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Texting Etiquette -

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DaniJude
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Texting Etiquette -

Do you know people who over-punctuate? Like, via text?

My mother. Guilty. My sister and I joke all the time because it doesn't matter what the text is about my mom adds "!!!!!!!" To everything...

Me: I'll be over after work for dinner. See you then.

Mom: Ok!!!!! Dad is making sauce!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm like, really? Chat Icon

I'm told that over-emojiying is also an epidemic.

Anyone?

Posted 9/22/15 10:07 AM
 
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Hofstra26
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Too funny and yes, I know people who go nuts with emojis and exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 9/22/15 10:13 AM
 

BAK217
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Re: Texting Etiquette -

Guilty as charged !!!!!!!! Chat Icon
I also use a lot of ............... !!!!

Posted 9/22/15 10:46 AM
 

EatingMyVeggies

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Texting Etiquette -

I use "speech to text" often on my iPhone. It's led to some
Funny moments ... Chat Icon

Posted 9/22/15 10:49 AM
 

SusiBee
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Re: Texting Etiquette -

On the flip side, no punctuation at all.
So you get one really long sentence.
Drives me batty.

Posted 9/22/15 10:56 AM
 

NervousNell
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Re: Texting Etiquette -

Posted by EatingMyVeggies

I use "speech to text" often on my iPhone. It's led to some
Funny moments ... Chat Icon



I always tell this story as an example of the limitations of speech to text. I LOVE it because I stink at typing on my phone- always have- but.....

I was replying to a text from my boss once via speech to text and I was trying to say,
"We are going to be in trouble" (in regards to a meeting we were not prepared for)

thank God I looked before hitting send because it came up as: "We are going to make a porno."
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Yeah, that would have been awkward!
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Posted 9/22/15 10:59 AM
 

DaniJude
You're My Home <3

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Danielle

Re: Texting Etiquette -

Posted by SusiBee

On the flip side, no punctuation at all.
So you get one really long sentence.
Drives me batty.



What do you mean bc you know people who do that I don't know anyone who does that wait maybe I do actually I think sometimes my cousin does that where he will just go on and on about his day and then ask me to see a baseball game that weekend anyway is it that bad


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Posted 9/22/15 11:03 AM
 

MrsD121011
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Elicia

Re: Texting Etiquette -

My MIL texts in all caps all the time. Makes me laugh.

Posted 9/22/15 11:04 AM
 

DaniJude
You're My Home <3

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Danielle

Re: Texting Etiquette -

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by EatingMyVeggies

I use "speech to text" often on my iPhone. It's led to some
Funny moments ... Chat Icon



I always tell this story as an example of the limitations of speech to text. I LOVE it because I stink at typing on my phone- always have- but.....

I was replying to a text from my boss once via speech to text and I was trying to say,
"We are going to be in trouble" (in regards to a meeting we were not prepared for)

thank God I looked before hitting send because it came up as: "We are going to make a porno."
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Yeah, that would have been awkward!
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That is epic!!!! Hahahahaha

Autocorrect is another good one.

My boyfriend sent me a sexy selfie and then a little sexy text... a "sext", if you will Chat Icon and I went "mmm" all like snap that is hot LOL and it corrected to "mom" hahahahaha he's like uhh wait, what??

Posted 9/22/15 11:06 AM
 

WannaBeAMom11
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Name

Texting Etiquette -

I love exclamation points. Hiding head in shame. I don't know why.

Posted 9/22/15 11:09 AM
 

NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..

Member since 11/09

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..being a mommy and being a wife!

Re: Texting Etiquette -

Posted by DaniJude

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by EatingMyVeggies

I use "speech to text" often on my iPhone. It's led to some
Funny moments ... Chat Icon



I always tell this story as an example of the limitations of speech to text. I LOVE it because I stink at typing on my phone- always have- but.....

I was replying to a text from my boss once via speech to text and I was trying to say,
"We are going to be in trouble" (in regards to a meeting we were not prepared for)

thank God I looked before hitting send because it came up as: "We are going to make a porno."
Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Yeah, that would have been awkward!
Chat Icon



That is epic!!!! Hahahahaha

Autocorrect is another good one.

My boyfriend sent me a sexy selfie and then a little sexy text... a "sext", if you will Chat Icon and I went "mmm" all like snap that is hot LOL and it corrected to "mom" hahahahaha he's like uhh wait, what??



I literally just laughed at loud at that.
Mom.
Awesome!
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Posted 9/22/15 11:14 AM
 

Pumpkin1
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Texting Etiquette -

I love auto-correct fails. My brother attempted to send me a text about deviled eggs and the autocorrects were classic.

My pet peeve is excessive hashtagging.

Posted 9/22/15 11:18 AM
 

SusiBee
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Member since 3/09

8268 total posts

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S

Re: Texting Etiquette -

Posted by Pumpkin1

I love auto-correct fails. My brother attempted to send me a text about deviled eggs and the autocorrects were classic.

My pet peeve is excessive hashtagging.



Ok, I never got into the hashtagging thing.
Exactly what does that mean ?

Humor me, I am old and learned abbreviated typing on a telex machine in the 80's, which was the precursor to e-mail.

