If you talk like this, you are cabbage!

[MattRSK]

Single letters can be used to replace words. Examples include:

be becomes b
see becomes c
are becomes r
you becomes u
why becomes y
Equally, single digits can be used to replace words. Examples include:

ate becomes 8
for becomes 4
to, too, or two becomes 2
Individual syllables can be replaced with a single letter or digit. Examples:

ate becomes 8, so:
activate becomes activ8
great becomes gr8
mate becomes m8
later becomes l8r
plate becomes pl8
be becomes b
for or Fore becomes 4, so:
before becomes (combining both of the above) b4
therefore becomes there4
More miscellaneous adaptions of characters include:

ss being replaced with $
oo being replaced with %
Combinations of the above can be used to shorten single or multiple words. Examples:

your and you are both become ur
Other transcriptions of slang or dialect terms can be used if they are shorter than the original. A good example of this is the way in which because, often pronounced as cos in English, is written like so, saving four characters.

Another device used in text language is the removal of vowels from a verb, such that a set of consonants remain, which should still be recognisable as a word. So, between could become btwn.

Equally, whole words may be omitted, especially articles.

Another device used, is the replacement of an 'orr' with the abbreviation 'oz'. Hence Sorry would become Soz and Tomorrow would become Tomoz. This can be further abbreviated into 2moz.

'Sorry i forgot to phone you. I will see you tomorrow'

...would become...

soz i 4gt 2 fon u.i c u 2moz

The use of punctuation is limited. Only full-stops and exclamation marks are ever used in general. After a full stop, a space and capital letter is often ommitted.

[inlinefour]

Hitcher will have kittens if he sees this. I think anyone replaces the written with that sort of crap, then they become a muppet. Although Im told there is now a text dictionary for that sort of abbreviation (if thats what they can be called).:whocares:

[Korea]

...and if you post on KiwiBiker then:

"You are"
OR
"you're"
becomes 'your'.
Eg/ "Your ghey" (My ghey what???)

'Lose' (verb) becomes 'loose' (adjective)
Eg/ "I loose the front end at the corner entry."
(If your front end is loose I recommend you tighten it up a notch. If your girl is loose, introduce her to me)

Their (Their house)
OR
They're (they're wankers)
can be substituted for 'there'

Garage becomes gargre.
Sportsbike becomes sprotsbike.
and Gay becomes Ghey.
(But I kinda like these bastardisations of the English vernacular)

and lastly,
A Writeoff (as in: My bike was written-off)
can be replaced by 'right-off'.
(you are right-off the use of proper English )

Here endeth the lesson... :doobey:

[Ixion]

Nothing bastardised about ghey. Nor does it mean the same as gay. Perfectly good English word, slipped into disuse for a few centuries and now revived . It is the Ghey of the "Ghey Gordons"

[Jantar]

Rght i thnk m bgiz 2 ndstnd vis lnaz. ts jst a mttr f nglctn ll vwls miz fw wrds & sbsttttn bbrvtns wr nccz.

[Korea]

That took you about 10 minutes to write, didn't it Jantar? :laugh:

What's a Ghey Gordon? I know I've heard it before somewhere...

[Waylander]

Rght i thnk m bgiz 2 ndstnd vis lnaz. ts jst a mttr f nglctn ll vwls miz fw wrds & sbsttttn bbrvtns wr nccz.
You make my head hurt....

[Jantar]

10 minutes? No it was more like only 900 seconds. :blip:

[apteryx_haasti]

You make my head hurt....

It makes my head hurt too - what the hell does it say? Perhaps it's some head-hurtin' spell?

[Jantar]

It makes my head hurt too - what the hell does it say? Perhaps it's some head-hurtin' spell?
And mine. I just followed the rules in the initial post to change normal language into txt. Unfortunately, no rules are given for translating back again, and I now have no idea of what I wrote. I would be gratefull if anyone can translate my post back into english for me. :confused:

[Highlander]

It makes my head hurt too - what the hell does it say? Perhaps it's some head-hurtin' spell?


Go have a glass (or two) of rum, you'll either read it clearly or not care that you can't.

[Waylander]

Go have a glass (or two) of rum, you'll either read it clearly or not care that you can't.
But your head will hurt worse the next day.

[marty]

So, 15 minutes then?

[Hitcher]

Gahhhh! Have you guys lost control of your bowels? Thud.

[sAsLEX]

Gahhhh! Have you guys lost control of your bowels? Thud.

