People who write "u" instead of "you". What do you do with all the time you save?
I'm going to start off by saying I absolutely hate texting. I'm a writer and a perfectionist so texting drives me crazy. My texts have full sentences with proper grammar. Texting language goes against all the rules I learned to write something properly.
My biggest pet peeve is when someone send a message that just says "k" instead of "okay" or "ok." I'll spend a good deal of time writing a nice text saying something and then all I get back in one letter! My best friend is guilty of this and drives me bananas! I hate hearing the ding of my phone getting a text and then rush to find my phone just to see the dreaded "k." I rushed for a "k!"
I use to teach college and there was nothing sadder than a college kid who used texting language in a paper. For example one kid wrote about a funny experience they had for one of my essay assignments. They used the term "lol" after the funny parts.
Another time I had a girl use "u" instead of typing out the entire "you." I wanted to bang my head against the wall in frustration. High school must have failed the poor girl if she thought it was alright to use "u" in a college level essay.
It really doesn't take much more time to use proper grammar when texting. Writing y-o-u isn't going to take so much time that it will destroy a person's day. At least don't use texting language in something important like college papers. You're just going to get a bad grade for that. I wish I could give my friend a grade F for sending me so many "k's."
K, u js nd 2 chill :) sorry i had to: :)
Its all about the change and i remeber when they strated alowwing it as a form of writhing here in New Zealand instatutions .
And it took me longer to read that because I had to figure out the words. lol. Just kidding. I know it's just a new language I need to get use to. I think when students started doing it in papers is when I really started to dislike it. For someone who loves literature and writing it is hard to accept it as the new norm.
I hate texting as well and I specially hate when people short change me with their responses lol. Like K instead of ok. Really? One letter less? haha great post!
Actually, it's okay, pff. ;)
haha I've become a victim of my own pet peeve :)
Followed. U should do the same, like, totally. :3
Done k? :P
You two got a laugh from me. lol I actually don't mind "ok" instead of "okay" because at least they took the effort to type a second letter.
Grammar Nazi.
Yep! Proud of it too.
Back when you had to click the number 6 a thousand times just to use the letter O sure that makes sense!
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True. I had an old phone until two years ago. With my proper grammar OCD it took me forever to type texts on my old flip phone. Made me even madder back then when I wrote a long text and got only a k in return.
I used the time I saved to read this article :-) maybe i'll start using you instead of u haha
Please do. You is a great word. Thanks for using that time you saved in a wonderful way!
I must admit, I'm guilty of the k, especially when the incoming text is thought to be of the interrupting nature but, then again, plenty of times I like to use the old-fashioned okie-dokie. 😉 (wink).
Oh...don't get me started on emojis! That's a whole new set of pet peeves with me. lol. My niece loves the poop emoji in terms of commercialism. She was begging her mom to buy her a bank that looked like a pile of poop from the emojis on her phone.
Love the title!
Thank you! Glad you like it.
Next time your get a 'k' from your brother... text back a symbol
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See what he does...
I've do that when he texts me "lmao" or something similar. So many shortened sentences into letters is confusing.
I've googled more acronyms than I care to admit.
I use texting for work. Setting up visit appointments, sending visit updates to clients, panicked pleas to guide me to hidden keys... And I always use sentences. About the only abbreviations I use if 'w' for with and the pets' first initial if needed. Clarity is my friend. ;~D
My wife and I both text in complete and properly punctuated sentences.
We force our teenage kids to do the same, at least to us.
The ones who type in whatever you want to call it "our probaly sayving them selfs ours evree day"[sic].
Oh, that's going to cause confusion isn't it?
I did not intend to convey that I was "sick"...dude.
I'm going to force my daughter to do the same when she is old enough. I think it's a good idea to teach proper writing skills at a young age for kids to be successful in college and certain careers.
I think proper writing skills are necessary for life. Which also explains some of my contempt for the current education system.
I... Can't.... Stand.. That! Or love ya! Hello your my brother husband sister best friend really? Love ya?