CB Demands Proper English in Posts!!!, posting using english syntax/textspeak Options

[hardbodyactiv]

So here I am, basically a newbie to this forum, although I post on several other forums and have done so for some considerable time.

Even though I have only been on here for a few days, I have already fallen foul of some of the 'Keepers of Good English' brigade who have flamed me for using textspeak, which is what most people here in the UK tend to use.

Now, I'm not bothered by sarcastic responses, but I do take offense to 14-16yo kids patronising me, telling me to learn how to spell. How lame is that.

Many people, even adults have terrible problems with spelling, not me by any means, but to have these spelling Nazis trying to appear to be so superior is just pathetic and does not give me respect for them.

It appears that textspeak is regarded as only suitable for the kiddie pre-teens/dunces and that everybody else must conform by spelling correctly and posting using the correct syntax. otherwise to face flaming and have their actual post content ignored.

The CB Head Honcho should have an obvious edict about this. If there is one, its not very obvious as I (briefly) read through CB rules on posting as every forum is different. But I have no problem with posting in 'Correct English' and will do so for this forum as it is appropriate.

sO wAt U FiNK BouT dIs 1 Cb lololol

[starlette]

really, its just a matter of something being readable. iF yEw tYpErrZZ lYkE dIz, pPl cNT riLLiE fIggURRZ oUt wUtt dA hEkkz U iZ lYKe sAyINz. I mean, I use thing I like u instead of you all the time, and no one seems to care. just dont mae it complicated. Really its just condieration for your reader. And proper english appreciated too, as in use your grammar skills. Dont is beez talkinz for to in a way be at that people cannot be gettings. lol. It shoes some sense of maturity. Thats why you will see a lot of people making fun of a topic by going OH EM GEE I lyKe tOtaLLy lUvvErs pArIs hIltOn OMG OMGOMG OGMOG OMG !!!!!111!!1!11

Because stupid people write like that. And if you are like me and make an inhuman amount of typos because ur fingers are slower than your brain, just go back and edit your post, for the sake of others.

[angel-roh]

really, its just a matter of something being readable.  iF yEw tYpErrZZ lYkE dIz, pPl cNT riLLiE fIggURRZ oUt wUtt dA hEkkz U iZ lYKe sAyINz.  I mean, I use thing I like u instead of you all the time, and no one seems to care.  just dont mae it complicated.  Really its just condieration for your reader.  And proper english appreciated too, as in use your grammar skills.  Dont is beez talkinz for to in a way be at that people cannot be gettings. lol.  It shoes some sense of maturity.  Thats why you will see a lot of people making fun of a topic by going OH EM GEE I lyKe tOtaLLy lUvvErs pArIs hIltOn OMG OMGOMG OGMOG OMG !!!!!111!!1!11

Because stupid people write like that.  And if you are like me and make an inhuman amount of typos because ur fingers are slower than your brain, just go back and edit your post, for the sake of others.

I agree too. It should be more clearable to understand what they meant. I do hate those gangsta like words where they use "yew R sho aweshum!" Well I understand some, but bit annoying to read. Well I try my best on grammars. The only thing I'm bad is grammars. I messed up with past tense these days. It's just that I type so fast and don't think what I'm typing sometimes. That's why sometimes I go back and edit it if I did something wrong. But even if I checked it again, there are still errors. I can't make perfect grammars. I don't think anyone can except those English professors.

[*FreeStickers*]

Well I try my best on grammars.

I don't have a problem with acronyms like "lol" and "brb." I do it myself. It's bad grammar that gets me, really, like...subject/verb disagreement. *shudder*