Originally Posted by
JayStar
US, And I never said they were adults. I Just mean at 16 they should know that writing a letter in txt speak is a bit immature.
Why would a kid writing to another kid be expected to write in formal style..?
Originally Posted by
JayStar
I don't know when I did.. but sorry. And your right in the sense that understanding it is difficult. But Kansai dialect has been around for over one thousand years. Text speak has been here for what? 10, maybe 20 years? I guess what I'm saying is that you'd almost be flattering it. Since it's not used in anything important, just some teens that had to shorten a text so they don't pay too much. And it just kind of stuck.
Trying to push the "only teens txt" stereotype again I see, didn't I already elaborately explain?
Besides, go lurk some twitter and you will see everyone from Oprah to Palin using txt speak to gain speed.
Originally Posted by
JayStar
Okay, come on. There's 2 definitions of lazy. One of them is what you said. The other would be moving slowly and gently. Reading a book takes time, and kids don't seem to want to take that time, vs watching a movie.
Once again, you are saying they are too lazy to put in the effort.
Thus you are saying it takes more effort to read than watch a movie.
Originally Posted by
JayStar
Do I make it more clear by saying txt speak isn't worse than proper English, just very annoying?
It seems like you are trying to shoehorn your opinion on to everyone.
You alone find txt speak annoying. Everyone else finds it fast and effective, easier and quicker to read than formal English.
Originally Posted by
JayStar
I don't, ^
Aha, now we are at the crux of the issue.
If you don't think reading is better, then why should kids read more?
