what r u talking 'bout?

[jackofallgeeks]

It just occured to me that while seeing things like, "u r 2 weird" posted all around the internet bugs the HELL out of me, I still continue to used 'shortcuts' like "t'morrow" and "S'alright" and the like. It seems to me, then, that this in itself could be similarly vexing. Granted, on my side of things it's an attempt to "type as I speak," in which case I do tend to slur "tomorrow" and such. Still...
I haven't decided if I'm going to reform my online 'speach pattern' or not, but I'd be interested in anyone else's opinions -- (a) do things like "u r 2 weird" bug the hell out of you, too, and (2) is my tendancy to slur words and phrases online a bother which necessarily should be rectified.

Mom always laughs and says it's a good thing I'm not an English Major, because I break all the rules. I'm thinking, though, that I may have potential yet.  ^_~

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[angeliccelestia.livejournal.com]

Nothing wrong with typing as you speak. I tend to use things suchs as "t'was", myself. I must probably come off as some strange hybrid of Olde English and some valley dude when I talk online, and post in ye olde journals. ^_^;;
And yes, I find ye olde "newbie speak" extremely annoying - glad I'm not the only one! "t'morrow" sounds far more intelligent than "2morrow". And, "y r u" gives me a headache to no end! x__x Does it take that much effort to type "why are you"? Didn't think so!

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[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

I don't mean to pick on you, but I think Leslie might take it personally, so... Yet another proof that I'm an English Major at heart is the way "t'was", makes me nauseous. That is, the punctuation should go inside the quotes. Not that I ask anyone to fix such glaring errors, but i've wanted to voice that opinion for a while.

I'm actually a fan of Olde English myself, and British spellings for a number of different words, generally. I'm still undecided about Toledo 'colour,' but it's growing on me. Additionally, I think there's some break between newbie-speak and 1337, at least in small doses. I'm not a HUGE fan of 1337, but I'll accept it as an alternate language. It often takes more thought to type 1337 than English, where as newbie is just... stupid and lazy. It's designed for people who just want to shoot out base concepts as fast as they can, and/or those who can't type 'to speed' and have no inclination to improve.

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[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

As a side note, I find endless humour when my brother 'translates' from 1337 into 'intelligent English.' It's fun, yes.  ^__^

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[dreamingaloud.livejournal.com]

and see, hacker talks makes me want to slam my head - nice and hard - into the wall until bloody. it's harsh on my eyes. it's difficult to understand at first. if i wanted to translate... i'd go try and read japanese, or spanish, or anything else such as that.

i pretty much type exactly how i talk. only in person i'm way more animated and rambling. i get into more serious topics for longer periods of time. my voice cracks when i get too involved. little things nobody would really notice unless they were paying overly close attention. which, thank fuzzy, nobody DOES. ::whew::

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[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

LOL Like I said, I accept 1337 as an alternate language -- but you might as well be typing german for all I can understand it (that is to say, I DO understand a very little German...)

I'm actually more expressive online, I think. Phones intimidate me even when I'm talking to, say, Rachel. I would argue that I'm a much more shy person in-person, but some here would disagree.
Saddly, I find I've had to be much too serious in Real Life as of late. I just haven't been able to cut loose and be me. It's sad. -nods-