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Guinness Book of World Records | Fastest Text Messaging

posted June 26, 2009 - 2:38pm
Guinness Book of World Records | Fastest Text Messaging

We already have the fastest car, the fastest time to pluck a turkey, fastest time to eat a 12" pizza, and fastest time to carve a pumpkin, so how can we not have a fastest text message record? Oh, my bad, we do!!

The record for the fastest text message blindfolded is 45.09 sec, achieved by Elliot Nicholls (New Zealand), at the Telecom shop on Filluel Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 17 November 2007.
Fastest Text Message Blindfolded

I am not a text messaging person; in fact, my cell phone is an older model that has been discontinued. It doesn’t even have a camera! It is the original phone I received when I signed up for cell service about 7 years ago, a Nokia 3390.

When I see people text message, I am amazed at the speed that their fingers move from button to button and BAM! The 5 sentences are sent. Now granted, these sentences are not proper, but the speed in which the fingers move to accomplish this is simply amazing to me.

The other thing that amazes me with text messaging is the acronyms. On occasions, I have received text messages and I am usually dazed and confused by these letters bunched together. I have learned some of the basics like, idk (I don't know), lol (laugh out loud) imo or imho (in my opinion or honest opinion), but I would have to admit, many of these messages result in a phone call to the sender with the question of, "What did you say?"

Spelling is another thing that is lost in text messaging. The word "what" becomes "wut", the word "for" becomes "4", "because" becomes "coz" and "you" is replaced with "u". I have come to understand that text messaging is a whole new writing style.

Idk, this hole tm thing is so confusing 2 me.

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Acronyms and the internet

MJ Dakota - Mon, 2009-6-7 7:04 pm
Yes, acronyms have been around since the birth of the public internet. Back then, the BB postings and chat rooms used them. However, since the text messaging explosion, more and more acronyms are being created and I have heard them used in conversations. I am not against it, just concerned. I do wonder though if language is indeed evolving or is it regressing into an "electronic caveman" style. "uhg eat now hungry" : ) Sending Happy Thoughts and Smiles - MJ Avatar: Belief My journey for Balance Subscribe to MJ's Xombytes

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MJ Dakota - Mon, 2009-6-7 6:48 pm
Just read the article you pointed out here. Very interesting and quite believable for those who take the time to think about modern life and what is "missing". Time to contemplate and leisure. Sending Happy Thoughts and Smiles - MJ Avatar: Belief My journey for Balance Subscribe to MJ's Xombytes

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ooops

scott weiler - Fri, 2009-3-7 3:33 pm
I thought it funny that I would use Here Here instead of Hear Hear. No offense to anyone who might have taken offense to my misuse of language.:)

here here

scott weiler - Fri, 2009-3-7 3:28 pm
Finally I see another who sees the light. Language should be fun and functional. When it is reduced to gospel, it looses its luster. If a word or phrase communicates a thought, then it was successful. It matters little how to the thought how it is shared. I understand there is a place for certain attention to language but language should never become so brittle and stiff that it can no longer absorb change, in the short term or long term. I say release your mind from the jail house of what is proper diction (proper at this time) and have some fun!

Texting and Language

HeavenLeigh - Fri, 2009-3-7 3:17 pm
I have a newsflash for all of you whom have posted believing that the demise of the English language has happened due to cell phones and texting. Texting does use acronyms and abbreviations, but it wasn't the first piece of technology to do so. It may have started earlier than I'm aware of but it all came out when IM started. For those not in the know IM is for instant messenger, such as AOL's buddy's, ICQ, Hotmail, and so many, many more. And this all started way long before cell phones made their way into the mainstream. So to blame all this on cell phones and texting is off base. All that happened is that the language from one technology - the computer and IM applications was transferred to another - cell phones and texting. As for the decline in language skills such as spelling, grammar and so on I'll relate a story that made my blood boil. Back in 2000 I had a 15yr old step-daughter who couldn't spell 'cat', so not kidding. She didn't attend regular classes but was rather on some type of contract educational plan with the high school, weird but true. Each week she met with her advisor to hand in work and to get the next week's assignments, talk, etc. One week I had had enough and talked to this so called educator about her spelling and grammar abilities, I was a concerned parent. His reply was that now with spell/grammar check these were things that they didn't focus on in the classroom anymore!! Like when you're filing out a job application on paper there's going to be a spell check option LOL And language is fluid and it changes over time, if it didn't we would still be speaking like the Bard. It is up to educator's AND parents to instill in children a love for ALL types of literature and to learn when and where what type of language is acceptable whether it be spoken or written. My youngest daughter is now 15 my oldest is 30 (yea quite a span there) and it is a different world. My youngest has a cell and she does text and uses the shortcuts, but she also knows that when she's writing a paper for English class not to use those shortcuts. The ones that will go far and succeed will be those that can do both. And it's not the demise of language, it's just evolving once again.

