A variation on txtspk. Am I the only one who is irritated by....

[NomDePlume]

... "thou" as an abbreviation of "though" ?

I've noticed a lot of people on here use it. I always read it as "thou" in the Shakesperian sense. It really bugs me.

Don't even get me started on 'discusting'.

I hate "thou" too. I always hear it in my mind in the Shakespearian sense too.

I had to deal with an ad at work the other day for a local PCT's sexual health services. It was desperately trying to get down with the kids.

"RU Plannin On Scoring?

Dnt 4get Ur Cndms"

There's no hope for the youth is there? I imagined a load of grey-haired middle-agers in polyester mix suits thinking they were really in touch wiv da yoof

rofl @ "Dnt 4get Ur Cndms"

Bless 'em

I have read 'I don't no', or 'I don't kno' more times than I care to remember while marking work in school. Sometimes I've seen 'Dunno' for an answer. [Sigh]

A friend of mine teachers English, she gets students at A level who cannot explain what a verb is, let alone an adverb.

Eeeek

I proof read stuff our Editor-in-Chief writes. It's dreadful. And she has a first class English degree.

Teaches

The r was a typo!

I teach students at A level who don't know the difference between their and there.

i used tho if im gonna shorten it

i must say im kind of forgetting how to se grammer and proper language and its sad

surely its tho and kno

i just type what ever leaves my fingers since i cant type

they should stop IMMEDIATELY

irritating cunts

I abbreviate it to tho and only in instant messaging. Thou definitely looks wrong.

I use tho' is that wrong?

Re the use of 'kno' why not just type the one extra letter ? It's not exactly the most space-saving of abbreviations is it ?

KatyMac, at least tho' reads phonetically as 'though' and you have put an apostrophe to show that you know that there are letters missing !

yes tho' is wrong

haha one extra letter on all te words i type adds up

i also use thru

actually i type more extra letters than not enough

i am lazy

kno is a literary reference as any fule kno

I work in a university and have seen (formal) correspondance from students that uses text speak/spellings. I'm shocked.

Americanisms? I am quite used to seeing 'lite' on low-fat items. However on a recent trip over there, I stared at the stove thinking they had some magical low-fat setting to cook with. It took a while but eventually it dawned on me - 'lite' was simply the button to light the bloody thing. Actually, on that same trip to the kitchen, I was helping a friend make dinner and the recipe called for a 'Dutch Oven' - this is actually a casserole dish - but if you look it up online, as I had to - I'm afraid it comes up with www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dutch+Oven&defid=517479

ZippiBabes, I hav nominated you for the mrs joyful prize for rafia work.

hallgerda u stil luf me then

u didnt carri me ome

I often use tho as an abbreviation for though.

ZippiBabes, I turned into a pumpkin at around midnight along with most of the other Londoners, so I missed the opportunity.