Textspeak

There isn't for me.
I still text using full words.
One of my friends uses the language you quote. It takes me far longer to interpret her meaning than it would for her to use proper words.
She is 76 so no spring chicken used to such ways.

So should it be "texted" or "text" as in "I text my mate yesterday"?

Or "I sent a text message yesterday"?

I like to say and write 'texted'. My predictive text on my phone doesn't recognise it though.

Texted sounds more grammatical doesn't it? But probably old fashioned!

It's not just about need. It's about creativity as well. Text speak type is not difficult. I've never understood why people get so hot under the collar about it. In my teens I used to write in runes and other codes. Doesn't everyone?

People aren't writing literary masterpieces in it! (Yet!) Our wonderful language will be just fine. The language is not being changed, only the way it is written in certain circumstances, and even that is lessening now with predictive text.

I just can't say "I text so-and-so". Have to manually add the 'ed' on the end.

m8 is the same word as mate, it's just written different

(the bad grammar in that is deliberate)

Deliber8?

??

Maw

DD’s MIL, always puts lol on the end of her texts thinking it means lots of love. SIL will not tell her, she recently texted him to say his uncle was ill in hospital, and ended with lol

Is there any need for DGSs and SIL s and AIBU s
kettle calling the pot black methinks

Pot calling kettle black lol

I can't write it either MissAdventure just have to add the 'ed' I don't care if its old fashioned.
I agree BlueBelle why the acronyms.?

So that, periodically, someone will start a thread asking why.

Or, possibly, because yooman beans like acronyms and CBA to write long words out when it only takes a tiny amount of effort to learn what the acronyms mean and to join in the creative fun.

I never used acronyms till I joined gransnet, it seemed the ‘done thing’

Never know what GP means on gransnet. Is it a doctor or a grandparent?

The context will tell you what GP means unless the post is about both grandparents and general practitioners.

And SiL means sister in law according to the list of acronyms but on Gransnet is used mainly for son-in-law. Confusing. It's easier to type the full word!

Text, as a verb, is a new thing so its past tense (texted or text) will be a matter of popular usage.

My DD and I use txt spk 4 a laff.
It also can save me dosh on lengthy texts. I have pay as you go - v old fashioned.
No wot I mean, m8zz?

Later is l8r

K

Bow to ur superior knowledge Anya!