Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? - Empty Closets - A safe online community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered people coming out

ANightDude · 11th Apr 2010, 10:24 AM

I was texting a friend today, and I noticed they spell what like "Wat". I am NOT talking about a lightbulb. Gahd.

"2Day"
Another example. Is it that hard to put "Today"?

Oh, and don't get me started on the periods, commas, and whatever else they need. Am I reading one sentance? If so, you suck at writing. Oh, its supposed to be seperate sentances? Then put an effing PERIOD. . . <--- Not that hard!

Is anyone else annoyed at people who do that? Not to obviously attack anyone on here, it just bugs me when I want to have a conversation with someone, but they can't spell or write like a normal human.

Austin · 11th Apr 2010, 10:29 AM

On my phone, it would be harder to put "2day" than today lol.

I do use some chatspeak. I sometimes use "u" and "ur" and of course "lol" "lmao" etc ;p.

I can't stand people who overdo it though on the chatspeak.

I don't bother trying to read when people talk in chatspeak too much.

**Lexington** · 11th Apr 2010, 10:39 AM

As long as I can understand it, I don't mind. I've got an iPhone, so it's just as easy to type correctly as incorrectly. I do know some friends don't have full keyboards, and it's apparently easier to type "kewl" than "cool".

I do have one friend who can't type OR spell worth a damn. I finally told him "Look, just CALL me, OK?"

Lex

Shevanel · 11th Apr 2010, 10:43 AM

Yeah, I really hate texts in chat speak. xD this coworker of mine was texting me in chat speak and a bunch of shit got fucked up because I had no clue what the hell she was saying. It's really not that hard to type correctly on the phone =/

GhostDog · 11th Apr 2010, 10:46 AM

I will sometimes truncate words to fit them into the 160 character limit, just so I don't have to send two texts for one message. And I distinctly remember avoiding punctuation, long words, and the like back when I had a phone where I didn't have a little pull-out keyboard. Hitting one button ten times just to get to the comma after I accidentally scrolled past it was a huge pain in the ass. So, in some cases, it's understandable. Annoying to read at times, but understandable, considering the limitations of some peoples' phones. (Or their sobriety. Not... not that I get a lot of drunk texts, or anything. >.>)

Chatspeak really only bothers me when it appears somewhere other than chats or texts, and even that depends on context. It does annoy me when people ask about a serious problem, or try to participate in a discussion, and appear to have no idea how actual English is supposed to look. I find it exceedingly difficult to take people seriously if it looks like they hired a monkey to type for them, unless I know they have dyslexia or something. I'm sure my elitism is showing, there, but how you say what you say definitely affects how people interpret it.

But, eh. Poorly-written texts don't bother me if they're readable. "do u haev plans 4 satrday" need not be sent to the copy editor. ;P

Connor22 · 11th Apr 2010, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Lexington

As long as I can understand it, I don't mind. I've got an iPhone, so it's just as easy to type correctly as incorrectly. I do know some friends don't have full keyboards, and it's apparently easier to type "kewl" than "cool".

I do have one friend who can't type OR spell worth a damn. I finally told him "Look, just CALL me, OK?"

Lex

me too but it sometimes gets things a little erm mixed up, like when I typed in biffy clyro once it changed it to buffys clitoris lol

but yeah I really dont mind it at all so long as its legible

prester · 11th Apr 2010, 11:31 AM

I'm sure somebody is thinking that there is nothing wrong with Buffy's bits except it needs a capital and an apostraphe (and I need some help with the spelling). Ah yes here is me thinking of my Buffy poster - of Angel

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Personally I don't mind a little bit of chat speak but keep it to the phone and make it understandable. If I get an email or letter that I just can not understand it drives me potty.

Cheers

MusicIsLife · 11th Apr 2010, 11:35 AM

d00d i h8 it wen ppl txt lyke dis

Is it really that hard to capitalize, spell correctly and throw in some punctuation? Geez.

