to say, once again, the past tense of " to text" is " texted "

[HanneHolm]

god not " he text me"

you sound like you is forrin

I honestly don't care about how people speak. If its understandable then what's the issue?

You want to say texted/texies/text the do so but saying someone sounds thick or common because they don't agree with you makes you sound like a dick.

Personally, I prefer he/she/we/they/it SENT a text.

Here's a source.

"text' as the past tense just sounds so - teenage And not a very bright teenager either.

Texted makes you sound like a right numpty.

Like saying "I lefted the party early"

Right or wrong, it just doesn't sound correct.

Texticles is the plural of text...

Leaved? Is that a better comparison, oh great language expert, Po?

Lol at people vehemently not caring. On er... This thread

Texted is soooo right. Text is not right at all.

Why do people get so pointless miserable.

Textie=thickie

Lol at po

Just found this thread and am . There are ADULTS who think "I text him" is correct in the past tense??? I've heard children say that but honestly never adults. I text = present, I will text = future, I texted = past. Although.... shouldn't it be "I sent a text message" seeing as "to text" isn't actually a verb... is it?

I say Haitch but that's ok, I'm forrin...

I use texted though & have decided that the plural of text should definitely be texticles - love that OhWell

No, it is "He tox me"
Write Wrote
Text Tox

It's definitely "texted"...

While we are on the subject of inaccuracies, I might of thought about something else language-related that bothers me...

It is not. It is "I sent a text", "he sent a text", "she sent a text".

It is not "text" or "texted" which is even worse.

From: Dan Brandon
Sent: Mon 6/01/09 1:47 PM

QUESTION: I'm sure you've been asked this before, but I need to know. What is the past tense of "to text"? And if it has not been officially decided, who decides when new words are part of the dictionary? This certainly needs to be addressed. Thanks. Sincerely, Marianne

RESPONSE: The verb "text" is conjugated according to the normal English pattern, so the past tense would be "I texted." Here at Merriam-Webster, we have a series of criteria that a word has to meet to be considered for entry in our dictionary. We spend a certain amount of time every day scouring all sorts of published material for examples of new words, and when we find them, they go into our citation database. When we revise our dictionary, we check the database to see if any of these new words have enough support to warrant their entry. For more information on the process and criteria we use to enter words in the dictionary, please visit our Web site at www.merriam-webster.com/help/faq/words_i... Daniel Brandon,Associate Editor, Merriam-Webster Inc.

Were you thinking of inaccuracies whilst you were making your pack lunch, Desertrat?

I don't understand why people seem to think that grammar is an unmovable set of rules that existed before language. Grammar, like diction is a fluid concept. Text (noun) in the mobile phone context is still a relatively new word. Grammatically, at the moment, texted is the correct use. But if people continue to use text (which is perfectly reasonable in my opinion) that will become the correct usage.

who is dan brandon?

yes fluid

but not ILLITERATE and unable to make a very normal word into a past tense

It's tex
.

Usual Yes! I knew someone would finally agree