Does text talk make you seem stupid?

meh txt talk is for people who are too lazy to type out the full words
which i don't get when using "u" "r" or "4" >>
oh and i rememberd thinking i was cool when i txt talked in german <>;

 

I think it is quite amusing that you automatically assume I am angry, and I find your Caps vs. bold statement also amusing, if it makes you feel better I will go back and re-bold my short bursts of Caps letters, actually on second thought in a formal conversation I would have still "shouted" those words, because my silent text perhaps isn't conveying the meaning. Also this is a debate corner where one has to be thorough in their points, if they aren't their points will then collapse.

Also for your sake I have looked up the meaning of contraction:

I will also restate that dep't/dept. for department is an acknowledged contraction, "lik" from "like" is not (formally recognized anyway as a sign of proper wording).

As for your 244 characters statement, you could just as easily use a phone to speak verbally and even then 244 is more than enough space to get your main point across...if not, why aren't you using your phone's primary function? Also, in the movie theater? You could do the more socially connected option and....perhaps call the friend, or if you are meeting them, wait outside the theater. But then again that is a personal preference, you can go sit inside the theater if that is your personal choice. Also, one must write/type it for it to be read whereas the 'sound' would technically be immediate in that you talk as one hears (if you have no signal you wouldn't be able to send the text anyway).

Also judgment is just that, if the person who texts you broken phrases but later proves to be quite intelligent otherwise you will assume laziness. But if that person always texts in broken phrases and speaks in broken phrases, the "lack of a better grasp on English" is only enforced. There is a difference between bad judgment, hasty judgment and correct judgment, it all depends on the individual.

Where can I find the 'n00b' definition (as in an actually credited source) as you have so eloquently stated as that being the meaning? As far as I have heard it 'n00b' has the same meaning as newbie save for different spellings and the phonetic difference when spoken.

Back on topic, I still will take the more articulate sentence over the text chat. I will also probably trust the more articulate sentence over the text chat 99.9% of the time. Full sentences with full words are serious business. ]8<<

 

=o I dunno, maybe you can ask the person who made up 'pwned!'. It's a social concept.

>=| And yes, full sentences with full words to convey full meaning are fully recognized as serious business.

... and I still don't get why we're continuing this arguement. <.< I'm not trying to prove that txt tlk is better than standard English, I'm trying to prove that they each have their appropriate place and times for use, and hence that the use of either shouldn't be discriminated against.

 

I don't automatically assume the person that is text talking is stupid, but I'm certainly not going to talk to the person, only because text talk is one of the most annoying things.

But if you're on a phone, it's excusable. Using a phone is different than having a keyboard right in front of you, as it takes longer to type out complete words on phone, and costs money.

 

Depends on the extent.

Example 1

Example 2

Obviously one is worse than the other. The text talk I observe on these forums is mostly bearable, but I've seen much worse on other forums. *Everyone looks at 4chan*

 

Guys, here's a hint. The answer is yes.

Text talk is made for, and should only be used in, texts. >_>

The only exceptions are ridiculously popular ones, like Lol, and such that are more of a word, then a texting abbreviation. >:

 

If used to a very high extent,yes.

if only once in a while its fine..

 

Oh, no. Txt tlk doesn't really make anyone stupid. Sometimes people do it for fun and others do it because it's faster. Quite honestly, I don't text, so I'm not exactly one to talk. However, just because you abbreviate or shorten words like "you are" to "ur" doesn't make you stupid. It's really no big deal. So, I'd have to disagree and say it doesn't make you look like anything negative. Such as stupid, like you said.

-Kairi

 

I never text talk.When I'm texting to a friend or something every word is spelled correctly.I don't know why but I just do it.

Doing it once in a while is ok but if they do it repeatedly is not ok.My friend sometimes text talks.I find it annoying.Some people are just too lazy to spell the whole word.Like my friend.But maybe others just do it by accident.

 

Yes. Whenever I see someone on this forum text talk, I think far less of them. If someone cannot make the effort to add a few extra letters, I feel that I should not bother to read it.

Hell, I know I am not a spelling expert. Which is why I go to the effort of getting a spellchecker for the browser. I have a problem, but I make an effort to deal with it.

