Originally posted by wolfgang59
GF's posts are infinitely more understandable than most of your drivel.

(This being a good example)

Thankyou.

Originally posted by Suzianne
I'm sure that's partially why txtspk evolved the way it did, so even terrible spellers (or dyslexics) could be understood.

What makes you think a dyslexic could use txtspk ???

Originally posted by wolfgang59
What makes you think a dyslexic could use txtspk ???

ummm, because they have a brain, too? You know, like anyone else?

Originally posted by Suzianne
I'm sure that's partially why txtspk evolved the way it did, so even terrible spellers (or dyslexics) could be understood.

Explain this please.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Explain this please.

You do know what txtspk is, right? The Wikipedia page covering it is: SMS Language

I'm talking about people who send text messages and shorten or abbreviate words or even leave some out or who use numbers or single letters for some words. It is far faster to write in this way so it seems ideal for text messaging, and for those who are poor spellers or who might have dyslexia.

For example, there's this from the above referenced Wikipedia page:

Single letters can replace words

be becomes b
see or sea becomes c
okay becomes k or kk
are becomes r
you becomes u
why becomes y
oh becomes o
in becomes n

Single digits can replace words

won or one becomes 1
to or too becomes 2
for becomes 4
ate becomes 8

A single letter or digit can replace a syllable or phoneme

to or too becomes 2, so:
tomorrow becomes 2mro or 2moro or 2mrw
today becomes 2day
for or fore becomes 4, so:
before becomes b4
forget becomes 4get
ate becomes 8, so:
great becomes gr8
late becomes l8
mate becomes m8
wait becomes w8
skater becomes sk8r
and becomes &, so:
banned or band becomes b&
thank you becomes 10q, thnq, ty

Combinations of the above can shorten a single or multiple words

your and you're become ur
wonderful becomes 1drfl
someone becomes sum1
no one becomes no1
any one become any1 or ne1
see you becomes cu or cya
for you becomes 4u
easy becomes ez
enjoy becomes njoy

Are you getting what I'm saying now?

Originally posted by Suzianne
You do know what txtspk is, right?

Yes I do.

But the question is why on earth would someone with dyslexia find that easier?

Txtspk has its own orthography and while that is easier than
standard English it would still present a huge challenge to most
dyslexics. (For example dyslexia exists in the Spanish speaking
world which has a very standard orthography)

Many dyslexics have poor phonological awareness.
txtspk could well become dxsbk for example.

So instead of looking up txtspk on wiki check out DYSLEXIA

Originally posted by Suzianne
You do know what txtspk is, right? The Wikipedia page covering it is: SMS Language

I'm talking about people who send text messages and shorten or abbreviate words or even leave some out or who use numbers or single letters for some words. It is far faster to write in this way so it seems ideal for text messaging, and for those who are poor spellers or ...[text shortened]... becomes 4u
easy becomes ez
enjoy becomes njoy

Are you getting what I'm saying now?

Don't forget that he is part of the spelling police and does not want to be put out of business.

Originally posted by Suzianne
You do know what txtspk is, right? The Wikipedia page covering it is: SMS Language

I'm talking about people who send text messages and shorten or abbreviate words or even leave some out or who use numbers or single letters for some words. It is far faster to write in this way so it seems ideal for text messaging, and for those who are poor spellers or ...[text shortened]... becomes 4u
easy becomes ez
enjoy becomes njoy

Are you getting what I'm saying now?

Txtspk shows how English is very inefficient in its word length/idea transmission ratio. If you can go cya meaning see you, you have just made your language 100 % more efficient, 3 symbols replacing 6 with everyone knowing the exact message.

Originally posted by Suzianne
You do know what txtspk is, right? The Wikipedia page covering it is: SMS Language

I'm talking about people who send text messages and shorten or abbreviate words or even leave some out or who use numbers or single letters for some words. It is far faster to write in this way so it seems ideal for text messaging, and for those who are poor spellers or ...[text shortened]... becomes 4u
easy becomes ez
enjoy becomes njoy

Are you getting what I'm saying now?

Well as a Dyslexic, I can tell you that I personally hate txt speak, and
find it really hard to decipher.

txt speak wasn't invented for or by Dyslexics.

It came about because of a combination of laziness, a need to compress
messages to fit into a short text message, and the vagaries of predictive
text systems, combined with the restrictions placed on typing by mobile
phone keypads.

Originally posted by sonhouse
Txtspk shows how English is very inefficient in its word length/idea transmission ratio. If you can go cya meaning see you, you have just made your language 100 % more efficient, 3 symbols replacing 6 with everyone knowing the exact message.

This is true, English is not an efficient language for communication in in terms
of message length.

However while txt speak might be more efficient in terms of message length,
and information content... It is lacking in poetry and aesthetics.
Txt speak grates like people who say merry x-mass.

You can compress the information content of a typical Shakespeare play to
a few paragraphs... But I think you would rather loose something in doing so.

Originally posted by RJHinds
Don't forget that he is part of the spelling police and does not want to be put out of business.

Come on, Ron, I'm part of the 'spelling police'.

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
Since 2005, I have endeavored to keep my typos to a minimum.
Result: very, very few.

Now, if you only had something worthwhile to say.

And anyway, you'd be better off keeping your logical fallacies to under 5 a minute, yes?

Originally posted by Suzianne
You do know what txtspk is, right?

Yes I do.

But the question is why on earth would someone with dyslexia find that easier?

Txtspk has its own orthography and while that is easier than
standard English it would still present a huge challenge to most
dyslexics. (For example dyslexia exists in the Spanish speaking
world which has a very standard orthography)

Many dyslexics have poor phonological awareness.
txtspk could well become dxsbk for example.

So instead of looking up txtspk on wiki check out DYSLEXIA

Originally posted by Suzianne
Come on, Ron, I'm part of the 'spelling police'.

Doesn't look like it to me.

Originally posted by googlefudge
This is true, English is not an efficient language for communication in in terms
of message length.

However while txt speak might be more efficient in terms of message length,
and information content... It is lacking in poetry and aesthetics.
Txt speak grates like people who say merry x-mass.

You can compress the information content of a typic ...[text shortened]... kespeare play to
a few paragraphs... But I think you would rather loose something in doing so.

I can imagine that project being some Phd thesis or masters work to convert Shakespear into Txtspk!🙂 Just think how short Tolstoy would be in Txtspk🙂