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Becky :)
Becky :)

Jul-31-2006 20:31

Wow my friend is SUCH a liar and a backstabber....oh sorry, i meant mi ex-friend. and since im kinda popular at school, ALL the other girls hate her too!!

Does anyone else have these disturbin stories to share?

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biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Aug-2-2006 16:27

lol its not that we don't care...hell look how many responses you got Becky :)

And VERY well said Nikkie :)

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Aug-2-2006 19:17

We do care. We've not said we don't. We just prefer to be able to read what is being typed without having to translate it from phonics to standard English in order to understand it. It would be like trying to read a post written in ebonics or piglatin. That would be too much work. Many people read things like your posts as uneducated, perhaps that you don't care, so why should they? We understand if English is not your native language, but talking as if you are using IM's on a message board when you're asking people to post backstabbing issues, really does require correct typing.

cfm
cfm
Nomad

Aug-2-2006 19:32

*wonders if it's time to pull out the ol' rubber "hijacking" stamp that's surely lost in a bottom drawer somwhere by now*

Becky :)
Becky :)

Aug-2-2006 19:35

english is mi native language, i dont see how people cant understand wat i write...

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Aug-2-2006 19:44

because its not english??

cfm
cfm
Nomad

Aug-2-2006 19:46

Because you aren't writing in English! You are writing in jibberjabber slang. Not only is it an annoyance to those of us who actually care about proper spelling as a matter of politeness to eachother, but as Jstkdn points out, it must be EXTREMELY difficult for the many people here who are not from English speaking countries.

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Aug-2-2006 19:47

we're at the Age of Aquarius now, languages grow together and adopt words and expressions from eachother until we all talk "babblish" :)

biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Aug-2-2006 19:48

LMAO Autumn I concur :)

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Aug-2-2006 19:50

the tower of Babylon reversed :)

funny though...Babylon, Babblish

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Aug-2-2006 19:50

And because for many, English is NOT their native language. They have enough problems translating standard English. They don't need to deal with the added ordeal of trying to figure out what your IM message translates to in English, and THEN have to translate it into their own native tongue. Please save everyone a headache (including me), and just use standard English. You will find yourself being a lot more popular around here.

(Reaching for the Extra-Large bottle of Tylenol....)

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