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

Does text talk , poor "grammer" and spelling put people off profiles -

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

Text talk does. Poor grammar and spelling I can forgive. After all, the person could be dyslexic.

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else


"Text talk does. Poor grammar and spelling I can forgive. After all, the person could be dyslexic."

I'm more forgiving of garmmar and speeling in forms n' chat, cos its immediate.

I do think that more people should be able to spellcheck a profile though.

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

That's reminded me, when I'm posting from my mobile my spelling and grammar are terrible. I'm ashamed of myself sometimes

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By *arambarMan
over a year ago

swindon


"Text talk does. Poor grammar and spelling I can forgive. After all, the person could be dyslexic."

That's just how I see it. There's no excuse for text chat though.

Using my phone to type messages - like now - can lead to strange words or grammatical errors. I'm not daft really..... it's my phone playing silly buggers.

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


"Text talk does. Poor grammar and spelling I can forgive. After all, the person could be dyslexic.

That's just how I see it. There's no excuse for text chat though.

Using my phone to type messages - like now - can lead to strange words or grammatical errors. I'm not daft really..... it's my phone playing silly buggers."

I'm sure someone moves the keys on my phone at the exact moment that I log onto a forum. Keyboard pixies I'm sure of it!

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By *weet DevilMan
over a year ago

dukinfield

i know someone who is dyslexic they got invited to a toga party and went dressed as a goat !

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

Cant stand text talk it drives me nuts. No wonder kids are having problems in school. God i sound like my mother

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

Text speak in a profile does put me off.

Spelling mistakes don't put me off... though obvious typos on a profile often have me hovering over the delete button. It seems to say something about a person... and it's usually something along the lines of "I couldn't even be arsed to read through what I have said about myself, that's how much effort I feel is required to get a leg-over on here"

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By *ickedWWoman
over a year ago

Chester

Text talk in a profile does bother me and the lack of full stops really annoys me too..

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

I like a profile to be well written and the same for e-mails but won't dismiss the ones that are not so well written, who am I to judge, I didn't even pass my 11+ and have no GCSE's or CSE's mine can be as bad as everyone else's.

Text speak, delete mail or move on to the next profile.

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


"Does text talk , poor "grammer" and spelling put people off profiles - "

Absolutely. What really pisses me off is when people use words that really are not shorter or time savers - "wat" for "what" and so on.

Hell I don't even use txt speak on my phone!

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

Striking the right balance with a profile is quite a daunting task. too long, not enough info; not setting out your limits, too negative. But text speak is unforgivable.

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

So what do you think about txt speak in first contact emails?

We just got "fun man l4 fun cpl lk u 2"

I mean, really.

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

1st message text speak translates to please delete.

2nd or subsequent message translates to how the hell did i get myself into this or more importantly how the hell am i going to get out of it.

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

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

100% yes

i hate text talk, if i chat to someone and they do tyhe 'black' 'chav' or 'text' typing i just block them

its not bad spelling or grammar that puts me off but people who type in the accent they talk does

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

I hate txt talk and im sure a vast amount of people do, i dont use it even if typing a txt message on my phone which is very rarely and would prefer to make a quick call. Spelling mistakes i dont worry about unless its a bad case of them as some people type so quickly its inevitable.

Im typing this fairly quick so there might be a few typo's in this

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

I really dont see it matters as long as everyone gets on x

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


"Does text talk , poor "grammer" and spelling put people off profiles - "

In a word YES. If someone is lazy with there typing it hints at laziness in other areas.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull


"Does text talk , poor "grammer" and spelling put people off profiles - "

I wish i could afford to be that fussy lol oops i meant laughing out loud

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By *aravancoupleMan
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

We think text talk is just lazy and we don't reply to people who send us a message with text talk.

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


"We think text talk is just lazy and we don't reply to people who send us a message with text talk."

we agree totally with your comments.

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By *urvy N TeaseCouple
over a year ago

Stirling

Text talk is lazy and if we see a profile that is written like that or get any messages in text talk we delete or move on.

Cant stand having to sit and translate half of the message. I dont even text in text talk lol

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

Me thnks sum ppl R 2 old to undrstnd txt spk.

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester


"Me thnks sum ppl R 2 old to undrstnd txt spk. "

innit.... twt

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


"Me thnks sum ppl R 2 old to undrstnd txt spk.

innit.... twt "

I dnt undrstnd it ither, had 2 gt son 2 trnslte 4 mi.

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By *athnBobCouple
over a year ago

sandwell

My spelling is awful. My grammar is not too bad. For that reason I have installed a plug in for firefox that checks spelling for me (Caths is MUCH better). I can, therefore, forgive some poor spelling or grammar but not too much. The person writing it may be dyslexic or in a hurry or may simply be prone to typos but there was one couple that kept emailing us and their messages were all but undecipherable. They were blocked.

Text speak. I am afraid there simply is no excuse for it. A terse response about reading our profile and an instant block is all they get.

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By *arlot ScarlettWoman
over a year ago

Bolton

I hate text speak with a vengeance! Bad spelling or grammar isn't a major problem though to me!

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


"Text speak in a profile does put me off.

Spelling mistakes don't put me off... though obvious typos on a profile often have me hovering over the delete button. It seems to say something about a person... and it's usually something along the lines of "I couldn't even be arsed to read through what I have said about myself, that's how much effort I feel is required to get a leg-over on here""

Do be careful in that though as ive been chatting to someone new and he is dyslexic, sometimes ive no idea what he is trying to say

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


"My spelling is awful. My grammar is not too bad. For that reason I have installed a plug in for firefox that checks spelling for me (Caths is MUCH better). I can, therefore, forgive some poor spelling or grammar but not too much. The person writing it may be dyslexic or in a hurry or may simply be prone to typos but there was one couple that kept emailing us and their messages were all but undecipherable. They were blocked.

Text speak. I am afraid there simply is no excuse for it. A terse response about reading our profile and an instant block is all they get. "

Whats the plug you are on about for firefox and is there one for others as im chatting to a guy who dyslexic and sometimes ive no idea what he is saying

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