Sex. Feminism. BDSM. And some very, very naughty words.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Turn-off.
You know, I think of myself as fairly open-minded, but I absolutely cannot conceive of a relationship with anyone who spells "you" as "u", under any circumstances.
Oh god, I am so with you. My own experience with OKCupid was short lived partly for this reason. I remember getting messages from a man whose main technique was making suggestive comments about vegetables, and who couldn't spell "weak". I don't get text speak. Surely it actually takes more brain energy to think yourself and your fingers out of typing normally, and make up bollocks words like "gud" and "wen".
I try not to be a snob about that kind of thing, but I always hear the words in my head when I read, and "u" is always pronounced "oo." I can't make it work.
Oh god, I am so with you. My own experience with OKCupid was short lived partly for this reason. I remember getting messages from a man whose main technique was making suggestive comments about vegetables, and who couldn't spell "weak".
ReplyDeleteI don't get text speak. Surely it actually takes more brain energy to think yourself and your fingers out of typing normally, and make up bollocks words like "gud" and "wen".
I may very well be a snob, but I feel exactly the same way about someone who spells 'come' (as in to orgasm/ejaculate) 'cum'.
ReplyDeleteI try not to be a snob about that kind of thing, but I always hear the words in my head when I read, and "u" is always pronounced "oo." I can't make it work.
ReplyDeleteI'm the same way, except for me it's people who type "to" (or "too") as the number "2".
ReplyDeleteI have a similar response to people who think that capitalisation abuse is an essential kink for d/sers.
ReplyDeleteThough it kill my thumbs while texting, I must spell out the words.
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