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by aussiemeg » Sat, 13 Sep 2008 9:12 am
Sorry maybe I am getting too old and too pedantic but is it too much to ask for people to write their messages in full words because whilst I am reasonably good at sending SMS/text messages I can't be bothered to interpret short hand when readig a forum. ie WUD, COZ and ENUF are not words!!!
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by QRM » Sat, 13 Sep 2008 9:18 am
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt 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.
My dyslexia creeping up again

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by road.not.taken » Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:42 am
Good one QRM
I'm totally with you aussiemeg -- 9 times out of 10 if a message is peppered with dun, cuz, or wif I ignore it completely. I've learned from experience that in most cases it's a pretty fair indicator of the quality of the content of the message.
This is not an ESL problem by the way, what we've got here is failure to (properly) communicate.
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by sundaymorningstaple » Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:43 am
This is one area where my thoughts are well known. And one where road.not.taken and I fully agree! (Even if my own English is not that great - at least I try).
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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by Matney » Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:53 am
My husband and I are all inn agreement here. I think it's a product of being older, more mature. He is also one who inherited from his father, correcting the mispronunciation of words during the TV news! Drive the kids crazy!
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by durain » Sat, 13 Sep 2008 3:24 pm
no la, where got. ppl got 2 reduce da words 2 save on bandwidth, carbon footprint, wear n tear on the keyboard/mouse and RSI mah.
btw, excellent stuff from QRM. i cant believe it, i can read!!!
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by sundaymorningstaple » Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:47 pm
So see, math and Language are connected. It doesn't matter how badly the word is messed up as long as the 1st & last letters are correct AND the number of letters are correct for that word. Also the words tend to need the correct letters as well.
Here's a good example of gud Ingrish!
http://www.singaporeexpats.com/forum/su ... ine#348456
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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by Leemmo » Mon, 06 Oct 2008 1:59 pm
I am only in my 30's, does that mean i am getting old? It must do as I quite agree. It is no wonder that children (meaning teenagers and young adults) have problems with spelling these days, even when they have degree qualifications.

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