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Old 17-12-06, 10:10 AM
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Unhappy Laziness?
In this day and age it appears that there are those amongst us who have forgotten how to communicate in a non-verbal manner.

I have been reading posts where the author has resorted to "TXT TYPE".

If I recieve a text on my moblie telephonic device, then I accept that I will receive messages in this manner due to
a) the limited number of characters available per message
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b) some people not willing to type out the full words.

I cannot understand the need for people to use this same "shorthand?" when they have a keyboard infront of them.

Occasionally people due sumbit posts from their mobile telephonic devices, and may then have jusified cause to abbreviate.

Was there not a report in the last twelve months of a girl submitting an exam paper written in "TXT TYPE"?
Surely if this continues we will lose the beauty of the written word.

I use abbreviations at work everyday, both verbally and written. But, in final documents I aways use full and correct dialogue.

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Old 17-12-06, 10:21 AM
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Old 17-12-06, 10:27 AM
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I agree. I even put apostrophies in my text messages. Any bets as to how long somebody posts ' Yh I agree wth U M8?'
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Old 17-12-06, 10:29 AM
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I agree. I even put apostrophies in my text messages.
Oh no, I'm agreeing with Frosty again!

I find it incredibly irritating and difficult to read.
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Well said, the language of Shakespeare, Churchill and many others deserves better than to be chopped up! It looks so sloppy and ignorant.

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Well said, the language of Shakespeare, Churchill and many others deserves better than to be chopped up! It looks so sloppy and ignorant.

David.
Just to play devil's advocate... Surely language has changed since Shakespeare's time... It has been in constant evolution. Perhaps this is just another evolution?



Let's hope not! Scrabble makers will have a massive stock pile of vowels otherwise!!!!
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Another old wrinkly agreeing. I hate text speak. It drives me insane. Moan, moan, in may day etc........

Also hate sloppy grammar.
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i agree that it is indeed irritating, but i too fall into the category of regularly expressing 'you' as U, 'to' as 2 and so on but thats about as bad as it gets
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I pitty you for the pain that must be causing you.
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