Text Talk Past a Phone

H8 it.

 

In 2004, when flip phones were ubiquitous, I understood the reason for text-speak. Now that everyone and their infant has a smartphone, I see no reason, excuse, or justification for using such shorthand save for established abbreviations (IMHO, RTFM, GLWTS).

 

If someone texts me like that, I just reply, "Use your words" If they don't text back with a properly formed inquiry, I just assume it wasn't important enough to them to justify interacting with a pedant.

 

My wife dislikes text talk as much as I. If someone else is texting about a hot date they have the wrong number.

 

Maybe it's the fact that I've been using iPhones for nearly a decade now, but I can actually touch-type on certain iPhones. I was never able to do that on my keypad phones. Even with T9!

 

Does not matter who it is. When I see numbers making words/text talk it just causes deep rage within.
See post #2.

 

Get with the times people, voice to text, touch the little microphone, speak, and let it be written.

Edit: I typed that post literally in 3 seconds

 

I disable voice to text. Not only does the idea of my conversations being recorded and indexed by Apple not sit well with me, it never works!

 

They have even found a way to penetrate tin hats too, scary times.

 

I bought a new phone last year... it flips open. You really only have a few options for non-smart phones these days though. My phone is geared toward senior citizens and the visually impaired, it has big buttons and will talk to you. My only other option was geared to workers as it had the CB radio-style feature built in.

As far as poor grammar skills go, I do not care for them no matter how they manifest themselves.

 

In that case, I would take it as a sign that it wouldn't work.