"U" is not "you"

[Defiant]

"Ur" is not "you are".
There is a difference between "to" and "too".
When something is gotten rid of, it's not because you "loose" it. Something "loose" rattles. If you LOSE something, you can't find it.

And you don't want your brakes to break.

Yes, it matters here.

 

[Defiant]

And for goodness sakes, stop it with the YOu

Not everyone gets them. Most "u" posts are just deleted.

 

[l3igl3ang]

i may be wrong but wasnt internet slang made for the internet forums and cell phones

like

alrdy = already
u = you
rdy= ready
SMD= Suck My D***
FFS= For F*** Sake

thats just a few but i guess these wur heh i mean were made for text messages cause it suks trying to type on a cell phone.

 

[Defiant]

i may be wrong but wasnt internet slang made for the internet forums and cell phones

like

alrdy = already
u = you
rdy= ready
SMD= Suck My D***
FFS= For F*** Sake

thats just a few but i guess these wur heh i mean were made for text messages cause it suks trying to type on a cell phone.

Yes. And, it's why we have -and, must abide by- Rule #5"
" Use good forum etiquette:

* Use good grammar, punctuation and spelling in ALL of your posts. Don't be lazy, type out the whole word and use capitalization. This isn't preschool!"

 

[Redline99racer]

I got you..................And will obey from here on out

 

[Attack Eagle]

sad thing is, 99% of posters graduate high school spelling like that. When I was a kid you wouldn't have made it out of 3rd or 4th grade.

I can't type at all well, so I proofread before posting and once after.
Thank you again Defiant!

 

[partymonster975]

ur right.
j/k

I will listen.

 

[ZooKs]

I don't see what the problem is.. using short cuts and the way people talk? If the reader doesn't know that wut = what and ur = your then I don't think that its the writer that has the problem. Try this one -

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Now personally I can read that with ease, so I doubt people are stressing when they have to read "ppl" or "Yo".

 

[leet]

You are more than welcome to type like that elsewhere.

When you're here, you'll follow our rules.

 

[Attack Eagle]

I don't see what the problem is.. using short cuts and the way people talk? If the reader doesn't know that wut = what and ur = your then I don't think that its the writer that has the problem. Try this one -

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Now personally I can read that with ease, so I doubt people are stressing when they have to read "ppl" or "Yo".

congratulations. I found that very stressful on the eyes and brain to read. JSUt becasue I can figure out what a dyslexic is trying to write does not mean everyone can or should type like a dyslexic. Just becasue I can figure out what a 2nd grader is attempting to spell, does not mean that you don't need to spell better than a 2nd grader.
Please type in coherent English, with proper grammar, this is not some Highschool/middle school kids chat room. There are places for LAZINESS, and writing out your thoughts so that someone else can decipher them without a CRAY super computer for decription and a mathematics degree is a good place to NOT be lazy.

It boils down to Two things:
1) Not typing correctly and using shortcuts shows disrespect to the reader.
2) Not attempting to communicate clearly indicates that your comment/post is unimportant, even unhelpful, b/c you are too LAZY to care, thus it is not worth reading and only good for deletion.

Notice I say attempting, there are people on this forum for whom English is a second language, and you never see them using their culture's/language's shorthand because they want to be clear and helpful, or be clear and recieve clear help.

 

[GST with PSI]

i like when an author uses u and yo and dawg and break and no commas and stuff like that and stuff. This way I know not only what kind of dumbass I'm dealing with, but also that i should not waste my time responding to their post. Not to mention i feel all warm inside when I'm sure i smarter than someone else. just my thoughts.

 

[93anthracite]

finally, a forum that encourages proper spelling and grammar

 

[zerotta]

I'm frequently amazed at the amount of adults with at the very least a HS diploma are able to get out of school not knowing the difference between their, there, and they're; your and you're; it's and its; hear and here, etc. It also seems the worst spellers are either a) proud or indifferent of their inability to spell, or b) fiercely defensive about their inability to spell. Everybody makes the occasional typo, but wow...

 

[w1kk3d]

"wel if u no wut im talkin abt den i dont hafta spel ne thing out i can jst do lyk evry1 else n jst abbrv stuff cos its fster n it looks fyn ozz im a dum fuk"


Two more that I -hate-

sry =/= sorry
no =/= know


For all of this, if you're texting, it's fine.
When you have a keyboard in front of you, it't not fine.

 

[pnishr]

If we want to get technical, it's [. . . ], not [...]. And (2) spaces after periods before the start of a new sentence. And a SMIM is a sheet metal intake manifold. And that does come up as incorrect with the spellcheck. So now we're discriminating against some abbreviations.

 

[w1kk3d]

If we want to get technical, it's [. . . ], not [...]. And (2) spaces after periods before the start of a new sentence. And a SMIM is a sheet metal intake manifold. And that does come up as incorrect with the spellcheck. So now we're discriminating against some abbreviations.

Starting a sentence with And is bad grammar, twice!

 

[Defiant]

If we want to get technical, it's [. . . ], not [...]. And (2) spaces after periods before the start of a new sentence.

Both the spaces between periods in ellipsis and the double-spacing between sentences have fallen by the wayside with the abandonment of the manual typewriter with its mechanically-imposed kerning. Word processor software sufficiently reduces kerning so that the necessity for such clear typing has largely been obviated.

 

[-silencer-]

For the person who used this wrong twice in one post:

loose = not tight.
lose = not win / not have.

 

[pnishr]

Both the spaces between periods in ellipsis and the double-spacing between sentences have fallen by the wayside with the abandonment of the manual typewriter with its mechanically-imposed kerning. Word processor software sufficiently reduces kerning so that the necessity for such clear typing has largely been obviated.

True, but such is the same with all those other little quarks of internet typing. language, spoken and written, evolves. According to the Modern Language Associations latest release, the spacing between sentences and spaces in ellipsis is still a mandatory part of English grammar. I was just pointing out our quick acceptance of some evolution and the refusal to accept others.

AND yes, starting a sentence with AND is not proper. but, (another word you're not really supposed to start with) it's the way i speak, so it's the way i write.

 

[Defiant]

For the person who used this wrong twice in one post:

loose = not tight.
lose = not win / not have.

Or. refer to Post #1.

 

[1993eclipseGS]

People are still using ''u'' as a shortcut for ''you''. I would ban everyone that types ''u'' instead of ''you''.

 

[pnishr]

People are still using ''u'' as a shortcut for ''you''. I would ban everyone that types ''u'' instead of ''you''.

Seriously. I would have to try harder to type just "u" than my fingers would naturally move to spell out "you." it's just a couple of letters more.

 

[RoasT BeeF]

You have fingers? WTF

 

[dr1665]

I love this thread.

I know Chris is trying to devlop some solidarity in this community by making DSM owners feel comfortable posting regardless of the breadth of their knowledge base, but if a poster has no desire to make their comments on this forum appear at least somewhat sincere and intelligent, I'll not be bothered with trying to decipher their "gansta lean."

I'll just skim over it and mumble something about "asshat" or "strokeass," before moving on to the next post that interests me. I guess this is to say that, if people want to hear what those of us with experience and real answers might have to say about their situation, they might want to demonstrate a bit more effort in appearing at least somewhat intelligent.

I appreciate the fact there are people here on Tuners like Defiant who abhor lazy, illiterate bastards enough to make mention of it like this. Hats off to such individuals.

 

[irish_love]

Most of the time I run out of space when I text someone. I always spell everything out, use periods, capitalize words, etc. . . If I can do this on my phone, it shouldn't be that hard to do it on a computer.

 

[Eclipsemblue]

U guys complain about stupid things