Translating of posts!!

Is it just me or are some posts really hard to read due to 'text talk'?
I think im just getting old (mid 30's) and grumpy but I find myself having to read some posts over a few times to understand them!! Its maybe just the next gereration coming up but can we all try and keep things simple for the sake of the un-cool??

My sister who is 5 years older than me does it all the time. Hope she never gets kidnapped and texts me for help, id probably text back arrr thanks xx

one of the other forums i use have a rule against it, purely for the reason it makes things difficult to read (and its lazy)

i just can't understand the logic behind txt typin az lotz of it iz jus mispelt cr4p

agree btw!

i'm not sure if i like this post the forum is for everyone not just for people who can type perfect!!

My bloody mother does it. I want to punch her in the face for it.

Steve wrote:i'm not sure if i like this post the forum is for everyone not just for people who can type perfect!!

It isn't about typing skills, Steve, it's about text talk. I find it difficult to follow, too!

I have even googled what some of that jumble-soup is. Different that perfect typing Steve. It is a whole different language.

Caryll wrote:

Steve wrote:i'm not sure if i like this post the forum is for everyone not just for people who can type perfect!!

It isn't about typing skills, Steve, it's about text talk. I find it difficult to follow, too!

4 m 2penneth its qte obvious btwn bdly typed wds and wn pple cnt b rsed 2 try n typ wds cmplt n i fink dat d txt type is a ntmr to rd

Dave wrote:

Caryll wrote:

Steve wrote:i'm not sure if i like this post the forum is for everyone not just for people who can type perfect!!

It isn't about typing skills, Steve, it's about text talk. I find it difficult to follow, too!

4 m 2penneth its qte obvious btwn bdly typed wds and wn pple cnt b rsed 2 try n typ wds cmplt n i fink dat d txt type is a ntmr to rd

Do we have a translator in the house please

Funny actually Denise as I often ask the same question when I come down your neck of the woods, alwight geeza

Steve wrote:i'm not sure if i like this post the forum is for everyone not just for people who can type perfect!!

Steve believe me my spelling is not great but that is not what I was on about. I had been reading another thread last night and someone was using this 'text talk' and I found it very difficult to follow!! Think it was a new member intro but cant remember!
I am maybe just jealous because I cant type/text like that, who knows!!

I think we all know the post you refer too

I think I know what you mean, some messages are difficult to read sometimes. I have to read them several times too, but I'm very old so that's my excuse.

kathytake2 wrote:I think I know what you mean, some messages are difficult to read sometimes. I have to read them several times too, but I'm very old so that's my excuse.

You're not old Kathy , you're experienced

kathytake2 wrote:I think I know what you mean, some messages are difficult to read sometimes. I have to read them several times too, but I'm very old so that's my excuse.

Same here - text talk didn't exist when I learnt to type!

kathytake2 wrote:I think I know what you mean, some messages are difficult to read sometimes. I have to read them several times too, but I'm very old so that's my excuse.

Kathy us old uns are like a fine wine ... we get better with age

I'm a grammar/language freak, so I used to get annoyed with the text talk and general bad grammar or spelling (I know, how arrogant of me), but I learned to get over it. I do understand it though, unless it's like this (yes, someone I know does genuinely type like this):

"hii how r yuu tudaii iim qoinq tu buy sum clothesz ok baii"

Yeah, that's the point where I want to kill someone. Anything below that is fine

Thats the worst ones. Why do that when the original word is fecking shorter

Dave wrote:

Caryll wrote:

Steve wrote:i'm not sure if i like this post the forum is for everyone not just for people who can type perfect!!

It isn't about typing skills, Steve, it's about text talk. I find it difficult to follow, too!

4 m 2penneth its qte obvious btwn bdly typed wds and wn pple cnt b rsed 2 try n typ wds cmplt n i fink dat d txt type is a ntmr to rd

Haha far too many people who speak like that up this end