FB: Egregious Text Speak

georgia_bride09

This chick is 28 years old and has a kindergarten-aged daughter... hopefully she'll learn how to spell a little better than mommy. Her current status: Georgia's HS FB friend: Could sum1 plez buy me the kings of leon tickets*o and iam gonna need 1 4 joni... 150 each..just got there cd and that lead singer could do and have whteva he wanted2 me as long as he sings 2me! hahaSeriously? Because we graduated together from the same high school and somehow I learned how to write like an adult.

janedoe1113a

I'm not even sure what parts of that says.

bbyckes

wtf? I don't even know what she's trying to say.

katiewhompus

I think she's saying she wants one of her friends to spend $300 on tickets so she and Joni (her daughter?) can go see a concert. She will also let the lead singer boink her in whatever way he desires as long as he sings to her.

georgia_bride09

I think she's saying she wants one of her friends to spend $300 on tickets so she and Joni (her daughter?) can go see a concert. She will also let the lead singer boink her in whatever way he desires as long as he sings to her.^This, only Joni is another chick my age who (I hope) has better spelling skills. 

shannonalise

Katie, excellent translation. I would still have to unfriend her.

katiewhompus

The majority of my old employee base was 16-20. I got a lot of "sew i cnt cum 2 wrk 2day bcuz i have stf 2do b4 my fam vac"How the text speak is considered faster/easier is beyond me.

shannonalise

Ahhh!! :: cries ::

qwerty777

I get really annoyed with text speak.  My 21 year old sister uses it and it drives me crazy.  My least favorite is "da" for "the".  Sometimes she'll even speak like that in a conversation, and I have to stop talking to her so my head doesn't explode.

lillybug215

The majority of my old employee base was 16-20. I got a lot of "sew i cnt cum 2 wrk 2day bcuz i have stf 2do b4 my fam vac"Katie- did this fly with you? I would have had to have them come in to tell me what exactly they were trying to let me know! Also, I didn't know texting was a proper way to call in? Goodness gracious!