Is it just me?

[kro]

Does anyone else hate trying to communicate with another person who insists on speaking/typing in TXT language?.

Long story cut short, I found an reasonable looking DR350 1999 , but the guy who owns it speaks in TXT, and I f$%king hate it with a passion. I don't feel comfortable parting company with 3.5k to someone who wont (or cant) communicate like a normal person. Am I just too old, and can't accept change, or has the Queens English suddenly become redundant?.

Cut and paste time
hey, da bike goze wel, nuffin rong wid it, duznt blo smoke, has BB xhst, and new tyrs.

Please help me Dr Phil, what can I do?.

[curious george]

Haha! Ur gttng olds!1!11!

[Bonez]

Does anyone else hate trying to communicate with another person who insists on speaking/typing in TXT language?.

Long story cut short, I found an reasonable looking DR350 1999 , but the guy who owns it speaks in TXT, and I f$%king hate it with a passion. I don't feel comfortable parting company with 3.5k to someone who wont (or cant) communicate like a normal person. Am I just too old, and can't accept change, or has the Queens English suddenly become redundant?.

Cut and paste time
hey, da bike goze wel, nuffin rong wid it, duznt blo smoke, has BB xhst, and new tyrs.

Please help me Dr Phil, what can I do?.

Should have been- he bro, da mc goze wel, nuffin rong wid id, duznt blo smk, hs BB xhst, an nu tyrs
-tis tis

[erik]

I think txt spelling in a txt makes sense 'cause they are so short and they charge 20c/txt (if you're with vodafone) plus the keypads on the phones aren't the easiest to type on.

But using txt language when you could type normal english is annoying, yep.

[DMNTD:Me]

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hey, da bike goze wel, nuffin rong wid it, duznt blo smoke, has BB xhst, and new tyrs.

Please help me Dr Phil, what can I do?.

Mst b da bomb eh

[SPORK]

I think txt spelling in a txt makes sense 'cause they are so short and they charge 20c/txt (if you're with vodafone) plus the keypads on the phones aren't the easiest to type on.

But using txt language when you could type normal english is annoying, yep.

Common misconception. Anyone that uses predictive knows that they can belt out a text in no time at all. And for a message like that, it wouldn't take up more than a full text by any means.

I wouldn't trust him either. And I'm 15...

[speights_bud]

I agree, predictive txt is way faster once you have it set up, and i wouldnt trust this guy, if he was really serious about it you think he would be a bit more formal when making the sale.

[DMNTD:Me]

... and i wouldnt trust this guy, if he was really serious about it you think he would be a bit more formal when making the sale.

Definately agree

[Ms Piggy]

It's just 1 of those things, evolution I reckon. I don't use it when I text & I find it difficult to understand...maybe I'm just not hip & street wise enough - nah that can't be right!

Maybe you should talk to him on the phone or go and look at the bike, no point giving up on a good deal cos text languages pisses you off.

[Motig]

plobley cose thay cunt spill

[Beemer]

I can handle things like B4 (before) and CU (see you) but the rest of the abbreviations really irritate me! By the time I've figured out what they were trying to say, I am so over what they were saying anyway.

Tell him you have no idea what he's talking about and can he use English?

[cowboyz]

My soon-to-be teenager came home the other day talking about a mad-as kid with a mad-as car and a mad-as this and that. And it was so mad that everyone round him was just going mad.


At 10 you would think that he would have learnt the meaning of the word mad by now??

[DMNTD:Me]

...At 10 you would think that he would have learnt the meaning of the word mad by now??

I'm still trying to figure out how "Bad" can be good

[Charlie]

It's just 1 of those things, evolution I reckon. I don't use it when I text & I find it difficult to understand...maybe I'm just not hip & street wise enough - nah that can't be right!

Maybe you should talk to him on the phone or go and look at the bike, no point giving up on a good deal cos text languages pisses you off.

Agree - its a 10 min puzzle just to decipher the txt code sometimes. Grates me too. But it could just be his age/social circle. Give him a call, he may be more professional about the sale in person - or, to your advantage, the complete opposite. You might talk him into an awesome bargain and get yourself a good bike (assuming the bike infact "duznt blo smk").

My soon-to-be teenager came home the other day talking about a mad-as kid with a mad-as car and a mad-as this and that. And it was so mad that everyone round him was just going mad.
At 10 you would think that he would have learnt the meaning of the word mad by now??

Yip youths talk a totally different language. Met some kids from Aussie a couple of weeks ago and was offended when they referred to something of mine as "really sick" (said seeeck).
I found out soon after that meant it was really cool. Well... silly me; go figure!

[Black]

I think you should get over it and check the bike out!

Each generation has its own quirks. Sure, none have butchered the english language as much as this one but its become so ingrained in them that they can't see why txt language is innapropriate.
(I've had many discussion with my nephew about this, he uses txt language almost exclusively in all correspondance, even written letters!)

Texting and MSN messanger are almost the only ways they communicate with each other.
(I've seen two intermediate kids sitting next to each other, texting to each other!)

Don't get me wrong, I hate the txt language.

Don't miss out on a good opportunity because he is uneducated in the use of good language, you are the one who will miss out!.