Am I being Pedantic, a PITA or just Getting old and Grump[ier]

[DanP]

It's not shorthand, it's just semi literate crap,

That's probably what they said about shorthand when someone first started doing that.

Dan

[Driver]

Well said.

I can see a place for that stuff if you are sending a text on a mobile. After all, entering text on a mobile sucks.

There is no reason for it if you are using a qwerty keyboard. It's just laziness.

Old Grumpy Bastard - Western Australian Division checking in!

Couldn't agree more, Craig. SMS texting is - like a lot of mobile phone calls - a really half-@rsed substitute for real conversation. The half-wit spelling that goes with it is part of the same problem: immature lame-brains who think it's cool to over-use technology as a substitute for real human contact.

Grump, Grump!

(It's never been the same since they banned flogging and the stocks).

And another thing: if SMS texting hadn't been invented, we'd all think Warnie was a brilliant leggie. Instead, we all think he's a brilliant leggie who can't keep his strides well-zipped.

[craigb]

And another thing: if SMS texting hadn't been invented, we'd all think Warnie was a brilliant leggie. Instead, we all think he's a brilliant leggie who can't keep his strides well-zipped.

Can't give you a greenie for that, for the usual reason.

[AlexS]

Can't give you a greenie for that, for the usual reason.

Gave him one on your behalf mate.

[Driver]

Aw, shucks!

[Daddles]

I can see a place for that stuff if you are sending a text on a mobile. After all, entering text on a mobile sucks. .

No, there's not even a place for it on a mobile. Yes, I have sent SMS messages. Yes, I have sent quite a few and some of them rather long. Yes, they were all spelt correctly with the correct grammar. Attempting anything less (as opposed to achieving it ) is laziness. And no, that's not me being old and grumpy, that's me believing that the worth of what you are saying is reflected in the effort you put into expressing it.

Richard

[rick_rine]

whats PITA mean ?:confused:

[Wood Butcher]

whats PITA mean ?:confused:

Pain In The Arse!

[oges]

my mobile has that smart word thingy when doing sms, so often easier to spell it right anyway rather than trying to shorten the words

[Munga]

SMS abbreviating is a PITA, American ENGLISH is a bigger PITA, but the biggest PITA is that they allow it encourage it and teach it in schools even in exams. :mad:

Arch

bugger it mad enough for another one:mad:

[silentC]

I've got that T9 thingy on my mobile too and you have to try really hard to mispell a word. The best you can do is to use the wrong word when there is more than one word with the same key strokes. Like ME vs. OF. I'm always SMSing SWMBO asking her to "please get of some beer while you.re at the shops".

Pet hate? Would of, should of, had of. I've actually heard people on the radio and TV say "he would of". I've also read it in the paper. I can handle uneducated types saying it (just) but when someone is paid to communicate and they can't get it right :mad:

I had a conversation with an ABC radio announcer the other night about this. She said it was OK for people on the radio to say "of" instead of "have" because one of their policies is to speak in a casual conversational manner and it is an example of using a common form of language. I found myself having to disagree.

There are two schools of thought on this one. Some say that language skills are declining and something needs to be done about it. Others say language skills are declining and it doesn't matter because english is an evolving language and it's the messages, not the words used, that count. Unfortunately, it seems that the education system is in the latter camp.

This is my first post for 2006. Looks like my New Year's Resolution has lasted all of 2 days....

[Iain]

Sign in pub in Western District "takeaway food to be brought and consumed before 10 pm' never quite sure if he's selling it or offering somewhere to eat it.
Pet hate, even from current affairs hosts 'they met at 10.00am in the morning', well, it wouldn't be 10am in the bloody afternoon would it.

[Auld Bassoon]

I'm with Brett on this. I really detest Amanglish.

Note to self: stop berating (work) team member for using 'z' instead of 's' - he's Canadian, and can't help it

Cheers!

PS Does anyone recall the much-missed English satirical magazine "Punch"? - used to love the "Franglais" column:eek:

[Iain]

PS Does anyone recall the much-missed English satirical magazine "Punch"? - used to love the "Franglais" column:eek:

Yes I do, my distant memories of it were something to hold in that period of torment in an English dental surgery, running late, exacerbating the pain that was to follow and not really reading what was in front of you

[fxst]

My solution is very simple
I have a mobile phone as does my wife
I have no need for SMS or the wierd spelling it evolved so I do something really strange I use the mobile to make ...wait for it....PHONE CALLS

I delete any SMS message because I feel that if they can afford the sms they can afford a 30sec phone call. Promoting SMS only leads to a bigger road risk with people SMS-ing as they drive. Last year in Sth Oz a young woman was killed SMS-ing while driving. Its bad enough with them using phones while driving:mad:

Pete