I have a new sig image for you Hitcher!



hmm img tags aint working agian
<img src=http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=38224&d=1154240787>

[Quartida]

This reminds me of my favourite T-Shirt. One for you, Hitcher.

[ZeroIndex]

LOL, that was extremely random.. Green rep sent..

[GN1NiteStnd]

be becomes b
see becomes c
are becomes r
you becomes u
why becomes y ...

...ate becomes 8, so:
activate becomes activ8
great becomes gr8
mate becomes m8
later becomes l8r
plate becomes pl8
be becomes b

Ahh the code of the txt, a code created by young persons, to send messages secretly to each other. To those old people who try to decipher the code a great brain hurt is decended upon them. Although it seems that some really, really, really, reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally old people are ammune to the brain hurt.

Oh and you said be becomes b twice.

[twinkle]

Rght i thnk m bgiz 2 ndstnd vis lnaz. ts jst a mttr f nglctn ll vwls miz fw wrds & sbsttttn bbrvtns wr nccz.

Right I think i'm beginning to understand this language. It's just a matter of neglecting all vowels, minus a few words and substituting abbreviations where necessary.

:rockon:

but should probably read:

Rht m bgn 2 unstd dis lang s js no vwls -sum wds brvte wr necz

Shorter that way, can get more info in one txt :yes:

[Hitcher]

If economy is the issue, then why doesn't somebody just invent a SMS version of Pitmans or Teeline and call it quits?

[twinkle]

It is sort of isn't it?

[Ixion]

I ntr al my hlpdsk ntz n txt. Svz tm + ! my prblm if old ppz cnt rd m. If thr 2 old 2 rd m thr pLy 2 old 2 ndrstnd m nywy

[Swoop]

and lastly,
A Writeoff (as in: My bike was written-off)
can be replaced by 'right-off'.
(you are right-off the use of proper English )
I thought the term was "Dovered"...
as in "I've just Dovered another gixxer"...:blip:

[Winston001]

It is the Ghey of the "Ghey Gordons"

LOL. Just in case anyone is deluded by this imaginative foray, the Gay Gordons is a Celtic (principally Scottish) dance. Sort of thing you'd find at a Ceilidh. As you do.

[gijoe1313]

fer zhure, diz iz da shizzle bombz! total l33t spk so u pwn noob playaz wit yor phat mad skillz in txt spk! gah!

I know one day I will have to mark an essay written like this :sick: and then I will have to r0xx0r their dumb ass with a lesson in essay etiquette!:innocent:

[yungatart]

fer zhure, diz iz da shizzle bombz! total l33t spk so u pwn noob playaz wit yor phat mad skillz in txt spk! gah!

I know one day I will have to mark an essay written like this :sick: and then I will have to r0xx0r their dumb ass with a lesson in essay etiquette!:innocent:
God Save Us All! When a teacher can write and understand this text speak, I really really fear for our language. Poor Mr Hitcher - I fear he may have an apoplectic fit...

[Ixion]

That's not text speak. That's bastardised l33t. Get it right. Meh, olds can't cope. The England is a living and changeful thing.

[yungatart]

That's not text speak. That's bastardised l33t. Get it right.
My English teachers would be spinning in their graves if I so much dared to think about bastardising anything.All-girl school, you see, we were educated properly, you know, grammar, spelling and punctuation!
What, pray tell, is l33t? I must really be getting old.....

[Waylander]

My English teachers would be spinning in their graves if I so much dared to think about bastardising anything.All-girl school, you see, we were educated properly, you know, grammar, spelling and punctuation!
What, pray tell, is l33t? I must really be getting old.....
A geek code they made up to feel superior to everyone bigger, stronger, better looking....

[twinkle]

evolved from bad spelling and typos i think :rofl:

[Hitcher]

[B]Poor Mr Hitcher - I fear he may have an apoplectic fit...
j0!

Here's one for Zed:

0wr F4th3R, wh0 0wnz h34\/3n, j00 r0x0rs! M4y 4|| 0wr b4s3 s0m3d4y Bl0ng t0 j00! M4y j00 0wn 34rth juss |1|3 j00 0wn h34\/3n. G1v3 us th1s d4y 0wr w4r3z, mp3z, 'n pr0n thr0ugh a ph4t |. 4nd cut us s0m3 sl4ck wh3n w3 4ct lik3 n00b l4m3rz, juss 4s w3 g1v3 n00bz 4 l34rn1n wh3n th3y l4m3 2 us. Pl34s3 d0n't l3t us 0wn s0m3 p00r d00d'z b0x3n wh3n w3'r3 t00 p1ss3d t0 th1nk 4b0ut wh4t's r1ght 4nd wr0ng, 4nd 1f j00 c0uld k33p th3 f3i 0ff 0wr b4ckz, w3'd 'pr3c14t3 1t. F0r j00 0wn 4ll 0wr b0x3n 43v3r 4nd 3v3r, 4m3n!