ThePug · 11th Apr 2010, 11:41 AM

I do try to avoid doing typing in chat speak, but my phone doesn't have a full sized keyboard and it takes forever to text on the little device! It doesn't really annoy me when other people do it unless it's very difficult to read.

fragomatrick · 11th Apr 2010, 11:45 AM

dey bther me 2!

xCrazyInsanity · 11th Apr 2010, 11:49 AM

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^^If they're on that kind of keypad I dont think there IS punctuation

11th Apr 2010, 11:50 AM

well as long as i understand the message i dont mind too much. its more to do with keeping things quick really. like hey hows u? what ya up 2 2day? gimme a txt. nothing too unreadable haha. my stepmother cant understand alot of the stuff she gets from her friends so i interpret for her ususally. some stuff really dont make sense tho.

Shevanel · 11th Apr 2010, 11:55 AM

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^^If they're on that kind of keypad I dont think there IS punctuation

Yes there is. I don't exactly remember how to do it though, but it involves the 1 or * or # keys. I can't test it out either because my damn phone's front keypad is slightly not working >_>

**Rosina** · 11th Apr 2010, 12:05 PM

It doesn't annoy me per-say. On the phone, I don't mind, as I can appreciate those who don't own a phone with a qwerty-keyboard might not want to sit there bashing out whole words when there are perfectly acceptable abbreviations.

But when it's online, facebook, MSN and all, it really does; I don't see how it takes less time to type 'u' instead of 'you' etc. It's really not that difficult to learn to type, surely? Granted, I know that not everyone can touch-type, but I actually find I have more patience with those who take longer to type fully then those who reply instantly with text-speak.

I don't mind bad spelling, being dyslexic myself, but when people use the 'oh, I can't spell' excuse, and I know they're not dyslexic, that frustrates me too. I take pride in the fact and although I am dyslexic, I like to make sure what I send to people is of good English; I have spell-check installed in Chrome and I spell-check my texts before I send them.

Austin · 11th Apr 2010, 12:09 PM

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^^If they're on that kind of keypad I dont think there IS punctuation

Yes there is. I don't exactly remember how to do it though, but it involves the 1 or * or # keys. I can't test it out either because my damn phone's front keypad is slightly not working >_>

The 1 is punctuation, at least on my old cell phone and mom's.

thevre · 11th Apr 2010, 12:18 PM

I don't text properly. I used to, then decided that it made me look stuffy, arrogant, or sad. Or whatever... just very pessimistic. Now when I text I don't capitalize anything, and I use a thousand !!!!'s and say things like "yeayea" and "kk" and often trail off the end of the last word like "love you tooooo". That would have annoyed the shit out of me about a year ago, but now I decided it makes me feel happier and bouncier and like a happy person to talk to. Rarely/never use smilies though.

Austin · 11th Apr 2010, 12:20 PM

Oh god I always trail on the end of my last word =x Horrible habitt now.

Zach1992 · 11th Apr 2010, 12:51 PM

I just view people who write like that as stupid.

Kenko · 11th Apr 2010, 01:25 PM

I don't have a full keyboard, and my keyboard is garbage, so I hate texting at the best of times, but I try to keep to real English.

On my Nokia to get punctuation is "1" in predictive mode, and in non-predictive mode "*" will also bring up a punctuation list.

xballetxbeautyx · 11th Apr 2010, 02:15 PM

Mah lil sis talks lyk dis wen she txts me and omg its soooo annying!!!

Yeah. It annoys me.

A simple "u" or "lol" doesn't bug me- it's not so much the abbreviations or shortenings of words, but it's not that much harder to type "like" than "lyk". If you're spelling it wrong just for the sake of spelling it wrong or looking cool, that's annoying.