But this is just on the forums.

Like Erkz saiid, they have different uses at different times. The thing is, when I start using leet speak in a legal document, or start writing essays on my phone, something has gone wrong.

My time on the internet has given me a knee jerk reaction to txt tlk. If I see it, I think less of someone. I cannot help it.

A swift "meet u at da corna of flt st." is difficult to understand, but acceptable on a phone.

Having a post/essay in that syle makes me loose faith in humanity.

If I am meant to take time reading it, I want to have someone take time writing it. Fair enough, right?

 

Depends. If they're posting text talk in Intelligent Discussion, the person is obviously none too bright. But anywhere else, text talk is fine with me.

 

I actually have to disagree with that... I mean, I have A's and B's on every report card, but I text talk all the time. To me, it's just a quicker, faster way to send messages to people, especially if you're using a keyboard that takes forever to type, and u may become impatient. It shortens the words making them easier to read and such. It's also just another way of abbreviating words. Plus, text talk is often used for texting, which I have to do all the time since I don't have free calling, but i have unlimited texting. And, yes, some people do use it to sneak by teachers and text in class as well (but I just talk in class ._.) Either way, text talk is mainly just a simple, quick way to spell out words where people can still read them. ^^

 

Report Cards basically grade you on your ability to follow orders, not legitimately know information, or general intelligence.

Regardless:

The fact that you have a full keyboard in front of you should not make it take forever to type. If you're using all of about 9 number keys on a phone, then yes it's understandable how difficult spelling out entire words can be when abbreviations gets the point across, but when you have an entire full keyboard in front of you there is absolutely no excuse.

 

The point is when you have a computer to type at, typing txt talk is not going to be faster than typing regularly unless you really suck at typing. The phones, sure I can see it but to txt talk when on a keyboard for everything you say...it is an excuse of lethargy and so it does show if that's all you type in that there is a serious lack of caring about anyone else that has to struggle reading it.

As I said before, I have no problem with it being done now and then in the right setting, but on a forums where people should -think- before they hit the submit reply button...it just cries out rudeness in some forums and all if this is what people see. Especially when someone is typing all angry and uses it as a way to emphasize themselves. Then it really makes the person look stupid; not just lazy.

Also, you may get As and Bs in school but I bet it's because you don't write reports in text type or do homework that way. If you did write txt type on homework, your teachers should be flogged for giving such grades. So the point is that to type fully in circumstances where it would be considered annoying to others to have to waste time deciphering just seems to be the polite thing to do. For fun, there's nothing wrong with it, but it really does in the wrong places make someone look like they are either lazy or lame.

 

nope. They can be educated...I usually determine someone's education on WHAT they say rather than HOW they say it. Then again if you see people in real-life using text talk (not typing it, but actually speaking it) "LIKE O-M-G GUYZ!" then yeah, I'd look at you and think "dumbass"

 

I don't think that people are stupid when there using text talk when they should only use it in: texting. It's when people actually speak it or use it on fourms is when I think less of them.

 

To answer the question being asked in the thread's title [does text talk make you seem stupid?]

No.


Key word being SEEM.
See, I happen to know an impossibly smart guy that likes 2 talk like this bc it is just how he talks online. & there is nothing wrong with that in AIM/MSN as far as I'm concerned. I cannot stand seeing that stuff in forums though. That is when it bugs me.

There are acronyms which people use too, like ATM, WTF, LOL BTW etc...Those are alright in my book. I am guilty of using some of those myself.

I dunno, I think 2 much txt talk does look pretty stupid but it does not nessicarily mean that its author is as unintelligent as they make it seem, as hard to believe as that is...

 

I only use text talk when I am texting. I say lol on forums and stuff, but never text talk. Text talk is effcient for texting, but just plain stupid on the forums.

The only text talk you'll catch me saying on this forums is:

kthnxcyal8r. Lol I love that.

 

Well if you have fabulous long nails (like me) i should use txt talk

 

I don't use text talk, not even when I'm actually texting, save for the very generic substitutions while using a phone. And I will use BTW every now and again. But I'm not a big believer in it.