Must....talk....like....idiot

[Peegee]

I have this quirk. It's not as much a quirk as it is an annoying habit. Or maybe the term I'm looking for is 'dyslexic inebriation disorder'. Anyway, it seems the moment I sit down here and fire up the ol' instant messengers, my ability to converse in a coherent or perhaps even sane fashion vanishes. I'm not kidding in the least here. In fact despite this being GC, I am trying my best not to overtly stuff my thread with acronyms of a certain asian-origin disease. Anyway, this is my online malfunction.

Do you have any? Or do you somehow manage to speak as if you normally would in real life? Do you sit down in front of the computer and suddenly start typing using ludicrous shorthand (like U/b/ur/wut ? Even I don't do that)? Do you only chat when you're drunk, thus typing like PG but with a coherent thought in mind? Do you, for some bizarre reason, actually chat like I do? (If so you must converse with me!)

And if you speak like a normal person, why? Also any insight into the concept of PGism/PGness is greatly appreciated. I honestly do NOT know what I am doing or what motivates me to BREAK OUT INTO BOUTS OF OMFGASLPIESBBQLWTFSARSSTDHOBBITSEX ASL ASIAN PRIDE.

Discuss.

[Strider]

I type as I would writing an essay or whatever, because I can't fathom the thought of typing any other way. That shorthand gibberish has always always always gotten on my nerves, perhaps because the rules to typing properly were beaten into my head with a stick when I was young. I can never imagine typing any other way than what you see now.

[Ouch!]

I strive to use proper grammar, punctuation, spelling and whatnot. It’s just something I do. Sure, occasionally I’ll misspell a word, or type a comma instead of a period, but generally I try to be perfect? Why, probably out of habit. Even when I’m chatting on AIM or when I’m playing online games, I do this. Sometimes people think it’s strange. Others, for some reason, think that I’m angry when I type like this. It’s like they fear the usage of a period.

For example, when people ask me a question and I reply, “No.” they think I’m terribly upset or offended or, like I’ve said, angry.

Generally, any for of chat-speak with constant usage of shortened forms of words annoys me. I can’t stand it when someone types a sentence such as, “u r gey, omg!!1! rofl i r 2 kewl 4 u!” I just get really irritated. Not so much in chat (though I have had an effect on my friends and they make attempts to spell everything out) where you’re trying to type quickly, but on a forum, people have the time and probably the intelligence to put a bit more effort into it. I would be very happy to see the Grammar Gestapo revived.

Aside from that, I type just as quickly spelling everything out and using grammar as I do using chat-speak. I really only use XD, and that’s not really chat-speak. Sometimes I’ll throw in some other things, but not usually. I’m much more satisfied typing, heh or hehe than using LOL or ROFL.

So yeah, anybody with me to revive the Grammar Gestapo, just say so. Specifically people with power are preferred. I know boards where people are required to make an effort while posting, and reading is a lot more enjoyable.

Of course, I don’t mean to offend anyone who does use chat-speak, but it’s really just a pet peeve and I’d much rather not see it. However, at this point it’s your right to speak like an idiot. All it does is reveal that you can tell the difference between your and you’re.

[m4tt]

I only type in short hand gibberish when I am making fun of people who normally type in short hand gibberish. I know I don't have the best grammar in the world, but I try to make my writing easy to read. You need a decoder ring to figure out some stuff. "wat lvl shuld u go 2 da trex forst?"

[Psychotic]

"wat lvl shuld u go 2 da trex forst?"

Translation: I want you Matty Baby! I want you NOW! ...ahem

Yeah. I go crazy in IMs. As you well know, Mr. PG. Actually, I go crazy a lot of the time, but I like to keep my grammar and punctuation and spelling accurate. Although it's probably allllllll wrong. Whee!

[Chris]

I always try to present myself in the best possible way.
So, as others; I might misspell a couple of words but that doesn’t make me any less human than others.
You have to be careful of how you choose to present yourself, if you strive for total perfection people may not take you as seriously as you might have hoped for.
I’m not perfect and by no means is my grammar flawless, but I always try to make everything I write readable…what more can I do?

[Xander]

I just can never stop typing "hehe". Even if it's not funny! Or doesn't make sense there. I just say it anyway. Hehe. See. AHHH ITS BUGGING ME NOW.

[Chris]

It's not funny...hehe...DAMN! SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO

[ZeZipster]

dats AZN pride to u boi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111


ellipsis-ellipsis..

[Rye]

I keep on thraving typing "xD." It's sorta automatic now.

[Cz]

I only use shorthand when I'm being ironic/silly. Thus, I spend about half of my time typing in shorthand.

[Zifnab]

I type how I'd normally talk most of the time, especially in IMs. I don't use shorthand unless it's a group of words (like lmao or wtf for example) because I have a voice that goes with shorthand, and it sounds pretty stupid. Like I'd prounounce 'wut' differently to 'what', and I don't say wut IRL, so it doesn't go on the Internet either. :rolleyes2

[Shlup]

When I am in IM with PG I tell him to shut up a lot 'cause I don't want to catch his SARS.

[Baloki]

Being an idiot gets me out of reply to this...

[Denmark]

First off, I believe that talking to PG recently has made me sick (with SARS?)

Secondly, I type differently depending on who I'm talking to. For online friends (like you guys :<z>D), I use normal typing like I'm using here, except when making fun of people (or talking to PG). Examples: omfg wtf ihavesars hobbitsex sars SARS YOU ARE FAT asian fat lolz w00t. And I usually use proper grammar because that's cool. When I'm talking to some of my real life friends (that's a rare occurrence), I might use "u" instead of "you".

Lastly, sarswtfhobbitsex. :mastersha