b4 u reed n e other discussion u need 2 read dis 1
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
December 12, 2016 1:52pm CST
Not really.
I just got extremely irritated by reading discussions written in 'text speak' and it ticks me off.
So I decided to write my title that way since it seems to be 'the thing to do' and it doesn't seem to matter if people do it, even though it is against the guidelines.
Sorry...I don't expect to read Hemingway or Shakespeare or anything like that...but I do expect English.
But don't worry...I'm just ranting.
*goes off to kick a unicorn*
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
12 Dec 16
I don't like "text speak" even in a text message. I can't decipher half of it. I especially hate it in an email. I can't believe how many professional people talk like that even in an email.
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
13 Dec 16
@Morleyhunt, Always, it really doesn't take anymore time to spell out the word.
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@Morleyhunt (21742)
• Canada
12 Dec 16
I'm like you. Even when I text...proper spelling.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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13 Dec 16
It hurts my brain trying to decipher some of that stuff
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@vaishu0106 (968)
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12 Dec 16
Its all because of sms..people use whatsapp alot now a days and cut short the words
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@JolietJake (50190)
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12 Dec 16
That really shouldn't matter here since the guidelines plainly state not to use it here
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@vaishu0106 (968)
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12 Dec 16
@JolietJake yeah...people are habituated thats why may be..:)
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@JolietJake (50190)
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12 Dec 16
Scar suggested I drown a puppy but he's got this thing about dogs
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
12 Dec 16
@JolietJake He is definitely biased.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
13 Dec 16
There at least two generations out there now after ours and probably one or both of them do not realise that test speech is even a language (if it is indeed) of its own 
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Dec 16
@JolietJake mostly newbies or all of us I need new gkasses darn
@JolietJake (50190)
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13 Dec 16
Yes, it is in the guidelines but it seems that is commonly ignored
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Dec 16
Text speak is so popular. Wonder if there will soon be a class taught (for credit, of course) in high schools and community colleges.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
15 Dec 16
what's even worse is when they pepper it with their made up new words.
i have no idea what on fleek truely means but it sounds painful
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
12 Dec 16
I've ranted about the same thing! It is very irritating. When someone does that, it tells me that we are not important enough for someone to type out words.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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12 Dec 16
I've seen a few today that really bug me...I know many users don't have English as a first language, and I make allowances for that, but some of this stuff...
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@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
13 Dec 16
I know a colleague who used to write like that in her email, even to her bosses she will say something "mi sick, tink im off" OMG
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@LovingMyBabies (85296)
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Dec 16
Do you feel better after kicking that poor defenseless unicorn?
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@LovingMyBabies (85296)
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Dec 16
@JolietJake That is what you get...karma.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
12 Dec 16
@JolietJake well I am sure you deserved it 
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
13 Dec 16
And they wonder why kids can't spell worth a dang today @JolietJake .
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@ScholasticJasper (110)
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13 Dec 16
I m too not used to this method bcz it doesn't sound much professional for me.
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@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
13 Dec 16
Tickles me so much I just have to leave a comment !
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@FourWalls (75682)
• United States
13 Dec 16
Nice of this. (Which, of course, is another major tick-off for me.)
And don't worry, I'm sure someone will get around to plagiarizing Hemingway or Shakespeare eventually...
BTW, no wonder the Irish Rovers couldn't find a unicorn....you're out kicking them!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
13 Dec 16
some of it I am ok with and can read (in small parts, I dont mind thinks like lol, etc)
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@PainsOnSlate (21849)
• Canada
13 Dec 16
i won't read a discussion here is it uses text talk. Heck I use real words when I text,
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@vickycheeky (184)
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13 Dec 16
I never like text speak, even in text message. I also get irritated, whenever I received a message written in text. I hardly understand the message.
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