lol - what does this mean?????

[Woody32]

It disturbs me the way "text" speak is creeping in - particularly on these boards.  

There are an increasing number of posts written as though the person is texting somebody.

They have no punctuation so we don't know where one sentence starts and another ends. No capital letters for names/surnames or to start a sentence.

I wonder if they would write a letter to a prospective employer or anybody else in such a manner?

Or am I expecting too much in this day and age?

I 4 1 dnt c wht all the fuss is abt u can read dis cant u ?

 

and wot abt dis.?

 cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt.

[Gadget]

whybothertoputspacesoranyextraneouscharactersinimsurethatwecanallreaditevenifitsnotintextspeakbutifpeopleexpectwelookersuptotrytoworkoutwhattheyaresayingandgetasensiblereplythenitisonlypoliteforthemtowriteinclearenglish

[JenB]

whybothertoputspacesoranyextraneouscharactersinimsurethatwecanallreaditevenifitsnotintextspeakbutifpeopleexpectwelookersuptotrytoworkoutwhattheyaresayingandgetasensiblereplythenitisonlypoliteforthemtowriteinclearenglish

Thankyou, my thoughts exactly.

[Woody32]

whybothertoputspacesoranyextraneouscharactersinimsurethatwecanallreaditevenifitsnotintextspeakbutifpeopleexpectwelookersuptotrytoworkoutwhattheyaresayingandgetasensiblereplythenitisonlypoliteforthemtowriteinclearenglish

Thankyou, my thoughts exactly.

tut tut no space

[CaroleW]

I think Gadget has said it all.  If people want lookups, it's only polite for them to write in clear English and not to use "text" speak.

 

[carol8353]

I often have to ask my son what various abbreviations mean.
They usually turn out to be rude  

I really hate it when people write the word wiv....and then say it like that too.

It's wiTH people  
 
Carol

[CaroleW]

It's no wonder that the children of today struggle with English and are unable to write a decent letter.  They spend so much time on their mobiles using abbreviated "text" speak that they forget what normal language looks and sounds like

[Duck]

whybothertoputspacesoranyextraneouscharactersinimsurethatwecanallreaditevenifitsnotintextspeakbutifpeopleexpectwelookersuptotrytoworkoutwhattheyaresayingandgetasensiblereplythenitisonlypoliteforthemtowriteinclearenglish

Gadget

I agree

I use lol and rofl on sites with no smilies, just so folk no I am in a humorous frame of mind 

[JenB]

Thankyou,

tut tut no space

Thank you for pointing out the error of my ways