kid speak.. not directed or attacking anyone, I just want to know about it.

Ok thanks. So a seven stone man is a light-weight then. 98 pound weakling. Hey, I was right and I was just guess! Yay!

If any others seriously think I was trolling I am sorry
I was not, and those who know me know I am a kind and caring person who would not troll, it is beneath me

if it would help I can put in a request to have this thread locked to just let it slip away
my intention was not to hurt anyone, or to make anyone feel like they are being pinpointed or a lab rat

I was just curious as to why folks that RP kids use the type of written speech they do, and that has been answered.

(oh and ikklespeak, thanks mari, you saved me a lot of searching time)

on that note, I will stop posting in here, as I got my question answered, and I do not wish for folks to see me in the light of a troll.

Please do not let one troll make you think that you were trolling, or will be seen as trolling.

Yep, you were right - good guess

ditto

Last night, I had my first conversation with someone playing a kid when a four-year old came to my store. I never would have expected this, but I had as much fun talking to her as she did in her rp.

First thing this morning, I bought her a box of Robin Sojourner's Popsicles (erm... "Primsicles".

I thought her dialect just made it that much more fun. (I must admit, however, that as a native of southeastern Louisiana, I grew up learning to translate "Dat" talk dialect into something comprehensible. In that region -- noticeable in New Orleans, but more pronounced in rural areas -- people of all ages can mangle English and French in a single sentence. I wouldn't levy that criticism if not for the fact that I share the guilt with my gumbo-loving brethren.)

I had a friend that used kid speak, it would drive my friends nutso, but my friend was a lot of fun!

F'r myself, honestly. I kinda felt a little singled out -- but not eithout reason, of course. It's all good.



Yer welcome!



Who know popsicle was copywritten? The fudge variety is comin' soon, from here. too. I like dat they drip an get smaller as they eat them.

Mari

With this hot weather, could you hurry it up on the Fudgesicle® project?

Yeah, the dripping effect is nice, except that I had to mop the shop this morning.

I can't, nope. I know she's workin hard on it. I'll try to keep out from underfoot so they get done



Me, I jes hope there ain't too many ants in the lot in front of my Bay City store. A lotta primsicles been eaten there.

Mari

I know I said I would not post here again but I could not let Mari think I was picking on her, or pin pointing her

I was in no way attacking or trying to belittle kid avatars or those who RP it
heck I did it myself for a while, when I was making the kid avatar packs I got, and it was fun being a kid, no one hit on you, and people were not rude, it was just good clean fun

the only thing that I was confused about was the way some kids speak, and I do not feel Mari fits that extreme catagory that I was asking about

yes mari you use that type of text from time to time, but not to the extreme

as for feeling singled out, it happens to anyone who chooses to do something different, be it kid, furry, gor, or just plain human
(I get singled out because of the fact I met and married my husband in RL, but we first met in SL)
I have folks asking me if I was insane, because I took the chance to meet him, been told I was stupid, foolish, asking for trouble, suicidal, etc
then there was the positive side where folks were happy for me, amazed and wish they could find the kind of love I did

there are always 2 sides to each coin

I wish sometimes I could just be a kid in SL, have the whole family thing etc, then I remember I spend too much time on other stuff, to devote the time needed

and I envy folks like you Mari, everyone likes you, respects you, never have a bad word to say about you.

edited to add... the reason I used you as an example Mari, is because you are very well known, so therefor folks could better associate with the question, and I hoped that you would not feel offended that I used you as an example (which sadly I think you were offended and for that I deeply apologize)

I heard that babytalk makes Scientologists mad so at least it's not all that bad.

Anything that makes Scientologists mad is a good thing, IMHO.

How enturbulating.

I did't feel like dat at all, really. I mean, a bit under the microscope, but not picked on. Nuttin t'worry about.



I've known kids who's alt accounts are very busy, an dun get on too much. Never say never.



No really, not offended in the slightest. It's all super good, 'kay?



Don't be glib, Bree.

Rhoarth, dont get upset I was simply pointing out how it feels being asked reasons why I do and who I am in SL I wasnt mad at you just upset about this seeming to come up weekly. I never was mad at you

I merely just wanted to know why ppl who rp kids speak the way they do (not all just some)

I was not asking why ppl rp kids, I feel that is their business not mine

glad I did not offend anyone, that was not my intent

and for the record one of my alts is a kid, but I rarely have time to log in on it

C'mon, now. You know very well you're not going to go thru' with this so stop pretending.

Because in RP often exaturation of accents etc is used to really bring the character out as not being thesame as the real person.
Fer example, as an Aussie my accent proves it, but I were RPing being an Oz yobbo then by dinkum I may aswell fang a coupla crikeys & other Oz lingo into the banter more than I wood'ave on any real arvo round the barbie n esky sinkin tinnies with a buncha mates & sheilas.

My kid (Bonni Ireland) is 9, so I don't use normal 'kid-speak' for her. She does tend to drop her 'g's' and her grammar is less than perfect.

I find that playing her, I really see through her eyes (which is the reason I play a kid sometimes; to feel things from a different perspective.)
For example, where Whyspe organizes her inventory, Bonni "Straightens up and throws junk away." It feels simpler.

The only thing that annoys me, and that I really don't get about kid-speak is why, if someone likes to be 'Sowwrie', or say, 'Fank you!', why don't they play a kid young enough to use that phrasing?

I've only run into a few SL toddlers, and I personally thought they were really cute, and the babytalk fit them, so it didn't annoy me at all.
When people playing 6&7 year olds do it, it does grate me.

You're not alone. (=_=)

I ran into it this weekend. It made me feel as though she didn't WANT to be understood. I even asked her to repeat herself in a way I could understand and she insisted "i sowwie i jes a widdle wun an i duunu big wordies yet."..... (O_O)

I HAD to check her profile for her RP story... 6 years old? UGH! I don't think so! My RP age is 10... Not only was she taller than me, but, UGH! Just UGH!(>_<

Pink babydoll gowns make not a child. I can't say that I have a lot of respect for that clone army. (=_=)y

I'm with ya. I've also never quite understood the really babyish clothing, dispers, or pacifiers on child avatars over a given age, but that's me. I c'n hardly throw any stones!

i have a little baby avatar. it's just cute to walk around so tiny, with little chubby baby arms and legs and cheeks.... for a short while.

but i don't do baby talk. i just think it's cute to look at, for a little while.

i also like to be a dog. just cute to see it walk on all 4's.

I throw water balloons... At yer windows. (^_^)y

Ya, but I letcha!