I understand everything up to 'uncomfortable'. Trying to read anything after that makes my head hurt...

Is you bovvered, submitter?

Well I'm gobsmacked.

No way that is real.

I can barely read that. D:

What in the f*cking world is this sh*t?

I am very good at deciphering weird acronyms and text speech but I have no idea what the hell that says.

"if anything makes you feel sad or uncomfortable ??? tell a responsible porn-rated movie straight away. Don't be afraid until get in strife"

Yes, this seems pretty stupid.

No, I can't read the poster.

But the most important thing here is that I'd like to compliment the submitter for managing to submit a headline about England, from the Daily Mail, without using the completely uninteresting "nanny state" cliche.

"In anything makes you feel cross or uncomfortable online tell a responsible adult straight away, don't be afraid you'll get into trouble."

It's simple, really.

Canadian Canuck: I am very good at deciphering weird acronyms and text speech but I have no idea what the hell that says.

"if anything makes you feel sad or uncomfortable ??? online tell a responsible porn-rated movie straight away. Don't be afraid until you'll get in strife"

My interpretation

gonads and strife?

Walker

I came here to post that exact same picture.

/facepalm

how the hell do kids communicate like that?

I am glad that I have no idea what the poster or headline said.

How does on9 == "online"?

your mom

timmy_the_tooth: "In anything makes you feel cross or uncomfortable online tell a responsible adult straight away, don't be afraid you'll get into trouble."

It's simple, really.

There is some really scary stuff in the dark corners of these intertubes stuff. I would be more concerned if the kids could not find something that makes them feel uncomfortable.

/Serious

"how the hell do kids communicate like that?"

they don't, this was written by stupid adults who not only undermine proper english, but fail miserably at connecting with kids using "their own language"

kanyakumari: How does on9 == "online"?

I guess it's some sort of strange amalgamation of text speech and cockney rhyming slang.

If I ever get a text that's written like that, I will reach through my phone and punch the typist in the mouth.

And I'm pretty sure (:+( is a sad emote.

One of the nine tips on the poster, which uses the letters XXX to denote an adult

Remember that article in the NY Times about "hip Gen X slang" wayy back in the day? Swingin' on the flippity flop? Suckin' my flava?

Yeah. That.

But bosses at London Grid for Learning (LGfL), the local authority-funded organisation behind the posters, believe text language is the best way to get through to children today.

Gordon Bennett, of north London, having been a child once, believes that a much better way to get through would be to stop patronising them and to treat them as if they had some shred of intelligence, rather than these embarrassing and pathetic attempts at manipulation and deception.

i hate it when individuals who don't use text-speak attempt to create documents using it.

it's always an embarrassing misrepresentation of the whole concept of abbreviation.

Eugh.

Gordon Bennett: But bosses at London Grid for Learning (LGfL), the local authority-funded organisation behind the posters, believe text language is the best way to get through to children today.

Gordon Bennett, of north London, having been a child once, believes that a much better way to get through would be to stop patronising them and to treat them as if they had some shred of intelligence, rather than these embarrassing and pathetic attempts at manipulation and deception.

So THIS! Just like when i was growing up in the early 90s and everything educational tried to rap to be hip and just wound up being really patronising and offputting.

This is the ultimate reason to bring back the birch cane.

I text frequently, and I use farking English when I do so. Same on AIM/IRC.

wtf is this shiat?

i hate my generation

Fk tht

"NEfin" = Anyfin = Anything?
So it's written in Cockney?



'Aaalo Gubnah.

See, my damie, Pootie Tang don't wa-da-tah to the shama cow... 'cause thats a cama cama leepa-chaiii, dig?


/I really appreciate the correct use of "whom" in #4.

Holy messiah on a stick! I'm going to go shiat on a photocopier and see how much I can sell the prints for.

naveline: One of the nine tips on the poster, which uses the letters XXX to denote an adult

Remember that article in the NY Times about "hip Gen X slang" wayy back in the day? Swingin' on the flippity flop? Suckin' my flava?

Yeah. That.

XXX? Which one, Vin Diesel or Ice Cube?

The poster is exactly as irritating as emoticons. Use an emoticon, lose respect.

weasil: See, my damie, Pootie Tang don't wa-da-tah to the shama cow... 'cause thats a cama cama leepa-chaiii, dig?


/I really appreciate the correct use of "whom" in #4.

The Tipi Tays are baddy daddy lamatai tebby chai!

Sa Da Tay my Bammie. Sepatown.

I think that whoever created that poster in TFA needs to be sent this one:



/that is all

I don't know whether to laugh (because it's a lame attempt to "speak their language"), or cry (because they think kids are too stupid to read actual English)

It's reverse psychology.

