Grammar!

[TrevorW]

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[PeterM]

SMS language by phone or email seems to be changing the way we communicate quicker than ever. Here spelling and grammar seem to be of no importance as the language is just understood by the new tribe, U no wot I mean. Mike started his response to this thread with ROFL, until recently I would have thought he couldn't spell Rolf. I hated the LOLs etc but now it's common place, can't stop it so go with it. I suppose the next big change is simply talking to the phone, computer, Ipad etc and it will just relay the message as a voicemail SMS and even typing text will disappear. I see a problem for sexting if the voicemail is your same sex!
PeterM.

[blink138 (Pat)]

although i am a stickler for the english written word, i truly love all of the mother tongues dialects regardless of how "improper" the use of words are
after all where would we be without "cockney patter", "irish lilt", "liverpools nasaly drawl" of which i am part of or "scottish brogue" after all this is what australias language is based upon.
vive le difference!
interestingly enough that amazing programme "the story of english"
they attribute liverpools nasally tone from the people, maily irish, constantly having the common cold and the sniffles!
pat

[GeoffW1 (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by jenchris

Insincere panegyrics

Goodness me

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

vive le difference!

LA difference...... selbverstandlich!

Bet you had to look up panegyric Geoff!!

[Steffen]

Originally Posted by jenchris

LA difference...... selbverstandlich!

You mean, selbstverständlich

Cheers
Steffen.

[Steffen]

Originally Posted by iceman

ROFL nice one. Is there a larger version of that image?

I love it!

http://www.explosm.net/comics/2712/

Cheers
Steffen.

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

Goodness, I've never missed out the st before!
Entschuldigen sie

[Miaplacidus (Brian)]

Back when Bob Hawke was Prime Minister and I was at uni, I remember an optimistic dyslexic telling me that I was wasting my time teaching myself to type because by the time we would have graduated we'd all be talking to our computers.

Well, I'm still waiting...

(Funny, though, that no one seems to talk about dictation software anymore, even though the technology has clearly improved, albeit a little tardier than people expected in the 1980s. I guess Siri might be the start of something...)

Originally Posted by lacad01

Priceless
I can somewhat empathise with posters on this and other sites where there's a disconnect between the brain's intent and the keyboard (I don't mean that in a nasty way whatsoever), mainly as one of my daughters is dyslexic and know what a frustrating experience it can be for her.

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

My brother uses speech to type - he's a solicitor and about as coordinated as a three toed sloth.

Reminds me of the dyslexic agnostic insomniac - up all night wondering if there was a dog.

[GeoffW1 (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by jenchris

LA difference...... selbverstandlich!

Bet you had to look up panegyric Geoff!!

Nooooooo I'm an engineer

Cheers

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

HAHAHA
I think the only book I've ever seen it in is Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice!

[Shark Bait (Stu)]

Did anyone notice the spelling error in the fourth frame for the distressed blue character?

Thank you for the large format cartoon Steffen. My Wife will be sticking it on her wall at school.