miestas
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Post by miestas on Apr 7, 2016 14:36:04 GMT -5
What kind of "texter" are you? When I am having a conversation with someone online, I treat it like a true, face to face conversation. I don't leave and do something else for a half hour and then return and type another line or two. When I am talking to someone, I give that person my undivided attention. I don't cruise the web, or watch tv, or carry on conversations with other people all at the same time. I realize that texting is not a true conversation, and that the time lag induced by typing replies gives people the chance to do some multitasking. But when I have to go do something else, I let the other person know that I am doing something else. Even just a short "Wait a mo, putting clothes in dryer" or something like that. Otherwise, I feel like I'm treating them like a second or third rated interest. If I am truly busy, but still want to talk, I tell them up front and say something like: "I really want to talk, but I am very busy. Is it OK if my answers are delayed?"
What about y'all?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2016 15:14:02 GMT -5
I'm a multitasker. I admit, I do not generally take texting as seriously as I take other methods of communication. I'm usually doing something else while I text.
I think the internet and social media have given me adult-onset ADD, ha ha.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2016 22:05:44 GMT -5
I text as if I were talking to the person. Because a) I don't know, and frankly don't want to know all the abbreviations for texting and b) because I love the richness of language.
My favorite meme about texting, that describes me to a "T", is "It's spelled b-e-f-o-r-e, not b4. We speak English, not BINGO."
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Post by Dan on Apr 7, 2016 22:09:22 GMT -5
I text like I'm writing an essay: proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation at all times.
Well, sometimes I let myself go crazy and I only put ONE space after a period instead of two.
(I know: scandalous!)
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Post by RumRunner on Apr 8, 2016 0:09:48 GMT -5
I try to text responses as quick as possible. But when i type what i want to say, i have to look at what i typed because it may look like I am either typing it in greek or the autocorrect will change what I am saying all together. An efficient texter I am not, so my delayed messages are because I proofread what i type. I would much rather talk on the phone than text.
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Post by wewbwb on Apr 8, 2016 15:22:34 GMT -5
I text like I'm writing an essay: proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation at all times. Well, sometimes I let myself go crazy and I only put ONE space after a period instead of two. (I know: scandalous!) So YOU"RE the cause of the downfall of the western civilization! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 16:54:16 GMT -5
Well, I can't help trying to write as well as I can, no matter what the medium is - posting in a forum, email, texting, memos, or anywhere else. For me, it's occupational - I write and edit for a living.
But I try not to be a grammar Nazi. I know that this is one area where I'm more nitpicky than most people. Also, I'm aware that not everybody has English as their first language.
But if you NEVER split your posts into paragraphs...if it's just one long block of words...if your post is just one long run-on sentence with no breaks...or if you write only in text-speak...I will not read what you wrote. I just *can't*. If something is too badly written, I find it impossible to stick with it and get the meaning out of it.
So, I won't pick on your writing; but if it's too bad, I'll skip it in the first place.
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Post by DryCreek on Apr 9, 2016 2:16:50 GMT -5
But if you NEVER split your posts into paragraphs...if it's just one long block of words...if your post is just one long run-on sentence with no breaks...or if you write only in text-speak...I will not read what you wrote. I just *can't*. If something is too badly written, I find it impossible to stick with it and get the meaning out of it. ;-) I completely flamed somebody this week online, not for his grammar and spelling, but because his poor effort caused a well-intended post to make him appear to be a demeaning prick. And that was after re-reading it a half-dozen times for comprehension, then pausing for dinner before clicking send. Yeah, I ate my words later. A favorite example: Now with different punctuation... |
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Post by DryCreek on Apr 9, 2016 2:43:00 GMT -5
What kind of "texter" are you? When I am having a conversation with someone online, I treat it like a true, face to face conversation. No, definitely not. If I expect a real-time, focused conversation, I dial the phone. For me, texting is "when you have a minute, get back to me", though I do expect it's only a few minutes, not multiple hours or days. For me, texts are a 1-2 sentence e-mail, including spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. I don't do text-speak. Bits are cheap, and with text-to-speech shortcuts are even less necessary. It's admittedly a personality concern with quality vs. fastest, easiest results. Incoming, I'm tolerant. But it's human nature to pre-judge someone you don't know based on their communication style / skills. I'm sure my style sets off red-flags for some folks. ;-) |
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Post by petrushka on Apr 13, 2016 9:16:07 GMT -5
Now I don't text very often. We don't even have cellphone coverage where I live, so it only happens when I am in town.
That said, for me the txt-ing is not a replacement for conversation. It's for saying "I'll be 5 minutes late to our appointment due to horrendous traffic".
It's for saying "feel like meeting up at the Fat Camel for a cup of coffee, since I'm in town?". And those are about the length of texting I am willing to commit to.
Hell, online chat is stretching it for me. And I have had people simply walk away from an online chat conversation and letting me sit there waiting for a response for 1/2 an hour. Trust me, you do that to me 3 times and you're history. At the very least they could've let me know "someone at the door" or "the kid just swallowed a packet of razor blades, I have to go."
Call me an ornery old fuddy-duddy but when I see someone using txt-spk and "figures of speech" like b4 and U2 in an email or a forum post, my estimation of that person drops like a lead balloon. Just. Can't. Help. Myself. I see it as mutilation of language.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 15:57:05 GMT -5
The only person who is allowed to spell "you" as "u" is Prince, because he started that back in the 80s.
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Post by DryCreek on Apr 14, 2016 2:09:37 GMT -5
The only person who is allowed to spell "you" as "u" is Prince, because he started that back in the 80s. The whole Purple Rain album rocks, but Darling Nikki has always been my favorite track! (Computer Blues is a close second.) |
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Post by tamara68 on Apr 14, 2016 2:40:46 GMT -5
The only person who is allowed to spell "you" as "u" is Prince, because he started that back in the 80s. The whole Purple Rain album rocks, but Darling Nikki has always been my favorite track! (Computer Blues is a close second.) Actually Dutch people are allowed to spell "u" too, because that is Dutch for the formal "you". (like vous in French) |
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Post by wewbwb on Apr 14, 2016 7:45:15 GMT -5
"U" actually bothers me in a text. (except from the Dutch, whom I've received exactly 0 texts from - and I know because I counted them) Will you're thumb fall off adding a y and o? punctuation doesn't bother me so much because some of those little characters are hard to find. But what bothers me more is when I say "thank you" and get back a "ah um"
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Post by LITW on Apr 14, 2016 10:30:06 GMT -5
I text like I'm writing an essay: proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation at all times. Well, sometimes I let myself go crazy and I only put ONE space after a period instead of two. (I know: scandalous!) Thats how I text.... if you have something to say you should say it properly  I won't judge people who don't ... but I find it much harder to figure out what they are trying to say. |
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I won't judge people who don't ... but I find it much harder to figure out what they are trying to say.