Poll: Wut u think abt ppl dat type like dis????

[Gurck]

Curious what others think

 

[rh71]

i think they're 14.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

People who do that here should be shot. I could care less what they do elsewhere because I'll probably never have to struggle to translate it.

 

[Ness]

If you can't speak (including type) properly, you probably aren't worth listening to.

 

[kalster]

Originally posted by: Ness
If you can't speak (including type) properly, you probably aren't worth listening to.

 

[Chumpman]

Originally posted by: kalster

Originally posted by: Ness
If you can't speak (including type) properly, you probably aren't worth listening to.

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder
People who do that here should be shot. I could care less what they do elsewhere because I'll probably never have to struggle to translate it.

couldn't

 

[blackdogdeek]

what annoys me is that it actually takes me longer to read that because i have to pause and figure out each word. so the poster saves time when typing at the expense of those who read the posts.

though i'm sure with practice i would be able to read that faster and more accurately. but why should i have to do that when we've already got an agreed upon spelling and grammar system that the majority of people already use?

 

[shenaniganz]

Originally posted by: Ness
If you can't speak (including type) properly, you probably aren't worth listening to.

 

[blakeatwork]

I imagine that the sound 'gurck' is what comes from them as they have the ever-lovin air choked out of them..

 

[jjones]

I think they should stay in AOHell.

 

[Farfrael]

brain damaged ?

 

[CChaos]

I've stopped commenting on this when I come across it after a little exchange in UT2k3 where I asked someone if they'd just gotten a new keyboard. When he asked why, I told him because he typed like a fvcking monkey. It turns out I was playing with a little kid and his mother and she, laughing, pointed out that he was seven years old. It occured to me that as an adult (31 years old), I participate in alot of activities (message boards, online gaming, etc...) that most adults would consider juvenile and it's more likely that the feeble mind behind the horrific gibberish is 1/3 or 1/4 of my age. Regardless of my real feelings about this blatant abuse of the language (I have an English degree), I found it best to just turn a blind eye, as long as the message gets across. I see no reason to think that this style of typing is anything but the future of communciation. I recall Heinlein calling for a streamlining of the language in something he wrote in the early 50s to make it more intuitive, and frankly it seems it may just happen.

 

[xboxist]

I just elect to not read their crap, for I assume that they have nothing of significance to say. Oh, and that they're 8.

 

[monk3y]

Torture doesn't seem out of the question.

 

[Gurck]

I can't stand it either, it just seems so commonplace sometimes that I wonder if the death of the language is inevitable. Good to see I'm not alone, though I'd expect a lot of different answers once school lets out, if it's still on page 1

 

[imported_yovonbishop]

It bothers me a lot. I did that when I first started typing on messenger programs because it would take me forever to get one sentence out but I finally learned how and now it bothers me when people do it.

 

[Pepsi90919]

(I have an English degree),

 

[TallBill]

I think that they are morons. And anybody who disagrees is a moron and their vote doesnt count, so theres no need for a poll you moron.

 

[iamme]

they should grow up.

 

[SWScorch]

Even if the typist is only 7 years old, most 7-year-old can spell "your" and "be." In games or other situations where fast typing is encouraged, I tolerate the behavior. In emails or on message boards I find it excruciatingly annoying. It is very very hard to take someone seriously when they convey their thoughts in gibberish.

 

[Ranger X]

It's like ebonics. It's a huge step back from all the hard work you've put into your education at school.

 

[Yossarian451]

Simple, while I hate grammar and spelling nazis, I also hate people who don't attempt to use proper words. Most people here and most places type up quickly, so I know that words will accidentally become mispelled. Also grammar may be beaten with an ugly stick when you are hacking out a sentence pretty fast. But the bottom line is to try, I hate how people use stupid abbriviations and slang when they write. It is especially worse when they are asking something, most more mature boards where I post that are in more of a professional setting will not even read or repsond to people like that. I personally can forgive the accidental errors but not the constant and intentional ones. See my sig.