Basic English

Post by **tassuperkart** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:25 pm

Specially when we get old!

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:05 am

tassuperkart wrote:Specially when we get old!

Nah, using that definition I could be considered old because I constantly mixed up the surnames of two people under my command in the army. (My compulsory military service took a year, I served as corporal.)

My point is, some people mix up names easily, some less easily, but it can happen to anybody at any time. And it hasn't got much to do with age...

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:14 pm

Sorry, but I have very little time for the bullshit half assed text lingo attempts at writing posts! What works with your mates on a mobil is your own buisness, but if you want to loose the imput of a majority of the knowledgable members, txt awy!

My 2 cents.

Damo

Post by **thepurplepulsar** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:18 pm

[quote="tassuperkart]Having said all that, Im very guilty of doing the text thing along with the cyber language/abbreviation....................

L8tr
E[/quote]

For your interest E, you should drop the t from L8tr.

Callumgw · Post by **Callumgw** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:17 am

The following paragraph demonstrates the ability of the human mind to interpret beyond the spelling. As it says only 55% of people can read the following paragraph, but amazingly 55% actually can....

Enjoy!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Only great minds can read this
This is weird, but Interesting!

If you can
Raed this, you have a sgtrane mnid too

Can you raed this? Olny 55 plepoe
Out of 100 can.

I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what
I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch
At Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word
Are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit
Pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed I t whotuit a pboerlm.
This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the
Word as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

et_rider · Post by **et_rider** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:25 pm

Callumgw wrote:The following paragraph demonstrates the ability of the human mind to interpret beyond the spelling. As it says only 55% of people can read the following paragraph, but amazingly 55% actually can....

Enjoy!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Only great minds can read this
This is weird, but Interesting!

If you can
Raed this, you have a sgtrane mnid too

Can you raed this? Olny 55 plepoe
Out of 100 can.

I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what
I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch
At Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word
Are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit
Pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed I t whotuit a pboerlm.
This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the
Word as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

Bugger you bet me to it lol i was gonna post that becuse i could read it lol

xr6eta · Post by **xr6eta** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:47 pm

The thing with that is all the words are still in their correct place, with punctuation, in their entirety, regardless of how they are spelled. There's obviously things wrong with our learning today when we can read and understand that easier than what each other write.

I opened a can of worms and if it got a few people thinking, then I'm glad I did. Thanks for all the responses, no offence was pointed towards anyone or intended with this thread. I am most appreciative of all the responses I get from everyone even if it takes me a little while to understand them. This is a great site. Keep up the great work.

Post by **tassuperkart** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:32 pm

thepurplepulsar wrote:[quote="tassuperkart]Having said all that, Im very guilty of doing the text thing along with the cyber language/abbreviation....................

L8tr
E

For your interest E, you should drop the t from L8tr.

[/quote]

Pffft.....................!!!!!

L8TR
E

Post by **Ash** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:40 pm

Callumgw wrote:The following paragraph demonstrates the ability of the human mind to interpret beyond the spelling. As it says only 55% of people can read the following paragraph, but amazingly 55% actually can....

Enjoy!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Only great minds can read this
This is weird, but Interesting!

If you can
Raed this, you have a sgtrane mnid too

Can you raed this? Olny 55 plepoe
Out of 100 can.

I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what
I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch
At Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word
Are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit
Pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed I t whotuit a pboerlm.
This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the
Word as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

that is very scary! so if you can read that bit of jargon does it mean your a bit messed up in the head aswell?

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:52 am

Ash wrote:that is very scary! so if you can read that bit of jargon does it mean your a bit messed up in the head aswell?

OK, I admit: I'm messed up.

Android 360 · Post by **Android 360** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:34 am

the english language is constantly evolving.

have a look at 50 years ago, sometime you can barely understand what they are saying lol.

then look at Shakespeare?

the english language in another 50 years is going to change the same amount again, all you can do it try and keep up with it.

sometimes it is difficult due to local colloquialisms which differ every 50km but with the internet spreading and being more inimately involved in the general populations lives, it's possible that local colloquialisms may be wiped out and replaced with a more universal form of the language.

so xr6eta, good on ya for attempting to learn the new lingos

no point being left behind eh.

digginganddirt · Post by **digginganddirt** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:37 am

haha im so dud just got my english sa back 45% aprently it lacks deepth are well math is where it at 87%

Callumgw · Post by **Callumgw** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:37 am

or translated for XR6eta

digginganddirt wrote:haha {Laugh}, im {I'm} so dud {not very smart}, I just got my english sa {essay} back and I scored 45% aprently {apparently} it lacks deepth {depth}. are well {Ah well} math {maths} is where it at 87% {is where I am much better, scoring 87%}

after all this was a post complaining about writing standards

C

[no offence meant]

digginganddirt · Post by **digginganddirt** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:07 pm

haha hmm i even re read that before i posted lol arh well im trying lol well see how i go