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| Thread ID: 86428 | 2008-01-16 08:30:00 | Poll: Text Language | wmoore (6009) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 630821 | 2008-01-16 11:13:00 | Can't say I use text language much, unless im in a super hurry. Otherwise, thats what predictive is for. | Dannz (1668) | ||
| 630822 | 2008-01-16 17:46:00 | They are communicating the necessary information with the least number of key presses and are not aware that "English as she is wrote" is preferable.Lol... of course they are aware.. they don't get taught txt spk in English at school. Pure laziness | Myth (110) | ||
| 630823 | 2008-01-16 18:18:00 | Ur all juz h8ers! I cant stand it myself. The odd abbreviation or quick reply maybe, but not full on conversation type of thing. |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 630824 | 2008-01-16 18:37:00 | Are young peoples minds so small that they cant accommodate more than one form of language? In many other countries it is common for people growing up to speak more than one language and use so in the appropriate settings. Surely it cant be hard for texters to use the appropriate form ONE language in the correct settings. | sam m (517) | ||
| 630825 | 2008-01-16 19:14:00 | What a load of rubbish! And I thought that F1 was for those among us with a smattering of intelligence. I have serious doubts after glancing through that lot! rob_on_guitar: I agree. I can't be bothered either. Wainuitech: Another touch of sanity. Thank you. And when they do use the spell check, they use the American spell check (because they are not aware that the spell check is set to American by default and if they did know would have no idea that it can be changed or how to change it to correct NZ English.) Myth: You're right, it is pure laziness - and a "don't care" attitude. Teachers should not only be teaching but should be imparting caring attitudes. Standards do matter, but not, it seems, to the present, "at school" generation. Teaching of morals also seems to be lacking, something that covers a large area of human experience. This "don't care" manifests itself in many ways, text language is only one of those many. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 630826 | 2008-01-16 19:36:00 | Are young peoples minds so small that they cant accommodate more than one form of language? In many other countries it is common for people growing up to speak more than one language and use so in the appropriate settings. Surely it cant be hard for texters to use the appropriate form ONE language in the correct settings. Right on the button, Sam!! Roscoe summed it up as well. When you see those fun literacy articles, such as "reading the first and last letter and you don't need the rest"...that's just it, they are for fun. What they don't point out is that unless you learn to speak, to spell etc, in the first place you won't be able to comprehend. Imagine trying to text in another language without being fluent!! Language does evolve, but it's knowing when and where to use any changes that enables clear communication. Cheers, Marnie :2cents: |
Marnie (4574) | ||
| 630827 | 2008-01-16 19:44:00 | Txt is ideal for swiftly conveying the mental age of the sender. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 630828 | 2008-01-16 19:54:00 | The sad thing is that some of these kids don't understand that txting is a form of language that should be restricted to phones. As that poster showed, they increasingly think it is acceptable everywhere. And they get stroppy if you try to tell them otherwise. It would be funny, if it wasn't so bloody sad. | Biggles (121) | ||
| 630829 | 2008-01-16 20:04:00 | I occasionally use it in a txt, but agreed, it should be banned on a forum of this high a class. | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 630830 | 2008-01-16 20:06:00 | Lol did the government start this thread? | Enigmur (10547) | ||
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