Txt spk thrd

[Pferdestarke]

1 ov my m8s az a bird hu upd8s her facebook status like dis evry day an it dus my ed in. I no txt spk as bin discuzzd b4 on ere but seriously this is how a huge proportion of our 8 to 25 year-olds are communicating.

What is even worse is when I see organisations the size of HSBC using 'Text Speak' in their marketing campaigns to sell products.

If it is portrayed as normal, what chance have they got?

Oh, and as we're on the subject: there, they're, their, its, it's, your, you're etc etc...

My nineteen year-old cousin cannot grasp the basics of the syntax of Modern English and when I point incorrect grammar out to him he looks at me like I've just knobbed his sister.

There's a thought!

[minimatt1967]

innit!

[Autonotiv]

Pferdestarke said:

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My nineteen year-old cousin cannot grasp the basics of the syntax of Modern English and when I point incorrect grammar out to him he looks at me like I've just knobbed his sister.

There's a thought!

thats nice then, init bruv.

[Alfahorn]

Pferdestarke said:

My nineteen year-old cousin cannot grasp the basics of the syntax of Modern English and when I point incorrect grammar out to him he looks at me like I've just knobbed his sister.

We need piccies!

[Jasandjules]

Pferdestarke said:

1 ov my m8s az a bird hu upd8s her facebook status like dis evry day an it dus my ed in. I no txt spk as bin discuzzd b4 on ere but seriously this is how a huge proportion of our 8 to 25 year-olds are communicating.

What is even worse is when I see organisations the size of HSBC using 'Text Speak' in their marketing campaigns to sell products.

If it is portrayed as normal, what chance have they got?

Oh, and as we're on the subject: there, they're, their, its, it's, your, you're etc etc...

My nineteen year-old cousin cannot grasp the basics of the syntax of Modern English and when I point incorrect grammar out to him he looks at me like I've just knobbed his sister.

There's a thought!

It's a sad state of society that we are breeding a nation of morons too stupid to even attempt to use the correct English.

Still, standards are improving...

[LukeBird]

Pferdestarke said:

My nineteen year-old cousin cannot grasp the basics of the syntax of Modern English and when I point incorrect grammar out to him he looks at me like I've just knobbed his sister.

[ShadownINja]

Jasandjules said:

It's a sad state of society that we are breeding a nation of morons too stupid to even attempt to use the correct English.

Still, standards are improving...

Are they??

PS what is the correct response to someone who says, "Why does it matter?" and they are happy doing their plumbing job?

Edited by ShadownINja on Sunday 7th December 14:18

[Nolar Dog]

You should of used some caps lock for affect.

[carmonk]

My phone puts a capital letter after I've typed a comma. Anyone under 30 will say "so what?" but it makes me furious. We're breeding a generation of morons.

[jamoor]

That's not annoying, those ads on radio with young people communicating with young people is annoying.

Like those "don't stab people" or those "School not for you?" types.

[LukeBird]

carmonk said:

Anyone under 30 will say "so what?"

I won't.
I deliberately type well punctuated and grammatically correct text messages just to prevent falling into those young bad habits!

Awaits the Grammar Police with glee!!

[Bungleaio]

I ripped a mate yesterday for something he'd written, his response was that it saves time and doesn't make any difference

[Prof Beard]

Being an old academic, I sent text messages in English sentences with punctuation. Recently I asked someone if they could meet meet me a a specific time and place - I got the reply "K"...

So I replied: "You have just sent me a message saying "K", what does it mean?"

Response: "OK"


I despair...

[RegMolehusband]

Nolar Dog said:

You should of used some caps lock for affect.

Read that back to yourself and see whether it really sounds correct.

[Eric Mc]

Nolar Dog said:

You should of used some caps lock for affect.

I hope you are being ironic.

[jshell]

RegMolehusband said:

Nolar Dog said:

You should of used some caps lock for affect.

Read that back to yourself and see whether it really sounds correct.

You beat me to it, that was as bad as the OP's post - just shorter to read!

[jshell]

Nolar Dog said:

You should of used some caps lock for affect.

Oh, and it's effect....... PH: Pedantry Heads

[Eric Mc]

Prof Beard said:

Being an old academic, I sent text messages in English sentences with punctuation. Recently I asked someone if they could meet meet me a a specific time and place - I got the reply "K"...

So I replied: "You have just sent me a message saying "K", what does it mean?"

Response: "OK"


I despair...

I suppose when OK was first used there would have been many who said, what was wrong with "yes"?

[Kozy]

LnK d b8rys 2gvr innit bruv.

[ShadownINja]

Prof Beard said:

Being an old academic, I sent text messages in English sentences with punctuation. Recently I asked someone if they could meet meet me a a specific time and place - I got the reply "K"...

So I replied: "You have just sent me a message saying "K", what does it mean?"

Response: "OK"


I despair...

When someone says, "My bad." I normally ask, "Your bad what?"

That said, someone did say it to me the other day. I almost asked, "Your bad what?" but decided she might not understand what I meant so I just let it go.