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

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2nd January 2006, 03:26 PM
Ivan in Oz

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

No need to answer,
I won't like the answer.

I was reading on another Forum and had great difficulty understanding it,
without rereading the message.
It went:-
hey guys im chasing a rb20det wiring diagram and also an rb30 i have done a converison and need the finshing touches plese help off hte ecu there are two plugs need to no the wires so i can join them also a plud to the batter posative

They get WORSERER!!!!...........:D

Anyone elso getting Jack of SMS, Shortened eGlish Jibberish?
OK, Number Plate spelling in its place.

SaopBox twice in one day,
time to go jump in the Pool
2nd January 2006, 03:37 PM
bitingmidge

m8!

m8 !!!

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Originally Posted by Ivan in Oz

Actually @ Google Earth

P (who don't like it neither!)
:D :D :D
2nd January 2006, 03:54 PM
Wood Butcher

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Anyone elso getting Jack of SMS, Shortened eGlish Jibberish?

Currently studying to be a Manual Arts teacher and one of the experienced teachers that I have talked to said that sometimes they feel pressured to be a bit lax on spelling and grammar in exams so long as the content is correct.:eek:

That is not right!!!:mad::mad::mad:
2nd January 2006, 04:13 PM
Termite

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Originally Posted by Ivan in Oz

Anyone elso getting Jack of SMS, Shortened eGlish Jibberish?

Welcome to the club mate, I don't know whether they are trying to be "With it" or are racing through life and can't spare the time, or are just plain bloody lazy. All I know is that it irritates me when I have to decipher it.

And I am an "Old grumpy PITA", just ask my @#$%%#! stepson, who caused the first disagreement I've ever had with SWMBO in the 15 years we've been together.:mad:
2nd January 2006, 05:03 PM
craigb

No I can't stand it either. So much so that I don't read posts that are written that way.

Life is too short to spend time trying to deciper that crap.

Craig (grumpy old bastard) :p
2nd January 2006, 05:05 PM
Sturdee

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Originally Posted by Ivan in Oz

Anyone elso getting Jack of SMS, Shortened eGlish Jibberish?

I don't know what it means to others but to me it spells : " Please ignore this post, close this window and move on to the next post as I'm an idiot who really doesn't want your input."

And I always comply to such perceived request.:p

Peter.
2nd January 2006, 05:08 PM
ozwinner

Me2 It iret8s me trying to read it.

Al :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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2nd January 2006, 07:17 PM
Auld Bassoon

Quite so.

If one cannot be bothered (or have sufficient education) to write even approximately correct (insert relevant language here) messages, then, in my view, don't.

These SMS-type messages are just a gross impertinance IMO.

Grumpy auld buggah!

Cheers!
2nd January 2006, 08:28 PM
JohnM

Me too
2nd January 2006, 08:35 PM
normell

Spelling is not one of my strongest skills, but I learned how to use ieSpell very early on the Internet
http://www.iespell.com

Normell
2nd January 2006, 08:36 PM
PuppyPaw

eh, I can read the short hand just as easly as I can read regular text.
neither is difficult.
Its prolly cause ur all gettin old!
2nd January 2006, 08:51 PM
ozwinner

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Originally Posted by PuppyPaw

eh, I can read the short hand just as easly as I can read regular text.
neither is difficult.
Its prolly cause ur all gettin old!

Red on the way.
Its prolly cause Im gettin all old!

Al :D
2nd January 2006, 09:12 PM
Iain

It's not shorthand, it's just semi literate crap, shorthand is an acquired skill not just some abbreviated rubbish.
Either you can spell or you can't, gr8 what a load of hot co*k, just spell great, it's probably quicker and intellectually more stimulating too.
2nd January 2006, 09:34 PM
craigb

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Originally Posted by Iain

It's not shorthand, it's just semi literate crap, shorthand is an acquired skill not just some abbreviated rubbish.
Either you can spell or you can't, gr8 what a load of hot co*k, just spell great, it's probably quicker and intellectually more stimulating too.

