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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: JamesV6CDX on 15 March 2008, 16:01:41
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Just seen an ebay ad -
WHY, for the love of the lord, must grown adults increasingly talk in "text" language etc... I don't know why, but it really winds me up!
we recomend you view b4 you buy,if this isnt possible.plz
ring <nimber> or <number> ask for mark and i will tell you everything you would like to no.can only say so much
in this ad,check my feedback and you will no you can bid with confidance.
Edit - just removed the numbers that were in the egay ad..
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wot yow kwacking onabout.... :D
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Just seen an ebay ad -
WHY, for the love of the lord, must grown adults increasingly talk in "text" language etc... I don't know why, but it really winds me up!
we recomend you view b4 you buy,if this isnt possible.plz
ring 01942 670374 or 07821311393 ask for mark and i will tell you everything you would like to no.can only say so much
in this ad,check my feedback and you will no you can bid with confidance.
Here here & confidance is spelt with a e. ;) confidEnce
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I wouldn't so much pick on people's spelling, because they may have dyslexia, etc, which cannot be helped.
It's the lazyness, such as B4 instead of before, and PLZ instead of please, and other such text abbreviations, which wind me up.
They are way to commonly used in all correspondance these days.
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I wouldn't so much pick on people's spelling, because they may have dyslexia, etc, which cannot be helped.
It's the lazyness, such as B4 instead of before, and PLZ instead of please, and other such text abbreviations, which wind me up.
They are way to commonly used in all correspondance these days.
I gree wiv u :D
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I get pist of sumx wen ppl use txt tlk 4 email.
Txt ch@ shud b used 4 txt ch@, its jus bn lazy
Soz pal, but uv left ursel wide open wiv dis ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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My niece sent me a text during the week to ask for a lift to her mates.
In the end i gave up trying to decipher it and phoned her .to ask was she wanted . Text short hand is a pita or am i just getting old ::)
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I wouldn't so much pick on people's spelling, because they may have dyslexia, etc, which cannot be helped.
It's the lazyness, such as B4 instead of before, and PLZ instead of please, and other such text abbreviations, which wind me up.
They are way to commonly used in all correspondance these days.
When you're selling something wether via eBay or other means then surely you want your advert to stand out for the right reasons. Some ads are so badly set out it makes it difficult to find the information you want, & I would be likely to click ' next'. It's not too difficult to type your advert in Word, use spell check & paste it all to the advert.
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I detest text speak and usually try to ruin it
If I see B4 I ask if they are on about bogies
(http://www.wsr.org.uk/images/bogies/b4.jpg)
If I see UR I ask about David Brins Uplift Series of novels
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I detest text speak and usually try to ruin it
If I see B4 I ask if they are on about bogies
(http://www.wsr.org.uk/images/bogies/b4.jpg)
If I see UR I ask about David Brins Uplift Series of novels
Bogies £4......Carriage extra! ;D
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I detest text speak and usually try to ruin it
If I see B4 I ask if they are on about bogies
(http://www.wsr.org.uk/images/bogies/b4.jpg)
If I see UR I ask about David Brins Uplift Series of novels
You need to get out more, you really do ;D
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I detest text speak and usually try to ruin it
If I see B4 I ask if they are on about bogies
(http://www.wsr.org.uk/images/bogies/b4.jpg)
If I see UR I ask about David Brins Uplift Series of novels
Bogies £4......Carriage extra! ;D
Sorry Debs I have to agree with Jaime , you really do need help
to get out more ;D ;D ;D
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I detest text speak and usually try to ruin it
If I see B4 I ask if they are on about bogies
(http://www.wsr.org.uk/images/bogies/b4.jpg)
If I see UR I ask about David Brins Uplift Series of novels
You need to get out more, you really do ;D
As a life long railway enthusiast you tend to recongnise stuff easily and texters using the official designation for 1 of the 4 or main BR bogie designs is worth mickey taking them.
