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Post by Zulus Thousand of em » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:17 pm

Just a gentle reminder concerning textspeak. It doesn't belong in these forums. Many members, and not just the old and bold, do not like it and object to having to wade through it. Any postings including it will be deleted and the poster will receive a reminder of this along with a warning.

This stance is not about correct punctuation, grammar or syntax. Some people write better English than others. All of us can articulate an idea or participate in a debate without resorting to textspeak though. This is a good site, partly due to this rule.

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Post by warthog » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:19 pm

wel sed m8

innit

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Post by Zulus Thousand of em » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:20 pm

warthog wrote:well sed m8

innit
:D I wasn't sure who would be the first! (Here comes the herd.)
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Post by warthog » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:22 pm

Zulus Thousand of em wrote:
warthog wrote:well sed m8

innit
:D I wasn't sure who would be the first! (Here comes the herd.)
And yet I had to edit that! Punctuation and capitalisation are such a habit. Certain people could learn from that.

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Post by enfieldwhite » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:24 pm

My favourite is 'FAR Q' :mrgreen:
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Post by Worthy4England » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:28 pm

enfieldwhite wrote:My favourite is 'FAR Q' :mrgreen:
Prefer I124Q meself....but not of course directed at yourself.....

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Post by enfieldwhite » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:30 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
enfieldwhite wrote:My favourite is 'FAR Q' :mrgreen:
Prefer I124Q meself....but not of course directed at yourself.....
Whew! :mrgreen:
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Post by Hoboh » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:32 pm

Doh we ain't gonna have to do away with IMHO etc etc are we?
Thats just gr8 is that m8

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Post by Zulus Thousand of em » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:34 pm

hoboh2o wrote:Doh we ain't gonna have to do away with IMHO etc etc are we?
Thats just gr8 is that m8
I think that we can stretch to the odd IMHO and LOL, but you know what I mean. :)
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Post by Worthy4England » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:56 pm

Zulus Thousand of em wrote:
hoboh2o wrote:Doh we ain't gonna have to do away with IMHO etc etc are we?
Thats just gr8 is that m8
I think that we can stretch to the odd IMHO and LOL, but you know what I mean. :)
ROFL

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Post by Zulus Thousand of em » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:58 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
Zulus Thousand of em wrote:
hoboh2o wrote:Doh we ain't gonna have to do away with IMHO etc etc are we?
Thats just gr8 is that m8
I think that we can stretch to the odd IMHO and LOL, but you know what I mean. :)
ROFL
Yep, and that! (This could turn into a Spanish Inquisition sketch if we're not careful.) :D
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Post by enfieldwhite » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:04 pm

Zulus Thousand of em wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
Zulus Thousand of em wrote:
hoboh2o wrote:Doh we ain't gonna have to do away with IMHO etc etc are we?
Thats just gr8 is that m8
I think that we can stretch to the odd IMHO and LOL, but you know what I mean. :)
ROFL
Yep, and that! (This could turn into a Spanish Inquisition sketch if we're not careful.) :D
I didn't expect that!
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Post by warthog » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:06 pm

enfieldwhite wrote:
Zulus Thousand of em wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
Zulus Thousand of em wrote:
hoboh2o wrote:Doh we ain't gonna have to do away with IMHO etc etc are we?
Thats just gr8 is that m8
I think that we can stretch to the odd IMHO and LOL, but you know what I mean. :)
ROFL
Yep, and that! (This could turn into a Spanish Inquisition sketch if we're not careful.) :D
I didn't expect that!
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PMSL!
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Post by TANGODANCER » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:17 pm

Zulus Thousand of em wrote:
Yep, and that! (This could turn into a Spanish Inquisition sketch if we're not careful.) :D
You should have locked the thread after your initial message Zulu. Now look what you started. :wink:
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Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:34 pm

FFS guys :roll:

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Post by Zulus Thousand of em » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:45 pm

Sigh! And one tries so hard. :D
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Post by enfieldwhite » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:45 pm

Cardinal Fang. Fetch the comfy chair. :evil:
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Post by Worthy4England » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:53 pm

enfieldwhite wrote:Cardinal Fang. Fetch the comfy chair. :evil:
Nt the cmfy chr.... :twisted:

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Post by FD » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:29 pm

I'm confused.

What exactly is and isn't text speak? I never use text speak personally but occasionally will use "internet speak" in the form of a "LOL" or a "IMHO" (in my humble opinion).

I hate text speak as much as anyone but I don't get why it's an issue? Live and let live I say, or die and burn in hell if you use text speak! :mrgreen:

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Post by TANGODANCER » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:33 pm

FD wrote:I'm confused.

What exactly is and isn't text speak? I never use text speak personally but occasionally will use "internet speak" in the form of a "LOL" or a "IMHO" (in my humble opinion).

I hate text speak as much as anyone but I don't get why it's an issue? Live and let live I say, or die and burn in hell if you use text speak! :mrgreen:
Are just first letter of word abbreviations. Text twaddle is chopping words down and using "sound alikes" ie, M8 for mate. On a mobile phone, for speed and cost saving I can more understand it. On here, just confusing. Laziness springs to mind, with the users convinced it's the new way to go.
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