lol

[monkeyman116]

guess wot jus happened?
i was talkin 2 the incas 4 the 1st time n they asked 4 peace n i declined but l8r on i changed me mind n asked em 4 peace n they sed summat bout not conformin 2 me machiavellion (sp?) plans. lol

 

[duke o' york]

We will not be manipulated to serve your Machiavellian schemes.
We will not be slaves to the decadent monkeyman empire.
Not that funny. You can, however, alter the text files in the game to make the AI ambassadors say more amusing (or even realistic) things.

 

[Tesla Tank]

Do you know how hard it is to read that? It doesn't take that much time to spell words correctly. Maybe you should try it sometimes.

 

[ainwood]

Butt itz kool and street.

 

[Duke of Marlbrough]

Yes, and other users have been 'downsized' because of it.

 

[Daaraa]

Could you define "downsized"?

 

[Duke of Marlbrough]

Um, how about this, they have been given a 'permanent vacation'.

 

[Zwelgje]

For anybody whose first language isn't english this hardly is understandable, good there are only a few who think it's cool to write like this....

 

[floppa21]

For any who's first language isn't English, it is probably easy to understand! And I kinda liked it, read well with the accent and everything. Maybe the numbers were a little much, but I enjoyed reading the post myself.

 

[Marlos]

Ah, creative English. Also known as cyberspeak, the 'evolutionary' need to shorten one's keystrokes in chat.

Cute, monkeyman, but I am in agreement with Tesla Tank. The need to be cool is way overrated.

Try English. It isn't perfect but it beats making up things as you go along!

 

[Tesla Tank]

I have no problem with using slangs in itself. I do it all the time while chatting. But on a message board where you have all the time you need. I just don't see the point of it. Other than say "hey! look at me. I'm cool now."

And I seriously doubt that is easier for people whose first language isn't English.

If you see the word "l8r" or "n" for the first time, do you think you would automatically connect to "later" or "and"?

 

[Lucky]

Well, I am a not native English speaker and even though I consider myself fluent in many of its forms and slangs I had to read the post at least twice and slowly to grasp its content.
I agree that there is no need for that in any fora and it definitely is NOT cool.