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SMS shorthand not popular. |
Vlammetje
Joined: Mar 01, 2003
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From: Den Haag
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HAH! I always knew this, and thankfully now I have the research to back it up! SMS 'shorthand' annoys people!!!
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| Text shorthand is not popular, the survey found, and is only used by 13 per cent of all mobile users, but 23 per cent of 18-29 year olds admit to using it. 54 per cent of respondents said that messages in shorthand were "difficult to understand", with 41 per cent seeing text messages as "sloppily written". Seventy Seven per cent would oppose the inclusion of common text abbreviations in the Oxford English Dictionary. |
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So stop using it! Now! The world will be a better place 
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whizkidd
Joined: May 14, 2004
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Thz gr8 news. :-D Wht do ya thnk ppl?
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Gigs
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iv lwyz h8d it
(I'm not good enough to be able to shorten 'it' like some txters out there  )
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Lynx69
Joined: Feb 22, 2004
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it ent dat bad, ppl use it cs it shrtns da lenf of da txt so dey cn fit mo wrds in2 1 txt dat allws 160 chrctrs
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whizkidd
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Tht 160 chrctr rstrctn is t main rsn y sms shrthnd bcame so poplr.
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govigov
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U r rite i use it wen i hv2 shrtn d msg. Nt lwyz.
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Sammy_boy
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But it can be a right royal pain in the arse to read. Perhaps we should use text shorthand to send secret messages - except no bugger can understand it! 
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Lynx69
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i fnk dts nt a gd idea cs a lta ppl cn reed wt im typin 
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Sammy_boy
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 grrrr 
I wonder when they're going to ban vowels? Can you imagine Countdown or other word-based gameshows with everything 'text' style!
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Vlammetje
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If all abbreviations were just the vowels removed... but ther's loads more... completely unintelligible.
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On 2004-12-09 23:17:05, Lynx69 wrote:
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And then there's people who misspell words without abbreviating them to add to the general confusion.
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methylated_spirit
Joined: Jul 07, 2004
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What if you've got a lot to say, and no credit for 2 messages? Im not a fan of sms abbreviations, i always try to use the full word, but sometimes its necessary.
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fetzi
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Sometimes necessary and useful. But if people havenīt learned the normal use of language yet (spelling) and they continue to use this even when not necessary - well, itīs going to be a pretty mess - and annoying.
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vanquish
Joined: Mar 20, 2003
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i dont mind it on mobile phones, but i have to agree with vlamm
Shorthand text in Esato makes you look stupid, thick and ignorant!
and it does!
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methylated_spirit
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Agreed. It makes you look lazy, the only exception would be for peope visiting from their mobiles.
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milay
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i always type the full words when i send a sms, but thats only when i'm using the 6820 otherwise i can't even be bothered to sms just call em up. |
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Posted: 2004-12-09 20:57
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