120 character limit

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

My cell phone limits me to 120 characters in SMS. This naturally makes it difficult to type a message. So the question I put forth to you is: Do those of you blessed with cell phones ever use "txt tlk" or acronyms to downsize your messages enough to fit in a single SMS? I wouldn't totally condemn it in that case since cell phone companies charge per message.  

[Drunken Bandit]

Sadly, yes.

 

[little rubber duckie]

No actually, I still use proper grammar. It's more of a hassle but I really hate txt tlk sweatdrop  

[Super Awesome Thing]

My mom decided I don't get to send text messages to friends because of the cost of each so I can't be much help but I think I would probably use "txt tlk"  

[The Man who was Thursday]

I avoid SMS.

When I do use it, I keep my messages concise. I spell correctly, but I don't bother with capitalization.  

[[ Pyrite ]]

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Yami no Hitokiri

So the question I put forth to you is: Do those of you blessed with cell phones ever use "txt tlk" or acronyms to downsize your messages enough to fit in a single SMS?

Oh snap, it's not a blessing!

I avoid sending text messages whenever possible, but if the person I'm trying to get a hold of doesn't have voice mail I suck it up. I make it a point to use proper English; I want to set an example for my less literate companions. heart

~Pyrite
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[Fatal Hilarity]

I just write short sentences.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

Thanks for the feedback. I'd call the whole SMS thing a gray area, where it's pretty much do what you need to do. As yet, I've been able to avoid using text talk by keeping my sentences short and to the point. I hope to be able to continue doing so.  

[dark_elf]

Well seeing how that I don't have a cell I can't really in put much. But if I did have a cell, had the capbilty to text and knew how to so, I might use textek just a little.  

[Xillania]

I always text in proper English. This can be a problem, especially since on my PoS phone, you have to end a sentence (with period and space) to enter a capital letter (then you have to delete them.) I usually just type acronyms out in lower case unless they're three letters or less. Proper names are always capitalized, and possessives, except for pronouns, of course, always have apostrophes. If I'm strapped for characters, I'll cut out conjunctions and just do it headline-style. I'm pretty good at writing concise, single-sentence messages, though, and I call people whenever possible.  

[Fintastic]

I still use proper grammar. I really hate 'txt-tlk'... I can't understand a single word.  

[Zealot of Insanity]

Meh, I don't use text messaging on my cell phone. xp  

[The MoUsY spell-checker]

I type normally on my mobile phone. I use predictive text input so it doesn't take too long. I don't text often enough for cost to be an issue (although I know it's probably not very nice for the people who receive my messages, because it must be hard to read a few screens worth of text). I have a prepaid plan, and I need to periodically buy more credit to keep the number anyway.

I remember that I had a classmate who hates textspeak, and her friend asked her a question in textspeak, and that caused a serious misunderstanding because she didn't understand the textspeak.  

[Smoozle]

Indeed. I never use it. I hate it. Whenever someone sends me a message in text talk it takes me about a minute to read. Although I have an advantage on you Yami as my phone allows 160 characters.

I also use Predictive text as it speeds up the texting process and helps with spelling.  

[splashseal]

Only if I am hardpressed, and that means that I would have to send a whole new message just for like, three words. Give me proper grammar any day. However, even in the aforementioned case of being absolutely hardpressed, I: 1. see if I can reword my message differently to be shorter, and 2. make sure it is only to my best friend.

Sad to say that I actually understand "txt talk" because I make fun of it so much with my friend. :/