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Culumacilinte

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:11 pm


Oh dear... I mostly hang out in the Monty Python forums, and some Lord of the Rings, so it's rare that you encounter horrific netspeak- most people do use proper English. But I recently subscribed to a thread for the tv programme Lost, and look what I found...

Quote:
i luv lst its amazin!!! bt i dnt fink its bk on til januari ova ere!! *criis*


What the hell? What is this monstrosity?!?!? What would give you cause to butcher the English language in such a heinous fasion? What does 'bk' even mean? I can't figure it to be a misspelling for anything, just it's own atrocious entity. *shudders*
PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:34 pm


Translation*:

"I love Lost, it's amazing!!! But I don't think it's back on till January over here!! *Cries*

*Edited slightly for grammatical purposes.

I have no idea why people talk like this. It takes me longer to type a sentence in "txt tlk." Than it does for me to type a paragraph in "English**." I hate this.

**NZ (New Zealand) English

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Culumacilinte

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:35 pm


Smoozle
Translation*:

"I love Lost, it's amazing!!! But I don't think it's back on till January over here!! *Cries*

*Edited slightly for grammatical purposes
That's so... unecessary. I honestly do not understand the need for netspeak in a situation where you're not rushed for time. It's absurd. In gaming, I can understand, but here? No excuse.
PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:40 pm


Indeed. If people can take the time to type in "txt tlk" Then they can surely take the time to type in full.

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Venat the Undying

PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:17 pm


Quote:
i luv lst its amazin!!! bt i dnt fink its bk on til januari ova ere!! *criis*


*Hyperventilates*

*remembers self-taught (fake) exorcist lessons.*



"THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU."

Quote:
luv ts am nkk on t riis*


Some of it survived. No!!!!! gonk
PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:46 am


Besides, it's a garbled mess and unnecessary. stare

Natsuri


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:55 pm


Oh dear...
PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:52 pm


I do beleive the human race is soon going to go through "de-evolution." Soon enough they'll all be monkeys, leaving only us literate people to thrive. Soon, soon my pretties we will not have to deal with this idiocy. pirate

Taki Kurozawa


Natsuri

PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:37 pm


Taki Kurozawa
I do believe the human race is soon going to go through "de-evolution." Soon enough they'll all be monkeys, leaving only us literate people to thrive. Soon, soon my pretties we will not have to deal with this idiocy. pirate


The quickest way to that is a nuclear holocaust...but then again, it can lead to another Ice Age from the artificial climate alterations, due to nuclear fallout. Ah well...either way, the scourge will eventually end, as he said. confused
PostPosted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:35 am


eek

I think I'm about to vomit.

Galadedrid Damodred


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:47 pm


Smoozle
Indeed. If people can take the time to type in "txt tlk" Then they can surely take the time to type in full.



I agree with you very much.
PostPosted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:21 pm


The only word I could make out was 'January'... crying

Chasmothyst

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Natsuri

PostPosted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:39 pm


dameonmac5918
Smoozle
Indeed. If people can take the time to type in "txt tlk" Then they can surely take the time to type in full.



I agree with you very much.


So true. If that were to be the case, why is it that the vast majority of Gaians and other forum-posters type in text talk?

Humans are merely creatures of habit. This text scourge will be here for generations to come.
PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:27 pm


Oye vay! What are these people thinking?

Amaya84


Robthebob

PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:34 pm


The part when He/she/it said ....

Quote:
*criis*


Always makes me think its pronounced...

CrEEs. Like Bees. Or Trees.
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