Age and texting

Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

24 Aug 16

@cahaya1983 The problem is now compounding as text speech is becoming used on social sites as well. The !level of command of English here is poor enough, without people being given an easy way not to bother learning.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

25 Aug 16

@Asylum Yes I agree. I can't even understand the terms the youngsters use sometimes. Plus it's not just with English, it's the same case with my native language as well.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

24 Aug 16

Yeah at times I do choose to talk on the phone, especially when it comes to things that are too complicated to explain through text. Well correct English is definitely better than some hard to understand abbreviations!

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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26 Aug 16

Maybe they are right.. I hate those abbreviations.. Its a pain to read those messages.. I am of the old school. I use a lot of emoji s though.

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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29 Aug 16

@cahaya1983 I fear for the language the way people text.. this generation hardly knows to spell words. They are so used o auto correct or text language.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

2 Sep 16

@sofssu So true. It can become a habit when they use it too often. I wouldn't be surprised if they don't know the actual spelling of some words.

@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

27 Aug 16

Yeah sometimes I do get annoyed when they try to abbreviate everything. I wouldn't mind emojis though, I use them often myself

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Michelle

@infatuatedbby (95001)

• United States

24 Aug 16

I think you can get a hint.

I love emoji's too when I text especially.

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Michelle

@infatuatedbby (95001)

• United States

25 Aug 16

@cahaya1983 My mom doesn't know how to text. My dad does but he's slow at it! Lol

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

25 Aug 16

Yeah me too. The emojis on Whatsapp are pretty cool I think. My mom has started using them often too and she's 50+ years old

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

25 Aug 16

@infatuatedbby My parents both text but my dad never use emojis. But he does use abbreviations and stuff just like we do.

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

26 Aug 16

My mom always uses jajajaja and jejejeje instead of the usual hahahaha and hehehehe. She's 60+.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

26 Aug 16

Haha that's cute. I suppose because in her native language 'j' is pronounced as 'h'? Most people I know would use haha or LOL or the emoji

@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

26 Aug 16

@sol_cee Too funny

solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

26 Aug 16

@cahaya1983 It's also hahaha/ hehehe in our language. She just wanna be 'in' with the new generation that's why. lol

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Yogesh Sharma

@ModernDayWriter (3318)

• New Delhi, India

24 Aug 16

Are you 43years old?

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

24 Aug 16

You're awful at guessing!!

I didn't know I sound 43 though.

Yogesh Sharma

@ModernDayWriter (3318)

• New Delhi, India

24 Aug 16

@cahaya1983 I am near

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

25 Aug 16

@ModernDayWriter That's a decade more, still way off. Haha

peachpurple

@peachpurple (13884)

• Malaysia

11 Oct 17

yes you can, teens always use the emoji and short cuts, for example you = "u"

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

12 Oct 17

Yes that's right. Also b4, gr8 and all that. I hardly use all the short forms and sometimes they annoy me.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

12 Oct 17

@peachpurple Haha. I have a few friends in my Whatsapp group that use "dy" for already. Gosh that annoys me.

peachpurple

@peachpurple (13884)

• Malaysia

12 Oct 17

@cahaya1983 my teen text me that way too, I had to ask her what the abbreviation stands for. She also used " duh " "Loh " "de" "Meh ", I really can't figure out what she was saying...

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Marsha Cooper

@marsha32 (6631)

• United States

27 Aug 16

I rarely use emoji's and usually type out the whole word. I do use LOL a lot though.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

28 Aug 16

I think I tend to use haha more than LOL. Either that or the

emoji

Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

25 Aug 16

There is truth in that. I don't text the way my son does. I just hate too many abbreviations and actually hates receiving such kind of text messages because most times I can't understand them.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

25 Aug 16

I have a younger cousin who abbreviates almost every single word she types, haha. I can barely understand her sentences!

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

26 Aug 16

@cahaya1983 She is not alone.

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Hope

@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

28 Aug 16

I'm more of a visual person and need to see them in order to guess approximately their age.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

28 Aug 16

Sometimes the way they write the text can give me a clue, but other times I can't really tell.

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

25 Aug 16

Yes, more or less . People of my age would go direct to the point and not abbreviate much .

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

25 Aug 16

@cahaya1983 I hate it when my daughter abbreviates so shortly , i have to ask her to text clearly . So she knows since then .

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

25 Aug 16

As long as people can understand what you're saying I guess it doesn't really matter.

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Hazel Vee

@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

30 Aug 16

I seldom receive texts .. only to some of my clients .. I can't tell their age by the way they text ..

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

2 Sep 16

I use texting more than I make/receive calls. Sometimes it's hard to guess but usually the way they text does give me a clue.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134388)

• Roseburg, Oregon

5 Sep 16

I have never tried to guess anyone age. Age is just a nimber.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

6 Sep 16

I don't actively guess either, it just happens unconsciously I suppose.

Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

26 Aug 16

I think it seems to be mostly younger people who text things like u r and gr8. I personally type the whole words, though I use emojis too. I'm 76.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

27 Aug 16

Yeah I actually prefer whole words too when I text. I feel like it's more reader-friendly somehow

And I love using emojis too!

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@acelawrites

@acelawrites (19273)

• Philippines

6 Sep 16

It depends; and even old people follow the the trend; I don't do it; I just stick to what is usually being used; I don't want people who messes with words (I wanted to edit it! ) ha ha ha!

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

6 Sep 16

I know right? Haha. I do edit them silently sometimes. Can't help it!

Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

26 Aug 16

I guess so. I have seen some of my younger cousins' text or messages in Facebook, I don't even understand them at all. I do not like to use abbreviations too, as I don't know many of them.

I guess old school, like me prefer to type it out all.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

26 Aug 16

Old school is best!

At least we know people won't misunderstand or get confused!

ShannyBananny

@shaggin (71663)

• United States

26 Aug 16

I think it they used a lot of terms that I was not used to that they probably are a lot younger then me. Other then that I probably would not be able to tell.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

26 Aug 16

Yes the younger generation usually use a lot of modern slang (there's even an urban dictionary online explaining the meaning of those words) that even I myself don't understand.

crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

24 Aug 16

'tis a most rare thingy fer me to get 'r send a text. i dunno what those abbreviations mean 'n don't care to learn 'em. the granddaughter sent my momma one a couple 'f weeks 'go. (momma don't text neither) 'n surprisin'ly, such was well written, although 'twas lookin' fer donations fer her dance club, lol.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

25 Aug 16

Haha that is funny! At least they do know how to text properly when they need to.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (40488)

• United States

24 Aug 16

We "older" folks tend to use a salutation (Hey, Hi, the recipient's name) and then close with love, see ya, call em, etc. Young people are straight to the point.

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