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Post by JoeLatics on Apr 20, 2010 19:59:44 GMT
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8633435.stm30% of teenagers send over 100 texts per day I send about 1 a month!!! Can't say I like talking over the phone, mind, I do most of my communicating on Facebook! What about you, and is this a problem?
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Post by hallmackem on Apr 21, 2010 17:31:45 GMT
That does seem quite excessive. There are times when it is more convenient to send a text but I'd never need to send that many.
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Post by fatmanstokie on Apr 21, 2010 19:26:12 GMT
it is possible
the average fair usage policy on unlimited texts is the last time i looked around 1500 a day and some companies quoting 3000
i doubt the figures also as its american
although i have been known to do 100+ in the space of 24 hours
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Post by arover on Apr 22, 2010 10:03:44 GMT
I text but rarely, I use a combination of Facebook, e mail, Skype, phoning and talking to people when I see them.
I hate text language with a vengeance just like I hate rap artists spelling.
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Post by Desktop Hoggy on Apr 22, 2010 12:44:24 GMT
Depends on how one counts 100 text messages. Sending 1 message to 100 people, sending a message with 480 characters classifies as 3 text messages.
I prefer texting to talking, folk can get back to me at their own pace and vice versa.
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Post by JoeLatics on Apr 22, 2010 19:11:23 GMT
Depends on how one counts 100 text messages. Sending 1 message to 100 people, sending a message with 480 characters classifies as 3 text messages. I prefer texting to talking, folk can get back to me at their own pace and vice versa. That's a good point, actually. Possibly not the most scientific of studies!!
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Post by Stealth on Apr 23, 2010 19:01:27 GMT
I used to feel like Arover about texting but recently watched a programme where a scientist had made a study of it & found that the majority of people who text actually have a better vocabulary than those who don't. Don't ask me what the explanation for this was as I can't remember but was very, very surprised by it.
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Post by JoeLatics on Apr 23, 2010 21:19:18 GMT
I used to feel like Arover about texting but recently watched a programme where a scientist had made a study of it & found that the majority of people who text actually have a better vocabulary than those who don't. Don't ask me what the explanation for this was as I can't remember but was very, very surprised by it. Really? Not on evidence as to texters vs non-texters at my school, at least!
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Post by hallmackem on Apr 25, 2010 13:44:52 GMT
I used to feel like Arover about texting but recently watched a programme where a scientist had made a study of it & found that the majority of people who text actually have a better vocabulary than those who don't. Don't ask me what the explanation for this was as I can't remember but was very, very surprised by it. Maybe seeing an unfamiliar word is better than hearing one when it comes to picking it up...
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Post by Stealth on Apr 25, 2010 17:32:22 GMT
I think it was actually to do with all the abbreviations used - the explanation being that to know how to abbreviate legibly you had to have a good understanding of language.
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Post by hallmackem on Apr 26, 2010 10:59:17 GMT
Ah...
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Post by Desktop Hoggy on Jul 5, 2011 0:53:07 GMT
On Friday I sent 68 text messages in about 3 and half hours, mostly about cricket.
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