Posted 9/22/15 11:33 AM
 

Pumpkin1
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Re: Texting Etiquette -

Posted by SusiBee

Posted by Pumpkin1

I love auto-correct fails. My brother attempted to send me a text about deviled eggs and the autocorrects were classic.

My pet peeve is excessive hashtagging.



Ok, I never got into the hashtagging thing.
Exactly what does that mean ?

Humor me, I am old and learned abbreviated typing on a telex machine in the 80's, which was the precursor to e-mail.



LOL, I'm an oldie too (remember when faxing was considered cutting edge?).

I believe hashtagging creates a twitter link. I get hashtagging for posts with a purpose (i.e. #bringbackourgirls#) or for advertising/promotion (#followme#), but I don't get benign hashtagging (i.e. #blessed#). Do people even follow (or care) about benign posts like #blessed#? I just don't get it.

Posted 9/22/15 11:43 AM
 

SecretlyTTC14
LIF Adult

Member since 12/13

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Name:
B

Re: Texting Etiquette -

I almost always use 1 or 2 exclamation points. I think it's helpful so people know my tone is cheerful or excited. I hate getting a text with no punctuation. I don't know anyone that really over uses. Actually my cousin will use a line of emoti instead of words...which is frustrating cause it takes me a while to figure some of them out.

Posted 9/22/15 12:17 PM
 

ChristinaM128
LIF Adult

Member since 8/12

4043 total posts

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Christina

Re: Texting Etiquette -

I have a pet peeve with the alternating capital and lower case letters, and drawing out letters. Like:

I LoVEeeee It!

Posted 9/22/15 5:03 PM
 

ChristinaM128
LIF Adult

Member since 8/12

4043 total posts

Name:
Christina

Re: Texting Etiquette -

But the cutest thing is my dad who ends every Facebook messages or text with:

Love,

Dad (or uncle paul with my cousins, etc.)

Posted 9/22/15 5:05 PM
 

DaniJude
You're My Home <3

Member since 11/06

14815 total posts

Name:
Danielle

Re: Texting Etiquette -

Posted by ChristinaM128

But the cutest thing is my dad who ends every Facebook messages or text with:

Love,

Dad (or uncle paul with my cousins, etc.)



Yes! My mom used to sign her TEXTS

-mom

Finally me and my sister were like, mom we know it's you bc you are programmed as mom. You don't have to sign it like a Dear John letter Chat Icon

Posted 9/22/15 5:18 PM
 

Ookpik
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Re: Texting Etiquette -

Posted by WannaBeAMom11

I love exclamation points. Hiding head in shame. I don't know why.



Because they convey cheerfulness and light-heartedness!!!! Chat Icon
(I always use them too. Excessively. I'll admit it.)

Posted 9/22/15 10:37 PM
 

Jenn79
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Re: Texting Etiquette -

Posted by Pumpkin1

Posted by SusiBee

Posted by Pumpkin1

I love auto-correct fails. My brother attempted to send me a text about deviled eggs and the autocorrects were classic.

My pet peeve is excessive hashtagging.



Ok, I never got into the hashtagging thing.
Exactly what does that mean ?

Humor me, I am old and learned abbreviated typing on a telex machine in the 80's, which was the precursor to e-mail.



LOL, I'm an oldie too (remember when faxing was considered cutting edge?).

I believe hashtagging creates a twitter link. I get hashtagging for posts with a purpose (i.e. #bringbackourgirls#) or for advertising/promotion (#followme#), but I don't get benign hashtagging (i.e. #blessed#). Do people even follow (or care) about benign posts like #blessed#? I just don't get it.



Ahhh this drives me nuts on facebook!! I'm not on Twitter, but you can do the same on facebook. And if you click the hashtag it takes you to everyone who used that hashtag. My one friend hashtags her childrens photos with like 5-10 hashtags per photo! I'm crazy with my privacy settings, so I'm not sure why someone wants their photos to show up somewhere else due to hashtags. I'm thinking they don't realize and just think it's *cool* to do. lol

Posted 9/23/15 9:26 AM
 

CrankyPants
I'm cranky

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Mama Cranky

Re: Texting Etiquette -

I hate the over punctuation. One exclamation point is sufficient.

However, I'm a hypocrite as I add letter as innnnnn.

Posted 9/23/15 11:12 AM
 

LIRascal
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Michelle

Texting Etiquette -

I'm guilty of not adding the punctuation at the end of my sentences (or commas or apostrophes) when I don't feel like typing
I also use the three dots a lot...
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Posted 9/23/15 11:42 AM
 

Smileyd17
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Re: Texting Etiquette -

Posted by BAK217

Guilty as charged !!!!!!!! Chat Icon
I also use a lot of ............... !!!!




THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted 9/23/15 11:46 AM
 

luvmykids8
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Re: Texting Etiquette -

Posted by LIRascal

I'm guilty of not adding the punctuation at the end of my sentences (or commas or apostrophes) when I don't feel like typing
I also use the three dots a lot...
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this is me...... lol

Posted 9/23/15 11:52 AM
 
 

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