Quoting sonunda:

I don't know if it affects anyone else but I'm going crazy reading posts with abbreviated English,for example 'u' for 'you' 'ur' for 'your' or even worse 'you're'! This is 'text(sms) speak' and whether it can be understood or not has no place on a language forum. I don't think that Turkish speakers trying to improve their written English find this helpful.

Quoting sonunda:

Thankyou Libralady-I thought I was the only one but having read numerous posts today I was about to blow a fuse.

Quoting libralady:

Quoting incişka:

using abbreviations is quite a normal thing for us cause we do it in our language and it sounds more natural to me this way... And when we look at the translation forum, most of the texts asked for translations are abbreviated. English abbreviations can be bad for Turks trying to learn English, but similarly, dont u think these threads on translation forum could be a problem for Turkish learners too? I see no harm in that... People should learn both formal and informal language. As far as the grammar is correct, why should a "u" for "you" be a problem? Everybody knows what it means anyway... We arent here for academic reasons... I'm a senior student in ELT and even we had a course on English abbreviations in our junior year The lectuter was British and he thought the abbreviations would be benefical in authentic use of language

Quoting sonunda:

I expressed my opinion-you are entitled to yours,incişka.
But it still drives me crazy!!