And so begins the downfall of human communications as we know it. In no time we'll be back to caveman style grunts and moans.

/facepalm

I can't read any of those. And it's not from being too old, it's from them being too stupid

Sean_L: So it's written in Cockney?

DING DING DING DING DING

though not "cockney" per se as that's actually a rhyming slang, just British youth slang. watch enough footballers give interviews and this talk becomes like a second language, innit?

Could read the poster. Couldn't make heads nor tails of the headline.

What gets me is some of the words used on the poster. "Strife"? "Kin?" "Frets"? Are kids today using these words anywhere at all, on or offline? Can someone in the UK clue me in about usage of these words? KTHXBAi!1!

My generation makes me cry....

If the text-and-IM "speak" becomes professionally acceptable within my lifetime (which is sadly all too possible, as it is my generation that uses/worships it), I may just have to shoot myself. And be buried with my Complete Works of Shakespeare.

I won't presume to call myself grammatically perfect, as I am not an english professor, and I have spent far too much time on the net. I also tend to take liberties with run on sentences and commas in an attempt to convey my speech pattern. But honestly. It is NOT all that difficult to adhere to proper spelling, capitalization, and basic punctuation. Nor is it that hard (at least for me) to adhere to the stricter grammar rules when writing in a more formal arena.

Am I really the only 20 year old that respects the language EVEN when online or texting?

If someone texted me like that I don't think I would ever talk to them again.

A friend of mine the other night texted me with "Mo whr u." I texted back, "What? Are you drunk?"

Yes, yes he was. (He's 52; I'm 47.)

I can understand leaving our vowels and some unnecessary letters, but I usually text in full sentences. It's just too hard to turn off the editor. Every now and then I try using shorthand, but then I find myself grinding my teeth until I go back and write it out properly.

Farking Zardwarks: gonads and strife?

I came here for this. Glad I was not let down. :p

Seriously I text a lot and I have never even heard of an adult being referred to as XXX. And what is with the random capitals do you know how hard it is to switch between simple letters and capitals?

FTFPoster1. u av d rvt 2 feel safe ll d tym, includN wen UzN ICT or yr mob ph.
You have the right (rivet?) to feel safe all the tyme, including when using ICT (information and communications Technology?) or your mobile phone.

2. f NEfin maks u feel (:+( or uncomfortable on9 tel a responsible XXX str8 awy. Don't B fraid Ull gt N2 strife.
If anything makes you feel sad (Robert Wayne No Nose Gardner?p) or uncomfortable online tell a responsible adult straight away. Don't be afraid you'll get into strife.

3. f u gt a nsty msg or gt sent NEfin dat maks u feel uncomfortable, dnt QSL. shO it 2 a responsible XXX.
if you get a nasty message or get sent anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, don't QSL (acknowledge [HAM acronym]). Show it 2 a responsible adult.

4. 1ly Emsg ppl u knw, or doZe whom a responsible XXX hs aProved.
Only E-message people u know, or those whom a responsible adult has approved.

5. msgs u snd shd B respectful.
Message you send should be respectful. (Respeck)

6. tlk 2 a responsible XXX B4 joining chatrooms or Netwrking sites.
Talk to a responsible adult before joining chatrooms or networking sites.

7. kip yr pRsNL Dtails pvt wen UzN ICT or a mob ph. yr nme, kin info, jRne 2 skool, yr QIs n hobEZ r ll XampLs pRsNL Dtails.
Keep your personal details private when using ICT or a mobile phone. Your name, kin (really?)info, journey to school, your pets and hobbies are all examples [of] personal details.

8. Don't shO NE1 fotos of yrslf. F? or kin w/o chekin 1st W a responsible XXX.
Don't show anyone photos of yourself, friends (?) or kin without checking first with a responsible adult.

9. nvr agree 2 mEt an on9 pal IRL w/o chekin W a responsible XXX.
Never agree to meet an online pal in real life without checking with a responsible adult.

ALSO: Responsible adults include yr tchaz, parNts n d carers W whom u liv. f uv NE frets UzN ICT safeT @ hm or n skool, pls spk 2 em.
Responsible adults include your teachers, parents and the caretakers with whom you live. If you have any frets using ICT safety at home or in school, please speak to them.

Where to begin? The random capitalization of letters is a good place. Oh, but you say, they mean to pronounce the Letter as it is spoken when alone not as it would be as written in the word, i.e. R = are, F = if, U = you. A-ha, I reply, then please tell me why the Z is a capital in doZe? and why is UzN (Ewes-En) the preffered spelling instead of UZn (Ewe-Zeen)?
Also they don't always capitalize the F for if or the U for you, but they do for B = be?

It smells pretty fishy.