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    I wish people would realize the internet is not a text message.

    That is all.


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    U Dont Wnt 2 Read Nu Englsh?

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    Y3 c4n't h4ndl3 yea 0ld3 l33t inglish?

    -Yeah it does suck. But how many people actually know how to type from an early age.
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    I don't know a single person who texts in l33t. I was refering to the 'ya i will c ya l8r.'


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    did this lingo originate from the internet though? For some reason I remember being like 15 and being in chat rooms and that's what kind of stuff was beign said.


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    lazy, cheap bastards saving space in texts so they don't have to pay for two separate texts. my niece writes me emails like that. it's not like they charge per letter here.

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    Get use to it, I am sure they said the same thing about those wipper snappers changing from Olde English to Middle English.

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    well that makes sense

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deogol
    Get use to it, I am sure they said the same thing about those wipper snappers changing from Olde English to Middle English.

    lol...I agree with you there Deogol. the evolution of a language is funny like that. still, when my students turn in papers with words and sentences that would be fine for a chat room, i have to remind them that it doesn't fly in a college essay. the other day i got a sentence, "this author dsnt mak sens&stuff" i have to wonder if he was IM'ing a friend and typing a paper at the same time. or perhaps drunk.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lilithmorrigan
    I don't know a single person who texts in l33t. I was refering to the 'ya i will c ya l8r.'

    Yeah, but you see that Deogol got to the same idea as me first, but since he is aclimitzed to the Florida weather, he got it out quicker. So, I figured I'd do something more artistic. Don't think I've seen anyone do archaic english in l33t before.

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    lol...bloodydewdrop! I've gotten those papers too! Then we have to have the whole discussion about formal written language and slang. That's a fun way to get to curse in the classroom....lol....

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    that middle english was nuts. i was only just having this evolution of english discussion last night... with mulchel glorie and greet solempnytee...

    you kids over there in the US will probably get a kick out of this. there is a school of thought in non-US english-speaking countries that we should resist the americanization of the english language, and the adoption of 'americanisms' that have become popular as a result of your culture. (thanks Bill gates and your 'Word' editor).

    interestingly, now is the time that the States has got it's fingers in all these pies... not unlike the Romans, who left their latiny goodness on everything, then the poms/normans and their interesting french twist, so to speak.

    i made an executive decision that there is no point resisting these american culture changes because it always happens and always will happen, based on the dominant 'power' in the world. i think it makes a cool linguistic time capsule for later speakers.

    that said, the sun also sets on the dominant power. my tip for the next empire is china. when we start getting chinese twists on english, it's going to be very cool - and weird. hopefully by then i won't have to worry about writing or speaking; i should be a drooling hip-replacement candidate by then.

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    Speaking of Word, the next time it tells me colour is spelled without a u, I'm going to stab it in the eye! Even my Australian mobile phone had to have the word mum installed on it but mom was on there. Holy monkeys.


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    you would be the first american i've "met" that actually embraces the culture where you are instead of protesting its existence, or laughing at it. that is truly amazing. i'm very surprised that people and bus drivers have been mean to you. good on you for giving enough of a shit to fit in -- most aussies love that.

    funniest thing is americans/canadians saying 'bloody' in everyday sentences. i love that ad where they got Ridge from Bold and the Beautiful to act like the man from snowy river, 'bloody oath'. that is gold.

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    text lingo sucks, it's like playing some game.

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    I wish I could say my spelling was trying to fit in, but alas, I've always spelled it colour. Check my old posts! I have a very English writing style, always have.


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    ah, fair enough.

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    I feel less cool.


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    Quote Originally Posted by lilithmorrigan
    Speaking of Word, the next time it tells me colour is spelled without a u, I'm going to stab it in the eye! Even my Australian mobile phone had to have the word mum installed on it but mom was on there. Holy monkeys.
    Well you can make word speek Australian, just choose that from the spell check. If I were to deliniate which posts were done with wich computer, you could pickup on what computer I was using. Of course somedays I'm more Australian than American and vice versa.
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