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The over use of abbreviated English
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20.       MarioninTurkey
6124 posts
 17 Aug 2008 Sun 11:47 am

I guess we have to admit it is a generational thing.

 

I am now one of the "old fogeys" which means I can understand lol or 2mrw in English and kib or kanka in Turkish, but anything more advanced leaves me wondering what on earth they are talking about!

 

 

21.       Trudy
7887 posts
 17 Aug 2008 Sun 11:57 am

 

Quoting MarioninTurkey

I guess we have to admit it is a generational thing.

 

I am now one of the "old fogeys" which means I can understand lol or 2mrw in English and kib or kanka in Turkish, but anything more advanced leaves me wondering what on earth they are talking about!

 

 2mrw???? What on earth are YOU talking about, Marion? I´m a foreigner in English, remember? {#lang_emotions_confused}

22.       sonunda
5004 posts
 17 Aug 2008 Sun 04:01 pm

I do admit to using text speak when I text (sms). Mind you,some of my friends´ messages are so abbreviated it´s quite a challenge just to understand them.

 

23.       MarioninTurkey
6124 posts
 18 Aug 2008 Mon 07:56 pm

 

Quoting Trudy

 2mrw???? What on earth are YOU talking about, Marion? I´m a foreigner in English, remember? {#lang_emotions_confused}

 

 Tomorrow.  Yes: it´s real bad, isn´t it!

24.       Trudy
7887 posts
 18 Aug 2008 Mon 08:29 pm

 

Quoting MarioninTurkey

 Tomorrow.  Yes: it´s real bad, isn´t it!

 

 I couldn´t have guessed it. {#lang_emotions_shy}

25.       doudi94
845 posts
 31 Aug 2008 Sun 01:58 am

Maaaan!!!!This makes me feel really guilty!!!!

I htougth everyone got them......

i´m sorry

26.       alameda
3499 posts
 31 Aug 2008 Sun 07:23 am

 

Quoting sonunda

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

 


Well, I wouldn´t say it drives me crazy, but it is annoying crass and inelegant.....but they will probably grow out of it. When you are young you try to be very in the "now".

27.       sonunda
5004 posts
 31 Aug 2008 Sun 08:19 pm

My fear is that the users of this type of speech will never learn to spell properly.

28.       Bed Train
11 posts
 31 Aug 2008 Sun 08:21 pm

 

Quoting sonunda

My fear is that the users of this type of speech will never learn to spell properly.

 

 i dnt no what u r talkin bout!{#lang_emotions_lol}

29.       sonunda
5004 posts
 31 Aug 2008 Sun 08:21 pm

 

Quoting doudi94

Maaaan!!!!This makes me feel really guilty!!!!

I htougth everyone got them......

i´m sorry

 

 Yes,doudi you´re guilty but ur gr8 2 !!  {#lang_emotions_lol}

30.       doudi94
845 posts
 31 Aug 2008 Sun 08:26 pm

 

Quoting sonunda

 Yes,doudi you´re guilty but ur gr8 2 !!  {#lang_emotions_lol}

 

thx sonunda ur da best!!lol

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