Does people using text speak on here annoy you?

Question

I quite often use LOL for laughing out loud on here but does it annoy you when people ask a whole question in text speak? I find that if it is quite a lengthy question and most of it is typed in this way I give up and dont bother reading!

Whats everyone elses views?

I have to add I would "assume" (could be wrong) that it is younger askers/answerers that are doing it (oh how to make yourself feel old) and it often makes me wonder what are we teaching our childrens these days??

Answer 1

Totally agree with you. Text language is only acceptable in a text message otherwise it's ignorant and lazy. I won't read or respond to questions where people can't be bothered to write in proper English.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

What is the point of using text speak when not everyone understands it? Surely it is better to use English, or whatever language is being commonly used, so that your opinion is understood. It's not like we are expecting proper spelling, grammar and punctuation (although this helps) all we want is to be able to decipher what is being said.

Answer 4

Yes it does. "text speak" arose from the limitation of 160 characters in a text message. How many phone still have that limitation now? Perhaps the people who use it on YA have become so attached to their phones and texting that they can't write in English anymore - perhaps they can't even speak it either!

Answer 5

Yes, it does annoy me. The impact that text speak is having on youngsters' ability to correctly use the English language is serious.

The standard displayed on this site is, in the main, very poor.

Answer 6

Yes, it does annoy me.
As I can't use text speak or understand it, I don't bother to read the questions or answer them. I thought text usage was because it was cheaper to use on mobile phones because of the number of letters used.
As they don't count the letters on here, it must be pure laziness.

Answer 7

Yes. Contractions and abbreviations are all very well if you are in a hurry, using a non-standard keyboard or being charged per word, but it is mere slobishness to text on the Internet!

Answer 8

There are many users on Yahoo answers that are not native English speakers and I feel using this abbreviated way of typing is ignorant and dis-respectable to those that wish to improve their knowledge of English.

Answer 9

yes, its quicker to type normal than to use text speak, half the time I don't understand what the person is trying to say either!

Answer 10

It is really irritating - they might do it that way to make it quicker and easier for themselves but it takes twice as long to read it!