What's this style of writing called: <suggest sumthing nice 2 refuse a person hu lves u but is still a vry

Question

gud fren of urs?> (This is from an actual 'question'!) Is it from texting? Lazy spelling> Shrthnd? Is it 4 ignorant ppl? Should I get used 2 it & use it? Is it kul? I'm placing this question in philosophy hoping smbdy kewl wll ansr.

Answer 1

You can always tell how old an asker is by that "text speak" or whatever. I think mature adults tend to type out the entire words. Now what if we could make is to the asker - or answerer got a shock whenever they used this bastardized form of language....ohhhhkewlllll

Answer 2

I like to call it "staccato shorthand." It has come about in our new 10 year old "hurry up and give it to me!!" society. It is all you've asked that it was but I think it takes a little gift of translation in order to stomach it, thus eliminating the exclusivity of it for "ignorant ppl." I try to avoid it, and I've been "talked about..." I tend to spell out the word et cetera, but that's just the flow of my brain! It takes me a shorter time to do that than to drop letters from real words. It's kind of kul sometimes because its like a mini word scramble or crossword puzzle, you know? I'm hoping you'll consider me, this answerer smbdy kewl, cuz I thnk U R 2.

Answer 3

It is called "chat speak". There is an "official" translation of how to use it, but I think some kids take it a bit further and make up their own.

Not all kids use this kind of writing. My 14 year old doesn't like it and refuses to chat with or reply to emails with anyone who uses it. She will tell them to write in English because she can't understand them. She also belongs to a few forums where the kids themselves ban the use of "chat speak". The majority of her friends will use proper English when they chat or send emails. The only thing that I have seen them do is put LOL (Laugh Out Loud) at the end of sentence that is supposed to be funny. They may also use a few others but not within their sentences.

Answer 4

All of the above is correct! At least you spelled 'kewl' correctly! LOL!! That one I really hate because it has the same amount of letters (all 4) as the proper 'cool'! I'll never get used to it! I had to read your question 3 or 4 times to understand it! Even now, I'm hoping I'm answering in the correct context!

Answer 5

i might wager that it is in straightforward terms the two "Im in a hurry" or organic laziness. IMHO good frnd of united statesmight be somewhat extra comprehensible , yet I text cloth way swifter than I sort so I frequently finished total spellings of the words.

Answer 6

If you have tried text messaging -- a.k.a. SMS -- with your cellphone, you will know it does not give you too many characters per line or per message. Short words are therefore desirable. Not knowing how to spell really has nothing to do with it, or at lease it is the newbie who does not know how to spell with SMS rather.

Answer 7

net speak, chat speak, etc.

It's trendy I suppose, but only for middle schoolers. I think it looks like sh!t and beg you not to start typing like that. It drives me crazy and will make you appear retarded.

Then there's the intentional net speak (sarcasm) like :
OMFGZ, lyke I M s0 KeWl.

Answer 8

its lamer typing. mostly used by kids who think they are cool and are trying to hide their horrible spelling skills. kinda makes one realize how much our public school systems are horribly failing our children.

(the worst part is that there is a spell check feature that hardly anyone seems to use!)

Answer 9

it looks like early 1337. probably the AOL dialect used by middle school children.

Answer 10

Moron-ese? Txtlish? I view people who use it as brain-dead fools.