[MattRSK]

This is why I made this thread. Next time I get a text in this language I will just tell them to get lost. Englisch nicht sprechen, no hablar inglés, ne pas parler anglais, non parlare inglese, não falar o inglês.

[yungatart]

This is why I made this thread. Next time I get a text in this language I will just tell them to get lost. Englisch nicht sprechen, no hablar inglés, ne pas parler anglais, non parlare inglese, não falar o inglês.
You forgot, "f*** off"

[MattRSK]

stoppen, mich texting du wenig unwissendes Bumsen

[mstriumph]

That took you about 10 minutes to write, didn't it Jantar? :laugh:

What's a Ghey Gordon? I know I've heard it before somewhere...

those northern blokes that talk funny & wear skirts?

:chase:

[yungatart]

[B] Poor Mr Hitcher - I fear he may have an apoplectic fit...


j0! Here's one for Zed:
0wr F4th3R, wh0 0wnz h34\/3n, j00 r0x0rs! M4y 4|| 0wr b4s3 s0m3d4y Bl0ng t0 j00! M4y j00 0wn 34rth juss |1|3 j00 0wn h34\/3n. G1v3 us th1s d4y 0wr w4r3z, mp3z, 'n pr0n thr0ugh a ph4t |. 4nd cut us s0m3 sl4ck wh3n w3 4ct lik3 n00b l4m3rz, juss 4s w3 g1v3 n00bz 4 l34rn1n wh3n th3y l4m3 2 us. Pl34s3 d0n't l3t us 0wn s0m3 p00r d00d'z b0x3n wh3n w3'r3 t00 p1ss3d t0 th1nk 4b0ut wh4t's r1ght 4nd wr0ng, 4nd 1f j00 c0uld k33p th3 f3i 0ff 0wr b4ckz, w3'd 'pr3c14t3 1t. F0r j00 0wn 4ll 0wr b0x3n 43v3r 4nd 3v3r, 4m3n!

I rest my case! Who will be the BDOTGNZA now?

[Patch]

Crikey - its been awhile since I've read so much dribble. Can't believe I actually read it all, and am now adding to such dribble. And some people wonder why the kiddies made up their own dribble - probably 'cause they didn't want to dribble like a bunch of old fossils, namely their olds :nya:

:Punk:

[Hitcher]

zen & T @ f m2 cycl mn10nc

[Hitcher]

And one for the Poms...

Gd CTRL-S r gr8sh Qun.
Long liv r nobl Qun.
Gd CTRL-S th. Qun!
ALT-S hr vktr ES,
Hp E & glr ES,
Lng 2 rain ovR S;
Gd CTRL-S th. Qun!

[Ixion]

I rest my case! Who will be the BDOTGNZA now?

BDOTGNZA ? Mere pedants. Call BOTTYNZ, the original and only certified Grammar Nazis. Accept no imitations, demand BOTTY on all occasions. We give green stamps.

[Waylander]

I think Hitcher's keyboard exploded....

[Flatcap]

The inability to construct a complete and correct sentence is the universal sign of a congenital moron.

I for one refuse to use "txt speak" in sms messaging. This is largely due to me being a grumpy old git.

[Ixion]

txt spk. Itz txt spk. !vwlz.

[Flatcap]

txt spk. Itz txt spk. !vwlz.


But I like vowels! They do a lovely job of seperating the consonants! And what about the word queueing...5 vowels in a row...FIVE of the little buggers

[Ixion]

Vowels are SOOOO 20th century

[Kendog]

This reminds me of something I was listening to on the radio and they refered to some old folks as "fuddy duddys", hahaha, I haven't heard that saying for ages and I love it and have vowed to use it at least once a day. Anyway, that was a bit off topic, srry ppls, bck 2 ur txt tlk yu lt.
Mrs KD.

[apteryx_haasti]

A geek code they made up to feel superior to everyone bigger, stronger, better looking....

Mmm! And boy does it work...those sexy geeks...oh wait a minute, I haven't taken my medication...

[Quartida]

I know, I know, the thread is old by internet standards...but I have to ask: what is BOTTYNZ? (And whatever the other one was?) I have no idea! :o