11th Apr 2010, 10:24 AM	#1
ANightDude EC's Film Moron Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: San Antonio, Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,848 Join Date: May 2008	Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? I was texting a friend today, and I noticed they spell what like "Wat". I am NOT talking about a lightbulb. Gahd. "2Day" Another example. Is it that hard to put "Today"? Oh, and don't get me started on the periods, commas, and whatever else they need. Am I reading one sentance? If so, you suck at writing. Oh, its supposed to be seperate sentances? Then put an effing PERIOD. . . <--- Not that hard! Is anyone else annoyed at people who do that? Not to obviously attack anyone on here, it just bugs me when I want to have a conversation with someone, but they can't spell or write like a normal human. __________________ "Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves." -- Abraham Lincoln

11th Apr 2010, 10:29 AM	#2
Austin Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Most people in my life. Location: Orange County, California, USA Age: 19 Posts: 1,790 Join Date: Apr 2008	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? On my phone, it would be harder to put "2day" than today lol. I do use some chatspeak. I sometimes use "u" and "ur" and of course "lol" "lmao" etc ;p. I can't stand people who overdo it though on the chatspeak. I don't bother trying to read when people talk in chatspeak too much. __________________ Can I sail through the changing ocean tides, can I handle the seasons of my life?

11th Apr 2010, 10:39 AM	#3
Lexington The gay gargoyle EC Advisor Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Colorado Age: 42 Posts: 12,371 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? As long as I can understand it, I don't mind. I've got an iPhone, so it's just as easy to type correctly as incorrectly. I do know some friends don't have full keyboards, and it's apparently easier to type "kewl" than "cool". I do have one friend who can't type OR spell worth a damn. I finally told him "Look, just CALL me, OK?" Lex

11th Apr 2010, 10:43 AM	#4
Shevanel One Is Light. One Is Dark. Full Member Gender: The Dude Orientation: Bi-Winning Out Status: Everybody and Your Mom. Location: Bolivar, Ohio (From NY though) Age: 21 Posts: 7,672 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? Yeah, I really hate texts in chat speak. xD this coworker of mine was texting me in chat speak and a bunch of shit got fucked up because I had no clue what the hell she was saying. It's really not that hard to type correctly on the phone =/ __________________ If there were no rewards to reap, No loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here, I certainly would've walked away by now. Gonna wait it out... Be patient.

11th Apr 2010, 10:46 AM	#5
GhostDog is Spartacus. Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: MAGICAL. Out Status: The hiiills are aliiive with the sound of muuusic! Location: DFW area, Texas Age: 24 Posts: 2,503 Join Date: Apr 2009	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? I will sometimes truncate words to fit them into the 160 character limit, just so I don't have to send two texts for one message. And I distinctly remember avoiding punctuation, long words, and the like back when I had a phone where I didn't have a little pull-out keyboard. Hitting one button ten times just to get to the comma after I accidentally scrolled past it was a huge pain in the ass. So, in some cases, it's understandable. Annoying to read at times, but understandable, considering the limitations of some peoples' phones. (Or their sobriety. Not... not that I get a lot of drunk texts, or anything. >.>) Chatspeak really only bothers me when it appears somewhere other than chats or texts, and even that depends on context. It does annoy me when people ask about a serious problem, or try to participate in a discussion, and appear to have no idea how actual English is supposed to look. I find it exceedingly difficult to take people seriously if it looks like they hired a monkey to type for them, unless I know they have dyslexia or something. I'm sure my elitism is showing, there, but how you say what you say definitely affects how people interpret it. But, eh. Poorly-written texts don't bother me if they're readable. "do u haev plans 4 satrday" need not be sent to the copy editor. ;P __________________ <3 Kirah, who may or may not be made of delicious candy (and the lesbians)

11th Apr 2010, 11:31 AM	#7
prester Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Not at work Location: Bromley UK Age: 41 Posts: 33 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? I'm sure somebody is thinking that there is nothing wrong with Buffy's bits except it needs a capital and an apostraphe (and I need some help with the spelling). Ah yes here is me thinking of my Buffy poster - of Angel. Personally I don't mind a little bit of chat speak but keep it to the phone and make it understandable. If I get an email or letter that I just can not understand it drives me potty. Cheers

11th Apr 2010, 11:35 AM	#8
MusicIsLife EC Addict Full Member Gender: Not even sure anymore. Something in between. Orientation: I like girls :) Out Status: Everyone on orientation 7 people on trans issue. Location: Montréal, QC Age: 23 Posts: 1,595 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? d00d i h8 it wen ppl txt lyke dis Is it really that hard to capitalize, spell correctly and throw in some punctuation? Geez.

