[wanderedhere]

Really bad typing grates on me. I sometimes have to sit there and work out just what the hell the person is trying to say and it all gets too difficult after a while.
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[Estrella22]

I am not a big fan of text talk. I don't use it much so it takes me a little while to figure out what they are saying most of the time. I don't think its necessary to be rude to someone when they use it however. Nothing wrong with explaining your preferences.

[Mr. Awkward]

I have to admit that I feel uncomfortable with this topic because I don't like to be judgmental or snobbish. But I look at it this way: There's nothing wrong with seeking out as companions those who are like us. And one of the many characteristics by which we judge compatibility is style of writing. It's not a "better than" or "worse than" judgment, necessarily; more a "similar to" or "dissimilar to" judgment.

Personally, I like people with all kinds of writing styles, so I don't think I use it as a high criterion very much, but if I can't communicate well with the person because of their style, or I can't discern the emotions behind the words well because of the way they write, I tend to not have a very good time with that person.

Discretion isn't always a bad word.

[freddyair]

When I read I don't like to feel like I need a translator who's 35 yrs my junior. I do appreciate English (not to be confused with The English... but I also appreciate them, they spawned the greatest country on Earth).

And I do speak other languages but my prowess in those is not sufficient to be a credible critic. (I know, I know... I'm not the English expert either... there, I said it before you did (and you know who you are!))

But I will confess, that in the middle of a cyber I can sometimes dangle a participle... or conjugate inefficiently.

=f=
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[baby]

Gosh....I'm freaken old! I don't know what any of these abbreviation mean... (Ie: gr8, thx, pix, np, etc)...well two out of 6...aint bad right!
I suck at spelling and do try to use spell check. Sometimes I think my fingers are just bored...and like to play with the keys!

**Hey wait a minute L2...were you taping me again!
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[phoenix_rising]

I, personally, think the content of the message is much more important than the mechanics. I can overlook a few mistakes in spelling and punctuation if the person is of an interesting character. It seems that abbreviating in general shows a little bit of laziness but, heck, who am I to say.

I do agree with love2 in that if someone is coming here or anywhere else in the world looking for the perfect person they had better look elsewhere. Nobody is perfect.

Why is this in the sexual discussion forum anyway...I think it would be better to place it in the writer's forum. But then again, what do I know?
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[sexycurious148]

Hi Lusties.

I don't expect perfect writing when sending out messages. Spelling is not my strong suits - even phoentical spelling is iffy as well.
(and don't get me started on map directions - I always thought north was up no matter which way you were holding the map).

However, capitals and periods seem to make messages more readable.

One of my kids gave me a print out of all the abbreviations used in text messaging. Its 21 pages long, with 3 columns per page. I tried using that as reference for a while, but my gosh it took forever to find stuff and then do to that with every 4th word, well it just made understanding the message slow and effort consuming when its really easier to type out the word.

Again, I'm not expecting perfection.
The last message I rejected had 14 lines, no capitals, no periods no line spaces between and 18 text abbreviations - half of which were not on the the 21 page list.
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[cabinboy]

All computers come with free qwerty keyboards, so why type in text, drives me up the wall too.
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[QueenofDiamonds]

I actually agree with you sexycurious. I realize this is the day and age of "text speak" but come on now... As you said, all I have to know you by is your use of grammar, creativity and typing skills. It drives me nuts when people use "text speak" (Ie: gr8, thx, pix, np, etc) when talking in chat, forums and messages.
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[whykiki]

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Yeah, I'm pretty hilarious.