Just a note; people don't really appriciate reading:
Quoteu
ur
sux
i
gtg
brb
And stuff like that.
~Aqua

QuoteJust a note; people don't really appriciate reading:
Quoteu
ur
sux
i
gtg
brb
And stuff like that.
~Aqua
Why not? It's just normal everyday internet slang...

It is polite, and I for one, like users better if they user good grammer and such.
~Aqua

Agreed. However sometimes you can forgive them if its just:
Hi my name is davetard i dont understand why I have 3 chins.

ookay... n00b alert! n00b alert! sum1 get the n00b police!!

This is off topic but, does the BB Code work here?

The first two posts are atempting to use the 'quote' code, but it dosn't seem to be working.

Do you guys see that too, or is it just my computer?

It is GRAMMAR... thank you very much. ;) You should make sure you can type correctly before bagging about how others spell and talk with unreadable text.

jchalase, that was mature...

Tech, it isn't just your computer... ? ...

GMmarine, what do you mean?
~Aqua

@ Aqua Games - The title of this topic should be Grammar.... how ironic.

lol, I nvr saw anything wrong wit talkin lik this...

@ GMmarine: that's not the only mistake he made. :P

you're right jochem, he also said appriciate, instaid of appreciate!
i noticed too!

darn, I really like talking like that, there isnt really anything wrong with talking lik tis..

Whether he spells it "grammer" or "grammar", he's complaining about grammar, not spelling. Note mi amazzin grmmir skilz in taht last scentinse. And my extreme ridiculously lacking of spelling in the ones what is just be typed before this here sentence.

I dont no y u shoodint tok lik dis except some people cant read it

.... people who think internet slang is wrong should DI333333!!!!!

QuoteThis is off topic but, does the BB Code work here?

Yea it does

i doesn't matter about grammar... if you can understand wats being said, whats the problem??

Quotei doesn't matter about grammar... if you can understand wats being said, whats the problem??
It's easier for others to read if people use proper spelling and grammar.

Half the people in this forum can't spell "grammar". Not even the person who posted it. (No Offence!!!)

Hey, I can spell "grammar"
Also, I get lots of letters with weird phrases - I have to waste 2 or 3 messages just to get the thought that they were trying to convey

In my humble opinion, (not imho) I (not i) think that internet slang should be kept to a reasonable minimum. Most of the people here on yoyogames cannot spell 'grammar' correctly, let alone use correct grammar, and some try to use slang with their poor spelling. I try to understand, but sometimes I get very confused. :(

Speaking as someone with a little bit of grey in my hair and a pompous attitude, using "chat speak" just makes the whole thing difficult to read. There is a difference between the use of "u" which is as old as the hills, and phrases like "ROLF" which is just not well known.

The nature of language is to be understood, and standard english is easier to follow than more modern stuff.

Thats my two-pence worth of pomposity.

Just one thing: how the heck are newbies like me supposed to understand Internet slang? For me, it has become a habit to write properly, and I only understand a bit of internet slang. It is possible just to talk normally unless you are talking to friends who understand what you are saying?

By the way, hunterreborn, it is actually spelled 'ROFL' not 'ROLF'. 'Rolling On Floor Laughing'. Like I said, I know a bit of internet slang.

There is no shame in being new.
I am 40 and every time I blink there is something new.
Like lol = laugh out loud
Or wtf= what the f***
Or bff = best friends forever
Do you know how I learned what these terms meant?
I typed bff ?
And when I saw wtf I typed, wtf ?
When I was new I didn’t get bent out of shape for not knowing what the abbreviations mint.
The only thing that annoyed me was the people typing stupid things like “Noob” , ”n00b alert! n00b alert! sum1 get the n00b police!!”

Or even worse people who think that they should point out bad spelling and make an example of it.
The only people that should point out bad typing or spelling on the web is the people on a learning to spell website.
Anything else is rude and disrespectful.
I know that I am horribly dyslexic and sometimes I don’t catch that I have botched the spelling of a common word, especially when I am tired.
It is a waste of time to point this out and then force me and others to endure a spelling lesson, or even worse a spellers rant.
The whole point of grammar is to be respectful and polite.
Because if it wasn’t then it wouldn’t mater how you spoke it as long as your point went across and was understood.

Sorry about that correcting ROFL thing above.