Destroying Consciousness by Design

Madeline Murphy - Fri, 2009-3-7 10:34 am
Another great topic, MJ! This is yet another example of how our culture's misuse of technological innovation is destroying our collective consciousness. People just don't have - or want - to spend time producing a complete, meaningful sentence, let alone a coherent, original thought! If I had a penny for every time someone told me, "you think too much" I'd be a rich, albeit a dangerously disillusioned, woman... Awhile back I read Susan Jacoby's "The Age of American Unreason" about the erradication of intellectual thought in the West. Of course it is obvious that we are heading towards an Orwellian society that only comprends "doublethink" but she also argues that the sprial downward is not as radical as many believe, as the West has not produced the calibre of deeply meaningful, or orginal, types of thought as in many other parts of the world (ironically including the parts that NATO has literally been bombing the daylights out of for decades). Here's a great article about technology and thought that people (who LIKE to think, imagine that!) might be interested in, it's "More, Better, Faster! How Our Spastic Digital Culture Scrambles Our Brains": http://www.alternet.org/media/140982/%22more_better_faster%21%22%3A_how_our_spastic_digital_culture_scrambles_our_brains/?page=1 The part I found most relevant to my line of work is the use of cognitive enhancing drugs that are being abused by professionals to get ahead, particularly students who are SUPPOSED to be learning how to be independent, autonomously motivated THINKERS, not mindless memory banks and obedient regurgitators! Whatever happened to a dark-roasted cup of coffee and a stack of books? Alas, the academic system defeats this by design, with marks and scholarships awarded to those that look the best on paper... Imagine, actually having to pause and ponder the meaning of one's thoughts! A "jittery, jagged post-modern insanity" indeed! (I'm laughing out loud, of course....) Thanks MJ, keep these thoughtful posts coming and I'll share my pennies with you when it's finally time to cash them all in!

I PMLed when I cracked PML too (pardon my language...)

AndAnotherThing2 - Fri, 2009-3-7 8:31 am
Exactly my reaction when I realised what it meant - luckily I have a potty mouthed young (of the texting generation) friend who explained it to me. Do appreciate the "pardon my language" alternative though - can't wait to tell someone what a dirty mind they have - tee hee PML (as pointed out in another comment already) is the crude way of saying: Urinating whilst laughing NB: the verb urinating is often (not always) used in the past particple - urinated Apologies for lowering the tone All the best AAT2 JOIN XOMBA HERE FREE Xomba is an international online community and anyone can join. Show your agreement or disagreement with the many debates started by Xomba members or introduce your own.

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Setting the PML message straight

MJ Dakota - Fri, 2009-3-7 1:33 am
Thanks rpurbeck for setting me straight. I think I prefer the PML of "Pardon my language" better though. : ) IMNSHO, Does anyone really ever say that? Wow, I feel so behind the times... *sigh* Sending Happy Thoughts and Smiles - MJ Avatar: Belief My journey for Balance Subscribe to MJ's Xombytes

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rpurbeck - Fri, 2009-3-7 1:24 am
The acronym IMNSHO = In my not so humble opinion The acronym PML = P*** myself laughing. A stronger sentiment of amusement than a simple LOL. :)

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MJ Dakota - Fri, 2009-3-7 1:06 am
Hello Rycharde, I have tried to figure it out and was even hoping for a lightbulb to go off like it did with PML, but what is IMNSHO? Sending Happy Thoughts and Smiles - MJ Avatar: Belief My journey for Balance Subscribe to MJ's Xombytes

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