Should the dictionaries adapt to the new IM / SMS words / grammer?
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NO! It shouldn't.\n\nPerhaps there can be 'internetspeak dictionaries' that contain all the terms, but we don't want to reduce the language, not reduce it. That makes everything so much harder. It's not real, it's just stupid and pointless. It's unprofessional. English is a perfect, developed and perfected. We don't need to screw it up.\n\nAnd it's not the norm. Not everyone writes like that. There are many literate people. It's only the norm for lazy people, and it'll lead them into incompetence.\n\nYou're a prime example. You don't know much about /grammar/ because you speak like that. You've abandoned spelling. Grammar is spelled with an a, friend.\n\nEver read 1984? Let's veer away from a world like that and your modern day version of 'newspeak'.
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I'm guessing you are talking about Messenger/chat jargon.  \n\nThat IS probably more annoying than using the cell phone, which was my first guess.
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I don't mind it, if I can tell the person is trying to get it right but is learning something new. But, I do hate it when people use IM-type slang! \nI use slang when I'm IM-ing so I'm not saying there's not a place for it. I just think this is not the place.\n\nBy the way, I thought it was hilarious that you spelled "grammar" wrong in your question!!! And your apostrophes are backwards, too!
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Maybe spelling, grammar, and typing should replace it?
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Absolutely. Saying that slang terminology has no place in the dictionary is ridiculous. A hundred years from now someone reading a novel published in 2006 may see the phrase "drunk dialing" and not know exactly what it refers to. If it's in the dictionary, the answer is right there.\n\nThis is pretty much what lexicons are for.
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Friend - I use www.dictionary.com or my word program.  GBY
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Unfortunately, young people spend that much time “texting” (horrible word!) that this is becoming the only language they can understand or communicate in, even in forums such as this or their school work, essays, etc.  I can understand the shortening of words or phrases for mobile ‘phone use (for speed / cost purposes), but for general written use it is just lazy! Don’t these people also realise that this type of language when written looks extremely childish? Do they also not realise that writing words the way they do when "texting" will not exactly endear them to any potential employers? I wouldn't even grant someone an interview if "text" spellings were used in their application form.
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Access to an online dictionary
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Go to Tools, Options, Edit, check Typing Replaces Section.\nThat ought to do it.\nPlease don't forget to award 10 points!\n-MM
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I think there is a way to save your IM conversations. You have to click something. If it's clicked everything is saved! If not nothing is!
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Go to Tools > Language and set the desired language. Depending on what version of Word you are using and what options you installed originally, you may also have to load a dictionary for your desired language.
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you need a voice recognition program.  Good ones that can really differentiate diction are really expensive.
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It must be the problem with decoding or rather understanding the language setting on your phone. This problem is most likely to be on an older series of mobiles. Please try-out the messages|options|language or something similar and set them to "ALL".
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go to urbandictionary.com \nthis site has is full of new jargon that is defined by those who use those kinds of words\nsometimes it helps
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its made it faster\nintroduced new slang terms, bad grammar is more accectable.\nlack of capital words.  its probably decreased our attention span as nobody in a chat room wants to actualy take the time to read more than a line of text.  in fact we can't even seem to take the time to type out "ok" now we have to just use "k."\nemoticons are kind of interesting since there is no way to tell when someone is joking or what no, and though i hate emoticons it is interesting how its trying to fill that gap.\nand sadly, though we can now connect people all over the world with all different points of view, we don't seem to want to make the most of and hold a lengthy conversation and exchange of ideas.
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dictionary.com then or m-w.com
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yes if it was written in microsoft word,  use the grammer and spell check function, actually i think most word processing software has these functions!