Poll: Do people spelling in Internet slang (or 'Textese') bother you?

[TheKramers]

I voted other, because it doesn't really bother me, unless it's really bad to the point where I can't understand it or it just looks stupid. However, I have never and will never do it myself. Besides the occasional, "lol".

lol, tu-che

touché* =p

 

[SadisticBrownie]

Absolutely. It doesn't just bother me, it infuriates me.

 

[Supertegwyn]

Absolutely. It doesn't just bother me, it infuriates me.

Exactly. I see someone typing like a fool and I just lose all respect for them.

 

[Twilight_guy]

I don't like it in forums but if that's just how the forum is I'm not going to be upset. It bothers me in e-mails but I don't know many people who would send out e-mails that unprofessional so its not a problem.

 

[VanTesla]

It can get on my nerves, but my english skills are a bit lackluster to go grammar nazi on them. I would be the pot calling the kettle black...

 

[Creator002]

Forums and emails? Yes.
Texting and during a video game, that's fair enough. You want to communicate as quickly as possible, especially if it's a video game, but in a forum or during an email? If you have the time to reply, you have the time to use your language properly.

 

[scorptatious]

Depends.

If someone was just using stuff like LOL, WTF, and ROFL, but otherwise making a coherent and readable sentence, I don't mind.

If their sentence is nothing but textese and I can't read the sentence, then yeah, it does bug me. Rarely though does it happen due to the fact I don't really text that much IRL. (See what I did there?)

 

[Supertegwyn]

Depends.

If someone was just using stuff like LOL, WTF, and ROFL, but otherwise making a coherent and readable sentence, I don't mind.

If there sentence is nothing but textese and I can't read the sentence, then yeah, it does bug me. Rarely though does it happen due to the fact I don't really text that much IRL. (See what I did there?)

Indeed I did.

 

[Tselis]

It's laziness. Laziness should be punished, not tolerated; or even worse, propagated.

 

[funguy2121]

TYPE THE WORDS OUT. It's easy even if you don't know how to type (I peck).

Damned good point. I never used "textese" before I learned to type; I pecked as well.

Peck?

Take your right index finger, and possibly your left as well. Do a few keystrokes with only this/these finger(s). Now do this at light speed. That's pecking.

Captcha: most of us speak English, or at least a HUMAN language but whatever, ttonextr Zedekiah it is.

 

[Supertegwyn]

TYPE THE WORDS OUT. It's easy even if you don't know how to type (I peck).

Damned good point. I never used "textese" before I learned to type; I pecked as well.

Peck?

Take your right index finger, and possibly your left as well. Do a few keystrokes with only this/these finger(s). Now do this at light speed. That's pecking.

Captcha: most of us speak English, or at least a HUMAN language but whatever, ttonextr Zedekiah it is.

Urgh, I like using all my fingers :/

 

[basm321]

It's not that difficult to use real words, people accidentally mis-spelling things never bothers me but when people do that sort of thing intentionally it just baffles me.

Not trying to derail anything so I will chime in and say yes it does, because almost every box you can type in has a built in spell check, just right click the underlined word it's not that hard.

But onto the reason I had to post..... IS THAT A FREAKING CGI BUZZLIGHTYEAR??????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is that from?

P.S. Buzz could totally kick bobba-fets ass.

 

[higgs20]

It's not that difficult to use real words, people accidentally mis-spelling things never bothers me but when people do that sort of thing intentionally it just baffles me.

Not trying to derail anything so I will chime in and say yes it does, because almost every box you can type in has a built in spell check, just right click the underlined word it's not that hard.

But onto the reason I had to post..... IS THAT A FREAKING CGI BUZZLIGHTYEAR??????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is that from?

P.S. Buzz could totally kick bobba-fets ass.

yes it is, and I really have no idea what it's from, it's just one of those pictures you sort of pick up on your internet travels.

 

[McMarbles]

Now when I say that, I don't mean on a phone or IMS, I mean in forums and emails (like this one)

Examples being:

"no i dunt tink that cod6 is bad, fuk u"

etc.

I die a little inside, yes.

 

[flamingjimmy]

A little bit, it depends how bad it is. What I like even less is when people don't have any paragraphs in a huge wall of text.

 

[Mister Swift]

I always try to maintain a quality standard of spelling and grammar, but I'm quite tolerant of 'textese', mainly because my girlfriend texts me in it all the time.

Forever whipped.

 

[funguy2121]

TYPE THE WORDS OUT. It's easy even if you don't know how to type (I peck).

Damned good point. I never used "textese" before I learned to type; I pecked as well.

Peck?

Take your right index finger, and possibly your left as well. Do a few keystrokes with only this/these finger(s). Now do this at light speed. That's pecking.

Captcha: most of us speak English, or at least a HUMAN language but whatever, ttonextr Zedekiah it is.

Urgh, I like using all my fingers :/

Oh my God, he was talking about what people do before they learn the qwerty. I also hate pecking, hated it up until I learned to type, and now I don't have to hate it, because it doesn't exist for me.

 

[Something Amyss]

Didn't we have this same thread yesterday? I will, however, reiterate my point of view. "Txt spk" is a blight upon communication. It is a vile insult to language and use of it should be punishable by being forced to proofread bad fanfiction for a week. I do not believe it is acceptable even in text messaging, let alone forums or email.

Bah. Wot gud haz langwaj evr dun 4 meh?