Do you use t9 predictive text?

[john x]

nor me.

I had to set my language to "French" - the only language with no prediction ...

Why didn't you just turn the predictive text off? Much easier I would have thought!

john x

 

[Clair De Lune]

I am, a little, surprised that there hasn't been some film/book based around a simple failure of predictive texting (eg, Ian Tomlinson got a text from his mate asking out for a pint, but because of t9 he actually went.....)

Yep I go out for riots nowadays

 

[mrs quoad]

I am, a little, surprised that there hasn't been some film/book based around a simple failure of predictive texting (eg, Ian Tomlinson got a text from his mate asking out for a pint, but because of t9 he actually went.....)

Smirnoff'd have to be in there.

 

[prunus]

The apocrypha are notoriously UNfamous.

e2a:

Indeed, but in modern English the meaning of the original plural noun 'apocryphal' (as applied to scriptures of dubious authenticity*) has mutated to include an adjectival form meaning of questionable accuracy (or indeed just plain made up )






* An interesting distinction of course, but nuff theology...

 

[mrs quoad]

Hang on, what the fuck am I doing in here?

I thought I was in general.

No wonder the threads look f***ing dodgy.

ffs.

*fucks off back to general*

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Indeed, but in modern English the meaning of the original plural noun 'apocryphal' (as applied to scriptures of dubious authenticity*) has mutated to include an adjectival form meaning of questionable accuracy (or indeed just plain made up ).

Rock 'n' roll.

 

[belboid]

Yep I go out for riots nowadays

that Kaiser Chiefs song is all about the problems of T9, y'know

 

[skyscraper101]

that Kaiser Chiefs song is all about the problems of T9, y'know

I predictive texted a riot?

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I'd rather pull my own teeth out with a pair of pliers than have a telephone tell me what to write.

On the other hand it once gave me the opportunity to compose my best ever thread title.

www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=186029

 

[Silva]

No. It confuses and angers me.

This.

 

[internetstalker]

yes, it's much easier

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Never would I use that annoying shite

 

[DotCommunist]

This needs a poll to sort the wrong uns from the right uns

 

[aspirationjones]

I agree
all those that can't use it are dim
all those that say it is annoying are dim
all those that won't learn to use it are dim

ffs, it has been around yeeeeeaaaaaarrrrrrssss and makes your phone keyboard last longer because of fewer keypresses
what's not to like dimbo's?

 

[Orang Utan]

people who can't use it are well fick

 

[aspirationjones]

I forgot to add

 

[Donna Ferentes]

I agree
all those that can't use it are dim
all those that say it is annoying are dim
all those that won't learn to use it are dim

ffs, it has been around yeeeeeaaaaaarrrrrrssss and makes your phone keyboard last longer because of fewer keypresses
what's not to like dimbo's?

I wonder if this question does not contain its own answer.

 

[john x]

Never would I use that annoying shite

That's mad. I makes it so much quicker!

john x

 

[Silva]

That's mad. I makes it so much quicker!

john x

I write around 10 messages per week, speed isn't important. I've tried to learn how the iTap thing on my mobile works, but isn't worth the time. Maybe when I'm bored at work...

 

[Lea]

I always use t9 predictive text. It's so much quicker. My friends use the "abc" way because they say that t9 is too difficult to use.

 

[northeastoipunk]

i use it all the time cant type fast enough on normal texts , ive added loads of words to my dictionary and now my phone swears like a trooper ha ha ha

 

[kyser_soze]

Did it come pre-loaded with 'OI!'?

 

[bluestreak]

I use it, i can't do it any other way.

 

[john x]

My friends use the "abc" way because they say that t9 is too difficult to use.

I knew someone who walked 5 miles in each direction a day because they wouldn't ride a bicycle!

john x

 

[Chz]

I think it depends on whether the user was a big time texter before T9 came along or not. My old flatmate can't stand it, but she was such a proficient texter that it was indeed faster to punch the same key repeatedly. I get annoyed if it's not there, or has a shit implementation as some phones do (I'm a loyal Nokia user for that reason..).