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2 thnk ppl vr rct 2 the use of 'txt spk'?

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Dabbles · 19/08/2007 18:58

i mn its nt lk ppl pst lk ths all the tme, jst occsnlly mss a fw vwls??

& tis all prtty lgbl rlly isnt it?

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DemobCod · 19/08/2007 18:59

done t his before

allgonebellyup · 19/08/2007 18:59

cod's crappy typing looks like text speak

Dabbles · 19/08/2007 19:00

grr. am just sick of being picking on for using

'u and ppl'

honest guv thats all i abbreviate!

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littlelapin · 19/08/2007 19:00

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DemobCod · 19/08/2007 19:00

dabbles
dont do it
it makess you look thick

Dabbles · 19/08/2007 19:01

but why do u get away with your jumble typing cod?

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DemobCod · 19/08/2007 19:01

becasue i am a fish

DumbledoresGirl · 19/08/2007 19:04

I genuinely can't work out the thread title. I am not saying this to wind you up. For instance, what is rct?

DemobCod · 19/08/2007 19:04

react

DumbledoresGirl · 19/08/2007 19:04

Right, ok, so what is vr then?

BreeVanDerCampLGJ · 19/08/2007 19:05

Ohhh text speak, the last refuge of the ill-educated.

Slouchy · 19/08/2007 19:05

Looks like you are 12 years old with glittery nails.
Do you do little hearts over your letter i as well?

littlelapin · 19/08/2007 19:06

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pipsqueeke · 19/08/2007 19:06

ooh i'm sorry I say thou, althou, b4 and sometimes even ppl! lol.

don't understand most of this text speek lark - and my bad typing is a lack of using the spell check/previews

pipsqueeke · 19/08/2007 19:06

dg - think it's over?

hippipotami · 19/08/2007 19:06

Textspeak is (imo) for teenagers on mobile phones. I like to think we are more mature on here

No seriously, it is a bugger to read. If I wanted to decode mystery messages I would have become a spy!

littlelapin · 19/08/2007 19:06

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DumbledoresGirl · 19/08/2007 19:08

Blimey, wouldn't have got that in a million years, but then I am ILL (see pathetic attention seeking thread in health).

BreeVanDerCampLGJ · 19/08/2007 19:09

Ladies

You are all better than this dumbing down of the board.....

Walk away...

Dabbles · 19/08/2007 19:09

oh but i am educated and can type really well.. just you know cant be arsed!

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MyTwopenceworth · 19/08/2007 19:09

Sadly, it does make people seem dim. Hold my hand up, it's my prejudice. , but I can't help it. I have noticed 'wot' cropping up more and more instead of what and I ALWAYS want to moan about it.

Also, it seems very childish. God I am just begging for a kicking, aren't I? More teenage speak than adult. Adults using textspeak, well, it's a bit sad. A bit "I'm hip really, honest"

go on then. Boot me.

WanderingTrolley · 19/08/2007 19:09

roffle at 'thats all i abbreviate'

NomDePlumeIsAShoeWhore · 19/08/2007 19:09

[blank look]

what is this thread about, please ?

WanderingTrolley · 19/08/2007 19:10

It's about The Death Of The Vowel.

Slouchy · 19/08/2007 19:11
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