B4 is a Swindon designed high speed bogie first used under a GWR coach in the early 60s.
As to Ur - a race of intelligent beings found in David Brins Uplift series of 6 books - things like this are funny to avid SF readers
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I detest text speak and usually try to ruin it
If I see B4 I ask if they are on about bogies
(http://www.wsr.org.uk/images/bogies/b4.jpg)
If I see UR I ask about David Brins Uplift Series of novels
You need to get out more, you really do ;D
As a life long railway enthusiast you tend to recongnise stuff easily and texters using the official designation for 1 of the 4 or main BR bogie designs is worth mickey taking them.
B4 is a Swindon designed high speed bogie first used under a GWR coach in the early 60s.
As to Ur - a race of intelligent beings found in David Brins Uplift series of 6 books - things like this are funny to avid SF readers
I some times have these, when i role them up & throw at the wall ;D ;D
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Just seen an ebay ad -
WHY, for the love of the lord, must grown adults increasingly talk in "text" language etc... I don't know why, but it really winds me up!
we recomend you view b4 you buy,if this isnt possible.plz
ring 01942 670374 or 07821311393 ask for mark and i will tell you everything you would like to no.can only say so much
in this ad,check my feedback and you will no you can bid with confidance.
A friend of mine's a school teacher,a few weeks ago she was telling me about kids using this in school work
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I detest text speak and usually try to ruin it
If I see B4 I ask if they are on about bogies
(http://www.wsr.org.uk/images/bogies/b4.jpg)
If I see UR I ask about David Brins Uplift Series of novels
You need to get out more, you really do ;D
As a life long railway enthusiast you tend to recongnise stuff easily and texters using the official designation for 1 of the 4 or main BR bogie designs is worth mickey taking them.
B4 is a Swindon designed high speed bogie first used under a GWR coach in the early 60s.
As to Ur - a race of intelligent beings found in David Brins Uplift series of 6 books - things like this are funny to avid SF readers
I some times have these, when i role them up & throw at the wall ;D ;D
Find em
Pick em
Roll em
Flick em.
:D :D :D
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if someone is selling something of value (like a car) and the auction consits of text speak then i am wary, sometimes to the point of not bothering.
If someone can't put the effort into something as stupid as a simple advert then i question their ability to look after the item in the first place, someone who takes time in their presentation of goods A) cared/cares about it or B) wants to create a good impression.
I'm not saying text speak doesn't have its uses but not in everyday conversation......
On a slightly different subject, but still text based, why do they abbreviate anyway?
Think about it, you get charged the same for 16 or 160 charactures, why not get full value for money out of the text and type the whole message out :y
makes sense to me
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I detest text speak and usually try to ruin it
If I see B4 I ask if they are on about bogies
(http://www.wsr.org.uk/images/bogies/b4.jpg)
If I see UR I ask about David Brins Uplift Series of novels
You need to get out more, you really do ;D
As a life long railway enthusiast you tend to recongnise stuff easily and texters using the official designation for 1 of the 4 or main BR bogie designs is worth mickey taking them.
B4 is a Swindon designed high speed bogie first used under a GWR coach in the early 60s.
As to Ur - a race of intelligent beings found in David Brins Uplift series of 6 books - things like this are funny to avid SF readers
I some times have these, when i role them up & throw at the wall ;D ;D
IT is a funny world UK name for the things at the end of coaches and locos has the same name as snot balls ;D ;D
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if someone is selling something of value (like a car) and the auction consits of text speak then i am wary, sometimes to the point of not bothering.
If someone can't put the effort into something as stupid as a simple advert then i question their ability to look after the item in the first place, someone who takes time in their presentation of goods A) cared/cares about it or B) wants to create a good impression.
I'm not saying text speak doesn't have its uses but not in everyday conversation......
On a slightly different subject, but still text based, why do they abbreviate anyway?