11th Apr 2010, 11:41 AM	#9
ThePug Member Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Sioux City, Iowa Posts: 93 Join Date: Jan 2010	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? I do try to avoid doing typing in chat speak, but my phone doesn't have a full sized keyboard and it takes forever to text on the little device! It doesn't really annoy me when other people do it unless it's very difficult to read.

11th Apr 2010, 11:45 AM	#10
fragomatrick Perpetually Bored! Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Some people Age: 21 Posts: 732 Join Date: Jan 2010	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? dey bther me 2! __________________ The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. - Robert Bloch

11th Apr 2010, 11:49 AM	#11
xCrazyInsanity Gay, no. Fabulous, totally. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Pansexual Out Status: All BUT family Location: South-East Pennsylvania Age: 17 Posts: 750 Join Date: Dec 2009	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? 123 456 789 0 ^^If they're on that kind of keypad I dont think there IS punctuation __________________ This is love, this is not treason.

11th Apr 2010, 11:50 AM	#12
gaz83 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? well as long as i understand the message i dont mind too much. its more to do with keeping things quick really. like hey hows u? what ya up 2 2day? gimme a txt. nothing too unreadable haha. my stepmother cant understand alot of the stuff she gets from her friends so i interpret for her ususally. some stuff really dont make sense tho.

11th Apr 2010, 12:05 PM	#14
Rosina An Abnormal Default EC Moderator Gender: Female Orientation: Straight Out Status: As out as the next straight kid Location: Surrey, UK Age: 19 Posts: 4,103 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? It doesn't annoy me per-say. On the phone, I don't mind, as I can appreciate those who don't own a phone with a qwerty-keyboard might not want to sit there bashing out whole words when there are perfectly acceptable abbreviations. But when it's online, facebook, MSN and all, it really does; I don't see how it takes less time to type 'u' instead of 'you' etc. It's really not that difficult to learn to type, surely? Granted, I know that not everyone can touch-type, but I actually find I have more patience with those who take longer to type fully then those who reply instantly with text-speak. I don't mind bad spelling, being dyslexic myself, but when people use the 'oh, I can't spell' excuse, and I know they're not dyslexic, that frustrates me too. I take pride in the fact and although I am dyslexic, I like to make sure what I send to people is of good English; I have spell-check installed in Chrome and I spell-check my texts before I send them. __________________ Hang in there, because things have always and will always change - It Gets Better Rebecca Drysdale Last edited by Rosina; 11th Apr 2010 at 12:09 PM..

11th Apr 2010, 12:18 PM	#16
thevre EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: All but family Age: 19 Posts: 295 Join Date: Jul 2009	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? I don't text properly. I used to, then decided that it made me look stuffy, arrogant, or sad. Or whatever... just very pessimistic. Now when I text I don't capitalize anything, and I use a thousand !!!!'s and say things like "yeayea" and "kk" and often trail off the end of the last word like "love you tooooo". That would have annoyed the shit out of me about a year ago, but now I decided it makes me feel happier and bouncier and like a happy person to talk to. Rarely/never use smilies though. __________________ *CITY LIGHTS, LIKE RAIN... DANCE AND EXPLODE*

11th Apr 2010, 12:20 PM	#17
Austin Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Most people in my life. Location: Orange County, California, USA Age: 19 Posts: 1,790 Join Date: Apr 2008	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? Oh god I always trail on the end of my last word =x Horrible habitt now. __________________ Can I sail through the changing ocean tides, can I handle the seasons of my life?

11th Apr 2010, 12:51 PM	#18
Zach1992 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Guys Out Status: Out to friends, some family, & those who ask! Location: New York (State, not city) Age: 21 Posts: 1,171 Join Date: Jan 2010	Re: Am I the only person annoyed when people don't text properly? I just view people who write like that as stupid. __________________ "Sex shouldn't be COMFY!!!"- Lola (Kinky Boots)

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