Text messaging

crazijoe · 11-04-2005, 06:34 AM

I know it's tough to type complete words into a cell phone but when a person is on a computer, nothing annoys me more than using text messaging words on the computer.
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I don't have time to try and figure out what he is doing. It's like trying to understand an infant when they are learning to talk!!

What do you think of text messaging?

yustr · 11-04-2005, 06:55 AM

Lighten up a little. English is probably not his native language and we know how bloody difficult a language it are. Oops there I go messing up again.

I agree with you though on using slang (and that's all it is) for normal conversation. When I text I use complete words and complete sentences. Drives my son nuts.

Me: "I need you to stop at the store and get some milk."

Him: "k"

Of course he's responding while steering with his knee so maybe shorter is better.

bry623 · 11-04-2005, 09:56 AM

It's all part of the dumbing down of america. Our fast paced fast food lifestyles demand shortcuts everywhere. I may make a typo, but I at least try to write in complete sentences. What I hate is when people use big word in the improper pretext.

ebackhus · 11-04-2005, 10:21 AM

I'll willingly admit that I HATE this Internet "shorthand" that everyone is using now. When I was a Kid the 'Net was something that only the government had and the Web hadn't come to be quite what it was today. Back then people used full text when sending messages. I think that as kids started getting online the tendency to type correctly began to decline. Shove a book in front of a kid and he/she probably can't read it. Translate that into AOLer and they'll read it!

http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/files...ranslator.html

I used that to partially translate a site I run. Trust me, it's hilarious to read it!

**Spatcher** · 11-04-2005, 10:32 AM

LOL nice link ebackhus. I translated one of the classic gaming lines, but I modified it to my liking.

Original: I am the elite hacker who will destroy all of your bases.

Translated: IM DA ELIET HAKER WHO WIL D3STROY AL OF UR BAESS!1!!1 OMG WTF

**40sondacurb** · 11-04-2005, 10:56 AM

you're right man, that was just lazzy. I could see it here in the Time Off section but if you're askin for help then show a little decorum.

or maybe we just need to lighten up

11-04-2005, 06:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
crazijoe Tech Hardware Forums Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Text messaging I know it's tough to type complete words into a cell phone but when a person is on a computer, nothing annoys me more than using text messaging words on the computer. Disk Defragmenter I don't have time to try and figure out what he is doing. It's like trying to understand an infant when they are learning to talk!! What do you think of text messaging? __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

11-04-2005, 06:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 4,994 OS: XP Pro My System	Lighten up a little. English is probably not his native language and we know how bloody difficult a language it are. Oops there I go messing up again. I agree with you though on using slang (and that's all it is) for normal conversation. When I text I use complete words and complete sentences. Drives my son nuts. Me: "I need you to stop at the store and get some milk." Him: "k" Of course he's responding while steering with his knee so maybe shorter is better. __________________ I didn't mean to say it. But I meant what I said. J. McMurtry In Vino Veritas

11-04-2005, 09:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 10,621 OS: winxp pro sp2	It's all part of the dumbing down of america. Our fast paced fast food lifestyles demand shortcuts everywhere. I may make a typo, but I at least try to write in complete sentences. What I hate is when people use big word in the improper pretext. __________________ "Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem." -Ronald Reagan

11-04-2005, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,762 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	I'll willingly admit that I HATE this Internet "shorthand" that everyone is using now. When I was a Kid the 'Net was something that only the government had and the Web hadn't come to be quite what it was today. Back then people used full text when sending messages. I think that as kids started getting online the tendency to type correctly began to decline. Shove a book in front of a kid and he/she probably can't read it. Translate that into AOLer and they'll read it! http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/files...ranslator.html I used that to partially translate a site I run. Trust me, it's hilarious to read it! __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

11-04-2005, 10:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,467 OS: XP Home SP2 My System	LOL nice link ebackhus. I translated one of the classic gaming lines, but I modified it to my liking. Original: I am the elite hacker who will destroy all of your bases. Translated: IM DA ELIET HAKER WHO WIL D3STROY AL OF UR BAESS!1!!1 OMG WTF __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy

11-04-2005, 10:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
40sondacurb #64 & #36 BACKBONE Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,804 OS: xp	you're right man, that was just lazzy. I could see it here in the Time Off section but if you're askin for help then show a little decorum. or maybe we just need to lighten up __________________ Donate to keep the forum running "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully" -George W. Bush