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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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English in America !
I'm a born and raised American citizen. In my youth, 7 years at University and two degrees later, I excelled in Eng/Comp classes and always enjoyed writing and poetry (some times even when it was required!) I believe this was a trait acquired from my father who majored in public relations, broadcast and journalism.
To get to the point, I did notice (I know already your group isintelligent, educated and unoffensive....props on that. However, I did notice that it seems you strongly discourage the use of what I call the updated and advanced version of old-school-short-hand, NKA (now known as) text jargon/use of acronyms/ slang, etc. So in my daily hustle and bustle of life, I do utilize the "wanna, getta, lemme, dunno, doncha" and so on and forth and I use a fair amount of widely known acronyms. Examples: WYD? WYDN? R U THERE? Idk. Lol. Lmao.BBIAB. BAK. TTFN. TTYS. TTYL. and even more. However if I write a business letter or a card to an elderly grandparent, I absolutely use proper vocabulary, punctuation, capitalization, and appropriate content. So I do recognize the difference. I assure you, it's a quicker means of saying something, that's all. My kids speak correct and proper English with emphasis on etiquette and manners, we use "yes mam, no mam, yes and no sir" I am very staunch on the "Please" and "Thank You's" and i push VOCABULARY on them. I've even made a quite effective game based on new words, the likely definition and proper spelling and part of speech! We have a ball! My oldest is at the top of her class and honors student and cheerleader, my youngest is also a girl and just started her 1st grade term! God have mercy on my soul. Respectfully. Long-story-long... Am I wrong to use the quicker SMS AND MMS short-jargon, even though I also know and will teach proper English, as much as I know, at least. I'm no expert, not an English major just a simple person who values proper speech at the same time, if I am in a pickle and need to SMS quickly , I won't hesitate to use my own coined jargon, "D! No tt." And all who know me understand the meaning, as follows: I am Driving! No Texting, no Talking. TA-TA!"
Is all this acceptable or not! Please keep in mind I am aware and knowledgeable of the PROPER elements of speech and writing.
Although I am inclined to think you can probably point out 50-75 errors in this single post... At best.
I hope not. Plz lemme know wyt
To get to the point, I did notice (I know already your group isintelligent, educated and unoffensive....props on that. However, I did notice that it seems you strongly discourage the use of what I call the updated and advanced version of old-school-short-hand, NKA (now known as) text jargon/use of acronyms/ slang, etc. So in my daily hustle and bustle of life, I do utilize the "wanna, getta, lemme, dunno, doncha" and so on and forth and I use a fair amount of widely known acronyms. Examples: WYD? WYDN? R U THERE? Idk. Lol. Lmao.BBIAB. BAK. TTFN. TTYS. TTYL. and even more. However if I write a business letter or a card to an elderly grandparent, I absolutely use proper vocabulary, punctuation, capitalization, and appropriate content. So I do recognize the difference. I assure you, it's a quicker means of saying something, that's all. My kids speak correct and proper English with emphasis on etiquette and manners, we use "yes mam, no mam, yes and no sir" I am very staunch on the "Please" and "Thank You's" and i push VOCABULARY on them. I've even made a quite effective game based on new words, the likely definition and proper spelling and part of speech! We have a ball! My oldest is at the top of her class and honors student and cheerleader, my youngest is also a girl and just started her 1st grade term! God have mercy on my soul. Respectfully. Long-story-long... Am I wrong to use the quicker SMS AND MMS short-jargon, even though I also know and will teach proper English, as much as I know, at least. I'm no expert, not an English major just a simple person who values proper speech at the same time, if I am in a pickle and need to SMS quickly , I won't hesitate to use my own coined jargon, "D! No tt." And all who know me understand the meaning, as follows: I am Driving! No Texting, no Talking. TA-TA!"
Is all this acceptable or not! Please keep in mind I am aware and knowledgeable of the PROPER elements of speech and writing.
Although I am inclined to think you can probably point out 50-75 errors in this single post... At best.
I hope not. Plz lemme know wytTop answer
Boy, are you asking for it. Your writing is a mess. You should make every effort to perfect your standard writing.
- Boy, are you asking for it.
- Your writing is a mess.
- You should make every effort to perfect your standard writing.
- You have a long way to go to get to acceptable in that arena, and any taint of texting will only make it worse.
- Keep texting where it belongs, in your phone.
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Boy, are you asking for it. Your writing is a mess. You should make every effort to perfect your standard writing. You have a long way to go to get to acceptable in that arena, and any taint of texting will only make it worse. Keep texting where it belongs, in your phone. Think of it as a secret code you happen to know that has nothing in common with real English. You asked.
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I think the answer depends on who you are writing to/for. Many people of my age (I am retired) do not like text-speak because we do simply not understand it. It's fine in chat rooms and when texting your friends, but it's out of place elsewhere - at present. It may become more acceptable in semi-formal writing in a few years' time, but we haven't reached that stage yet, IH2S (I'm happy to say
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