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.
2nd January 2006, 09:48 PM
oges

Not wanting to offend any of our US friends, but it irritates me when some Australians spell in Amerienglish. Often chipping SWMBO who does this :rolleyes:
2nd January 2006, 09:56 PM
DanP

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iain

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

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

Dan
2nd January 2006, 10:00 PM
Driver

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Originally Posted by craigb

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.
2nd January 2006, 10:05 PM
craigb

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Originally Posted by Driver

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.

:D :D

Can't give you a greenie for that, for the usual reason. :D
2nd January 2006, 10:11 PM
AlexS

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Originally Posted by craigb

:D :D

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

Gave him one on your behalf mate.
2nd January 2006, 10:14 PM
Driver

Aw, shucks! :o
2nd January 2006, 11:09 PM
Daddles

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Originally Posted by craigb

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 :D ) 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
2nd January 2006, 11:28 PM
rick_rine

whats PITA mean ?:confused:
2nd January 2006, 11:49 PM
Wood Butcher

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Originally Posted by rick_rine

whats PITA mean ?:confused:

Pain In The Arse!
3rd January 2006, 07:38 AM
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
3rd January 2006, 08:18 AM
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:
3rd January 2006, 08:53 AM
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.... :D
3rd January 2006, 09:08 AM
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.
3rd January 2006, 09:47 AM
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:D

Cheers!

PS Does anyone recall the much-missed English satirical magazine "Punch"? - used to love the "Franglais" column:eek:
3rd January 2006, 09:53 AM
Iain

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Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon

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:o
3rd January 2006, 11:42 AM
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:D :D

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
3rd January 2006, 11:52 AM
Iain

Quote:

Originally Posted by fxst

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

We had a recent example of that here with a young female Doctor SMSing (is that correct?) whilst driving, killed one innocent pedestrian.
SMS can be a useful tool for leaving a message where there is no answering service, I refuse to pay for one ande get a few text messages, like you said though, I cannot stand the abbreviated form, even messages I have received in writing have been finished with little gems (or should that be germs) like Rgds, Thnx (that one had me for a while).
I also remember and article in a magazine many moons ago relating to an advert on the side of a bus in New York.
'U2 cn sve tm by wrtng lk ths'
Underneath scrawled by finger in the dirt and grime was 'FK NXN'
3rd January 2006, 12:01 PM
silentC

My missus and I use SMS all the time as it is cheaper than the flag fall for a phone call. We're on a plan where we get so many free a month. It's very handy. Your battery also lasts longer than if you talk on it all the time.
3rd January 2006, 03:03 PM
craigb

Hmmmm :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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3rd January 2006, 03:40 PM
bitingmidge

??? 2kewl craigb, 0 ammo or GN 4 U

P
3rd January 2006, 03:53 PM
silentC

I think I've lost my Babel fish.
3rd January 2006, 04:05 PM
Wongo

I can understand why people abbrev8 SMS messages, because it is dangerous to send a long message while driving.:D

I myself have never done it before because I still don’t have a mobile phone.

“I am a innocent.” (Originally quoted by Vicky Pollard):D
3rd January 2006, 04:05 PM
Iain

Sorry, this is the crap I cannot stand, I don't really understand what it is saying, or should I say trying to say.
I know it's just a dig Midge but FM ???
3rd January 2006, 04:08 PM
Wongo

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Originally Posted by bitingmidge

??? 2kewl craigb, 0 ammo or GN 4 U

P

P, U R A Q T :D
3rd January 2006, 04:13 PM
Iain

Do I assume that KEWL is COOL, if so, why launch into digit gymnastics when cool requires less effort and is grammatically correct:confused:
3rd January 2006, 04:35 PM
silentC

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Originally Posted by Iain

Do I assume that KEWL is COOL, if so, why launch into digit gymnastics when cool requires less effort and is grammatically correct:confused:

Coz that's how they pronounce it. Kewl, not cool. More American rubbish :p

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