This strange new language

junetta · 09-02-2007, 23:58

My almost thirteen year old grand-daughter now has her own email address and can chat to me on MSN Messenger.

Unfortunately, I only see her a couple of times a year and so I'm not quite sure how her education is going. I was pretty shocked to see the state of her spelling. I can't quite recall one of the comments received but I did say to her that it looked like text speak. The reply was 'cool'!!

I also said that her generation would change the state of the English Language and words we know now would change forever.............answer 'cool'.

I suppose my Nana thought the same about me. 'Fab'!!

slinky · 10-02-2007, 00:03

HMMMMMM actually......I am only 26 years old and a 18 year old friend text me the other day

Haha same ere. Wil get dr coon dis tym nxt month itl b don. oh av u heard bout....(name)................shez pazed way??

It took me a whole 5 minutes to understand what she meant.

SPUGGIE J · 10-02-2007, 00:07

Crikey that puts pidgeon English to shame. I think they do it to stop us knowing what they are on about.

junetta · 10-02-2007, 00:09

I sort of understood from Jamie that she had a new boyfriend called Luke but the 'mo tho' threw me a bit. Oh well, as long as she is happy.

slinky · 10-02-2007, 00:09

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

Crikey that puts pidgeon English to shame. I think they do it to stop us knowing what they are on about.

Well the girl that text me speaks Urdu! BUT when she text me this I think if she would have spoke Urdu I would have understood her better

WillowTheWhisp · 10-02-2007, 00:10

I know a middle aged woman who sends 'txt mssgs' like that! And if we're not careful the mods will be telling us off for using them in our posts

accymel · 10-02-2007, 00:14

yeh i got a stern warning for shorthanding my words, been bad for me now i actually text proper words rather than in txt for moby messages - well make the words more worth the txting unless too big lol.

andrewb · 10-02-2007, 00:17

Text is about 10x harder to understand than normal english, and takes like 100x more effort to type than normal english

I can't stand it

mrskitty · 10-02-2007, 00:20

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Wil get dr coon dis tym nxt month itl b don. oh av u heard bout....(name)................shez pazed way??

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Got it straight away-

"will get doctor soon,this time next month it will be done.Oh have you heard about (name)......she has passed away"

I understand it-but i dont text as bad as that,although i have noticed my grammer,spelling etc has gone right down hill recently

depends what mood im in and who im texting as to whether i use txt spk or the lovely english language properly

junetta · 10-02-2007, 00:21

I don't like it either Cyfr. It seems bad mannered and lazy to me but then again I was taught English by Mr Smith at Rhyddings. Spelling was important then.

slinky · 10-02-2007, 00:22

I don't understand SIMPLE text!!

Iz Ya Go'n Do'n Town 2nite??

What did that text save?? are you going down town tonight?? you pay for the whole page not the bloody letters??

Please guys get a grip and say it like it is!!

junetta · 10-02-2007, 00:23

Like I said, Slinky, easier to do that than type the full word.

mrskitty · 10-02-2007, 00:24

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Originally Posted by slinky

I don't understand SIMPLE text!!

Iz Ya Go'n Do'n Town 2nite??

What did that text save?? are you going down town tonight?? you pay for the whole page not the bloody letters??

Please guys get a grip and say it like it is!!

YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!

slinky · 10-02-2007, 00:24

"will get doctor soon,this time next month it will be done.Oh have you heard about (name)......she has passed away"

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actually you are wrong!!

she said " we will get there soon, this time next month it will be done."

Meaning our NVQ level 3..........no doctor included

see stick to simple english no mistakes are made

mrskitty · 10-02-2007, 00:26

oh dear im failing-was tellin tinks how im getting behind with the youngs uns of today......

maybe not such a bad thing lol