It does my head in!!! How lazy do you have to be to type m8 instead of mate or sum1 instead of someone. I could go on....
N sum of the abbreviations r so bad ive got 2 read thm 5x b4 I get it.
2007-01-05 00:55:13 · 13 answers · asked by Ecko 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
TXT Talk is fine ON MOBILE PHONES
But in other places it's just laziness and ignorance.
The problem is that they are now not marking people down for it if they use it in exams, other than English of course.
2007-01-05 00:58:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This all echos back to George Orwell's book 1984. In the book English is no longer spoken and in it's place is a language called Newspeak and everyone speaks it.
It's almost like the film Bladerunner, the language is known as City Speak a combination of German Italian & japanese as well as american slang.
2007-01-05 01:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by The Alchemist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not exactly ruining it or the death of it, but it is enrichening it in must the same way slang or dialect does. Modernisation of the standard form has happened to English since it was Celtic spoken in the U.K.
It also makes it interesting for kids, and some might say at least it's got them reading.
It's OK for phones but when I see it written or in my email it does get on my nads a bit. 80)
2007-01-05 01:07:52 · answer #3 · answered by chillipope 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've got a degree in English. I work in software, and I have a background in Process Engineering.
All are precise disciplines.
And if the dearth of language capability does not allow text messengers to participate in jobs such as that, can you say McDonald's?
2007-01-05 01:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clearly stated by your grammar etc. it is!! LOL, yes, i know, i've become victim to the demolition of the english language through text messages as well.. Lets hope it blows over pretty soon!
2007-01-05 00:59:22 · answer #5 · answered by Ally B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is...maybe using some slang such as u or 2 once in a while is okay, but i also have to read things over and im from the supposed "text generation!"
2007-01-05 04:38:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hate that theyre even doing it on the net now it does my head right in its worse than the americans changing the words at least we know what they mean and understand them
2007-01-05 07:18:22 · answer #7 · answered by tommy6000009 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not texting that's ruining it, its the uneducated illiterate fools that type like that. i bet a lot of people who do it can't spell properly anyway.
2007-01-05 00:57:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's ok for sms messages, but everywhere else is does look extremely childish.
2007-01-05 01:23:58 · answer #9 · answered by Sterz 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agee. It is a real bother when put in here where real words matter.
--That Cheeky Lad
2007-01-05 00:58:41 · answer #10 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