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I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
GreyDesk Started conversation Dec 9, 2004
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/09/sms_shorthand_annoying/
And yes, I had to use an on-line translation tool to turn the phrase, "I knew we were right about eff-ing text speak", into that teeth-gratingly annoying subject line that is now cluttering up your conversation list.
I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
Rik Bailey Posted Dec 10, 2004
Thankfully I can boast to being one of them 22 year olds who refrains from text speech. I write every word out in its full form, and end up getting a reply that takes me three weeks to decipher.
Adib
I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
frenchbean Posted Dec 10, 2004
My brother's a University lecturer and has had assignments handed in to him in text English. Needless to say, they failed.
I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
Lighthousegirl - back on board Posted Dec 10, 2004
Ahhhhhhhhhh I hate Txt spk!
Not only is it almost impossible to tell what someone is saying but it is having a really negative impact on the ability of current teenagers ability to write English. Now my English is not perfect by a long shot but when I get to help OJ's teenagers with their homework I really dont know how best to get them writing in something that vaguely resembles English. Mind you their spoken grammar is not that hot either so maybe we should not just blame txt spk.
I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
GreyDesk Posted Dec 10, 2004
Now I tell you what I finf interesting; and that is the reaction to the subject heading.
In general terms I would expect about 10-15 replies to one of my journals within the first 24 hours. Some more so, but few less so. I tend to try to find catchy headers to attract everyone's attention you see 
Now in this case you've all turned on your PCs and seen something written in gibberish crop up in your conversation list, and have simply ignored it in the assumption that it was posted by some random knuckle-dragger who has posted to some random page that you just happen to have subscribed to.
So I think we've demonstrated the central premise of the article that I posted in the first message. Well done everyone
I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
Mu Beta Posted Dec 10, 2004
"simply ignored it in the assumption that it was posted by some random knuckle-dragger who has posted to some random page that you just happen to have subscribed to."
QED.
B
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Lighthousegirl - back on board Posted Dec 10, 2004
* giggles *
It could be that or the fact that for some of us this is the first time we have been here since you posted this :-p
I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
McKay The Disorganised Posted Dec 11, 2004
From Txt to Latin - we're polyglots on here aren't we ?
(Quad Erat Demonstratum)
I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
GreyDesk Posted Dec 12, 2004
Congratulations B, you saved two key strokes with that 
I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
E G Mel Posted Dec 12, 2004
panta Hellenici estin emoy
(Greek - "It's all Greek to me")
Mel 
I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
Number Six Posted Dec 12, 2004
Io sono un bevatore nascosta di limonata.
I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
McKay The Disorganised Posted Dec 12, 2004
Hasta La Vista Baby.
B - its a bit worrying you've started txting in Latin.
I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
Z Posted Dec 12, 2004
There's a certain gay club where everyone is given a 'shag tag' a sticker with a number on it, and if you want to contact another guest you can leave a message for that number on the notice board.
One of my friends once got a message in Latin, fortuntaly he was a classics student so understood it.
I knw we wr ryt bout f-ing txt spk
There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Dec 21, 2004
"Mobile phones 'alter human DNA'"
"A spokesman said the study had not shown the biological changes led to disease."
"The mobile phone industry maintains there is no scientific evidence of harmful effects from electromagnetic radiation."
"Other studies have suggested mobile phone radiation may have some effect on the body"
"It is not possible to draw conclusions from this preliminary data"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4113989.stm
I rckn u cn prolly gss wht im gttin at cnt u?
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