Think about it, you get charged the same for 16 or 160 charactures, why not get full value for money out of the text and type the whole message out :y
makes sense to me
On the rare occasion I use a text message it is all in long hand correct grammar and case only punctuation is dropped
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if someone is selling something of value (like a car) and the auction consits of text speak then i am wary, sometimes to the point of not bothering.
If someone can't put the effort into something as stupid as a simple advert then i question their ability to look after the item in the first place, someone who takes time in their presentation of goods A) cared/cares about it or B) wants to create a good impression.
I'm not saying text speak doesn't have its uses but not in everyday conversation......
On a slightly different subject, but still text based, why do they abbreviate anyway?
Think about it, you get charged the same for 16 or 160 charactures, why not get full value for money out of the text and type the whole message out :y
makes sense to me
On the rare occasion I use a text message it is all in long hand correct grammar and case only punctuation is dropped
i do about 4/500 texts a month, all longhand....irritates the hell out of my son when i send him one, he prefers text speak ;D
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if someone is selling something of value (like a car) and the auction consits of text speak then i am wary, sometimes to the point of not bothering.
If someone can't put the effort into something as stupid as a simple advert then i question their ability to look after the item in the first place, someone who takes time in their presentation of goods A) cared/cares about it or B) wants to create a good impression.
I'm not saying text speak doesn't have its uses but not in everyday conversation......
On a slightly different subject, but still text based, why do they abbreviate anyway?
Think about it, you get charged the same for 16 or 160 charactures, why not get full value for money out of the text and type the whole message out :y
makes sense to me
On the rare occasion I use a text message it is all in long hand correct grammar and case only punctuation is dropped
i do about 4/500 texts a month, all longhand....irritates the hell out of my son when i send him one, he prefers text speak ;D
I would never get anything else done.
I might do one or two, hate texting, it takes me too long, often get messages from youngest son that I cant understand so end up ringing him. :)
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my phone has a proper QWERTY keyboard, couldn't live with a normal phone again.
I most likely do as many emails as well from the phone.....and a lot of OOF surfing :y
aint technology great
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my phone has a proper QWERTY keyboard, couldn't live with a normal phone again.
I most likely do as many emails as well from the phone.....and a lot of OOF surfing :y
aint technology great
From a phone?????
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my phone has a proper QWERTY keyboard, couldn't live with a normal phone again.
I most likely do as many emails as well from the phone.....and a lot of OOF surfing :y
aint technology great
From a phone?????
yep....well a blackberry ;)
not the fruity variety
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my phone has a proper QWERTY keyboard, couldn't live with a normal phone again.
I most likely do as many emails as well from the phone.....and a lot of OOF surfing :y
aint technology great
From a phone?????
yep....well a blackberry ;)
not the fruity variety
I have heard of those, my boss has one. I knew you could do emails never realised could reach internet and oof. Perhaps I should suggest that I need one for work, then I could oof when at the Caravan as laptop will not work there, signal from the club house will not reach our van. :(
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Some of it is down to this "Street" talk when a white "yoof" tries to sound black innit? not being racist, i'd be quite open about it if i was but dey is all talking de same ting...(utter bollix)
Regarding the lack of grammar & punctuation (i managed O level Eng. Lang.) some of the problem must be down to the PC age we now live in. Websites aren't case sensitive which given the capabilities of the home computer is something of an irony.
Lastly, why is "abbreviation" such a long word? :-/
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I wouldn't so much pick on people's spelling, because they may have dyslexia, etc, which cannot be helped.
It's the lazyness, such as B4 instead of before, and PLZ instead of please, and other such text abbreviations, which wind me up.
They are way to commonly used in all correspondance these days.
I agree that there are instances where there could be a disability... Gotta say though, I wouldn't buy from a seller who'd written an advert in such a way, sends out the wrong messages...
i.e. nicked, being sold for drug money :-/
DC :-X
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winds i ^ 2