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Raudf Fox
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Join date: 25 Feb 2005
Posts: 5,119
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03-17-2007 07:03
From: RobbyRacoon Olmstead oic, u r bn funny.
My granpda had one twenty five years ago:
m r dux.
m r not!
o s m r
a r?
s! c m e d b d wings?
l i b! m r dux! What's scary? I had this used as an explanation of netspeak! Okay... I feel really old now, thank you. Usually, it's easy to tell the non-native English speakers, because they at least TRY to form complete sentences. Usually, I just say, "I'm a native English speaker... and I'm STILL learning it." For some reason, I find netspeak both annoying and entertaining, and it depends entirely on the moment. If the person is trying to speak L337, I'll, (that's screwed up, because my dictionary has 'L337', but can't stand the word 'okay',) I'll just look at them and say my typed words per minute is far higher than theirs, which means I'm more L337 than they are. If it's just netspeak and the person is a native, the conversation usually doesn't last long enough to judge. You see, I must overwhelm them with my L337 typing skillz! Either that or long sentences frighten them 
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Taylor Bayliss
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Join date: 17 May 2006
Posts: 144
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03-17-2007 07:49
From: Chellonia Regent I think the unabashed use of text speak is most often a generational thing.
Those of us who grew up e-mailing and are touch-typists think text speak is lazy. Those who grew up typing by thumb think it is normal. Some who grew up pre e-mail hate the LOLs, emoticons, etc.
So if someone said "how r u" to me, I would assume that they were under 30 - probably under 25 and possibly not supposed to be on the adult grid. I'd also expect the next questions to be age and location. *zzzzzz*
Objecting to text speak and other written slang, makes us old fogeys! I agree with Chellonia - it's generational rather than being lazy. Typing with one's thumbs on tiny mobile device keys, with a per character charge, and the constant risk of carpal tunnel creates all kinds of short cuts, which bleed over when using a conventional keyboard. |