spalding


"Grrrrr! I hate it!

My opinion is that if a person is so lazy they cannot be bothered using the correct number of letters for the word, then how can I know they will not be that lazy in other aspects of their life"

Spot on.

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


"Grrrrr! I hate it!

My opinion is that if a person is so lazy they cannot be bothered using the correct number of letters for the word, then how can I know they will not be that lazy in other aspects of their life"

Which, I suppose in a way, does expedite the filtering process somewhat.

By the way, is that a cunt shot on your profile pic? (I feel a new thread coming on)

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By *oobsandballsMan
over a year ago

st andrews

Mr is rubbish at spelling, but he doesn't use text speak. I myself hate text speak.

I have a friend who is a teaching assistant, her Facebook posts are full of text speak!

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By *ownhouseTwosomeCouple
over a year ago

Birkenhead/Liverpool

It's my pet hate!

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

If I received a reply from someone who used txt speak, thus appearing to reply hastily, I'd think that they were replying to an awful lot of messages and decide that they were after quantity not quality, which is a huge turn off!

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


"Grrrrr! I hate it!

My opinion is that if a person is so lazy they cannot be bothered using the correct number of letters for the word, then how can I know they will not be that lazy in other aspects of their life

Which, I suppose in a way, does expedite the filtering process somewhat.

By the way, is that a cunt shot on your profile pic? (I feel a new thread coming on)"

Yes it does & yes it is

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By *nterracial2 OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ribble Valley


"Mr is rubbish at spelling, but he doesn't use text speak. I myself hate text speak "

It's the trying that counts! Autocorrect gets most of the spelling mistakes I make .

At least he hadn't resorted to text language!

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By *nterracial2 OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ribble Valley


"Grrrrr! I hate it!

My opinion is that if a person is so lazy they cannot be bothered using the correct number of letters for the word, then how can I know they will not be that lazy in other aspects of their life

Which, I suppose in a way, does expedite the filtering process somewhat."

Completely agree!

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

Does my head in. No need really. I tend to delete the wuu2 or hru messages.. It's sloppy and lazy!

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

I hate saying "No thanks" to people, as often it would lead to "Why not?" questions and I certainly don't have enough self-confidence to get into those sort of discussions. I have therefore found text-speak is a useful way of bringing conversations to an end!

(Just don't tell ne1 pls)

As an aside, isn't 'okay' a false-augmentation? I thought the correct spelling was OK? Possibly short for (a misspelt) 'All Correct'.

Mr ddc

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

I delete txt spk messages, much too time consuming to read.

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

Prefer to not read text speak but..... I'm not here for a game of scrabble. If you met a guy in the real world, chances are you'd have fucked before any writing were involved?

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

Am I the only one to have noticed the correlation that as text speak increases politeness is decreased and brusque rudeness are mistaken for straight to the point?

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

This has been discussed at length previously, as it bothers some but not others.

If I have to decode a message, I will generally give up. What may be quicker for the sender by writing shorthand more often than not means more work for the recipient.

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

I've never used text 'spelling' even though I'm old enough to have used the first house bricks that were mobile phones.

I don't understand it, it takes me too long to decypher and in many cases it's all the writer is capable of.

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

I posted a very similar "beef" a few weeks ago and was nearly crucified.

Our language is being degraded daily and it really boils me to see it such.Punctuation,capitals and structuring of a note is not hard to do and certainly improves the feeling and meaning of the message.

Text talk is pure laziness.Let it cease now.

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


"Think I wd blok"

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By *itTVlondonTV/TS
over a year ago

London

Okay is so passé dears. You now just say K.

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

I find it very laz

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


"I find it very laz "

Totesamazeballs

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

Probably in the top 3 turn offs

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By *reacher and TartCouple
over a year ago

High Peak


"Have literacy skills been lost?!

I find it such a turn off having to read text patois!

Prime example: "ow r u?""

It's a good filter though for discounting people you are incomparable with from the start. Well we see it that way.

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By *nterracial2 OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ribble Valley


"It's a good filter though for discounting people you are incomparable with from the start. Well we see it that way. "

Precisely!

Got one today:

"U wont 2 play wiv ma mans dik?"

Only positive I took from that is that she finished the sentence with an appropriate punctuation! Promptly deleted!

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

Wot iz da prblm m8? Da yunguns all spk lyk diz. Y u nt wna suk on mans cok 4 dis

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By *nterracial2 OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ribble Valley


"Wot iz da prblm m8? Da yunguns all spk lyk diz. Y u nt wna suk on mans cok 4 dis "

You've not checked our ages have you!

We are the "yunguns" to which you refer.

Too many oldies trying to act cool with the kids! Show your maturity, it might actually get you more "yunguns" interested.

Because "mans cok" is likely to be as clean as "mans" punctuation and spelling!

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

I'm not averse to the occasional use of "ow r u" from mates, although I consider it lazy English ...if I have to insert my Babel Fish to read a message though, I'm unlikely to bother continuing a conversation

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

Was not trying to be cool, gave up on that when I got grey hair, I was just trying to have a laugh, otherwise life is very boring. And no, I didn't check your ages as I have no desire to meet with a couple from the Midlands, so had no reason to look at your profile

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

Can't abide it... most of the time I have no idea what is trying to be said.

I think this short cutting is a reflection on attention to detail and an insight to the wider personally... Do I want to play with someone that can't be bothered to put the effort and time in?? . Nope!!

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


"Have literacy skills been lost?!

I find it such a turn off having to read text patois!

Prime example: "ow r u?"

Boils my blood! That and people who use 'use' 'yous' or 'youse' for you.

B"

The worst one is "you'se"

The apostrophe makes it a legitimate word you know?

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

Be careful you are not accused of snobbery etc.

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

K M8 U K

Her

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By *ythenshawefredMan
over a year ago

stockport

I can hold with a degree of it I use the odd lol, btw or the like but not acceptable when it's ur u wot dat (ok maybe back in the day when sending a long text and you were making sure it didn't go over the 160 characters)

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By *nterracial2 OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ribble Valley


"I think this short cutting is a reflection on attention to detail and an insight to the wider personally... Do I want to play with someone that can't be bothered to put the effort and time in?? . Nope!!"

Couldn't say it better myself!

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By *ilmisseCouple
over a year ago

leicestershire


"I think this short cutting is a reflection on attention to detail and an insight to the wider personally... Do I want to play with someone that can't be bothered to put the effort and time in?? . Nope!!"

Fully agree, its like those people who put those silly warnings on there profile for Sydney university and the like, i mean if they are that stupid would we want to meet them?? Nope!!

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By *r and mrs willingCouple
over a year ago

SOUTH WEST & WALES

[Removed by poster at 28/02/15 04:39:01]

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By *r and mrs willingCouple
over a year ago

SOUTH WEST & WALES


"Grrrrr! I hate it!

My opinion is that if a person is so lazy they cannot be bothered using the correct number of letters for the word, then how can I know they will not be that lazy in other aspects of their life

Spot on."

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By *etermaryCouple
over a year ago

croydon

wat u worid abt,its the wy fwd...its al abt time saving,...x

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By *bsinthe_boyMan
over a year ago

Luton

It's a turn off for me, though I am the kind of person who has always used full, correct English even in text messages.

I appreciate a lot of people are using Fab via a mobile device, and that some people have genuine learning difficulties which lead to genuine mistakes. But I am far more likely to enjoy chatting if a lady at least attempts to use full words!

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