If you talk like this, you are cabbage!

**Quartida** · 30th July 2006, 23:44

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

**ZeroIndex** · 31st July 2006, 00:35

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

**GN1NiteStnd** · 31st July 2006, 15:09

Originally Posted by MattRSK

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** · 31st July 2006, 15:26

Originally Posted by 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.

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.

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

**Hitcher** · 31st July 2006, 15:30

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

**twinkle** · 31st July 2006, 15:40

It is sort of isn't it?

**Ixion** · 31st July 2006, 15:49

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** · 2nd August 2006, 12:43

Originally Posted by Korea

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"...

**Winston001** · 2nd August 2006, 12:58

Originally Posted by Ixion

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** · 2nd August 2006, 16:33

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

and then I will have to r0xx0r their dumb ass with a lesson in essay etiquette!

**yungatart** · 2nd August 2006, 17:36

Originally Posted by 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

and then I will have to r0xx0r their dumb ass with a lesson in essay etiquette!

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** · 2nd August 2006, 17:37

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** · 2nd August 2006, 17:43

Originally Posted by Ixion

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** · 2nd August 2006, 18:07

Originally Posted by yungatart

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....