Hedgehog Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I think I'm getting old. A dear friend - who's not that much younger than me, let's face it - sent me a text recently that I could not read. :blushing: I think I got about one word in every ten - 4=for, U=you, R=are. The rest was (to my uninitiated brain) complete gobbledegook. Is there anyone else who is perplexed by modern text speak?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Yup. I don't get the whole texting phenomenon. If you want to talk to someone call them. If you are in a meeting, pay attention to the subject at and and call when the meeting is done. Leave a voice message if no one answers. Please don't call my phone and expect me to know what your secret code is. I barely understand message board speak.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylianna Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 This is an actual post on my niece's facebook page qrr. nuthinn tew dew aht ahl tewdai qosh. : / hid uhp dee celly ***-***-**** don't bhe skared I'm pretty sure it says: "Grr. Nothing to do at all today gosh :glare: Hit up the cellie (cell phone) don't be scared" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 This is an actual post on my niece's facebook page I'm pretty sure it says: "Grr. Nothing to do at all today gosh :glare: Hit up the cellie (cell phone) don't be scared" Oh dear! Has it gotten that bad?! I don't mind it in the occasional text to save letters, but I can't stand text-speak anywhere else. So no, you're not alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Oh dear! Has it gotten that bad?! I don't mind it in the occasional text to save letters, but I can't stand text-speak anywhere else. So no, you're not alone! Pretty sure she's deliberately trying to be obscure there. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Sherry Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 My grown kids and I text each other often. But we use "real" words with just a few text abbreviations. Sometimes my son will say "omw" for "on my way" when he is coming to see us. I would not like to be reading text messages made up entirely of abbreviated or code words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Pretty sure she's deliberately trying to be obscure there. :P :lol: No, I do get that part. What I don't understand is why! Then again, there are a lot of things I don't understand about teenagers, and a lot of things I didn't even understand when I was one. I guess I've always been an old fuddy-duddy :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithseed Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I don't like it, and have thus far resisted being assimilated. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Texting has been a live saver for me. And I was NOT a fan of it before I had a phone that could actually text. If I have to convey info to EX, I can text it immediately and not have to get into a long, drawn-out confab with him. If I need to get a hold of my son, he can text at work easier than answer his phone. However, I will not lower myself to using that inane text-speak language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I'm pretty sure it says: "Grr. Nothing to do at all today gosh :glare: Hit up the cellie (cell phone) don't be scared" But...that is scary. I've already informed my kids that I will happily remove any and all typing devices for the duration of their stay in our home if I *ever* catch them writing "u" or "cu" or "r" or "2" (instead of to or too) or any other such nonsense. Probably sounds extreme, but they know I'm not joking. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Just to go contrary to this horrid textspeak, I decided to make this week's PocketMod http://www.pocketmod.com/v2/ (a single sheet you customize, print, fold up, and use as a to-do, etc for the week...try it, you'll like it) with a Morse Code tutorial on the back cover. In protest, I will learn Morse Code! I always thought it's good to know, in case you end up like Johnny Got His Gun, or trapped in a drainpipe somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 :lol: No, I do get that part. What I don't understand is why! Then again, there are a lot of things I don't understand about teenagers, and a lot of things I didn't even understand when I was one. I guess I've always been an old fuddy-duddy :lol: You're *supposed* to understand teenagers? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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