The texting generation.

Chewbecca

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how do you all do it???

I can barely text ONE person at a time, but texting two at a time?
My head is going to explode!!

I fail at texting.
This sucks.
 

Chewbecca

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oh lord.
Tabs???
Are you SERIOUS?
Apparently, I cannot text fast enough.

My niece should be in a texting contest or something.
She can use her number pad and text SUPER fast without even looking at what she's doing.
It's INSANE!
 

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Texting takes some getting used it...it's basically like learning to type. It took me awhile to really get any kind of speed going (I used to be SO slow, especially with a number pad) and then to get good accuracy. Now I can use both a number pad and a full keyboard (haven't ever tried a touch screen) with pretty consistent success.

If you don't text that often, it's harder to learn. I didn't get a good handle on it until I was texting more frequently.
 

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I can thumb text well, but without a full keyboard I'm useless. "Do I have to hit it two times or three times? ****, gotta look." Frustrating as all get out having to hunt and peck again.
 

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Ewww I HATE the T9 stuff LOL it annoys me cause some times I wanna speak in "slang" and it keeps correcting it and making it not what I want it to be
 

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I love texting. I can tect without looking at my phone while having a face to face conversation with someone else. Its like the only thing I can multitask at.
I do use full words though, and somewhat correct grammar.
 

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Ewww I HATE the T9 stuff LOL it annoys me cause some times I wanna speak in "slang" and it keeps correcting it and making it not what I want it to be
Me too. And I like my full keyboard too.

I rather talk than text though. I could say what I want faster by talking, and the 160 character limit sucks. And then you get other people texting you and sometimes you didn't see that the last person who wrote you texted you something and they text back a '?' and you're just lost lol.

There's this boy who I think is sort of cute, he's a year younger than me and he's sooo this generation, he rather text than talk, I don't get it?!
 

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I have a full keyboard because I was USELESS on a number pad.
I'd get SOOOO mad at my niece for texting me because she could send me 838494 messages before I'd reply to the first one!

I'm just not good at it yet, I guess.
 

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Luckily I can't on my phone ! With my crooked fingers it would take me forever !!
 

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Ewww I HATE the T9 stuff LOL it annoys me cause some times I wanna speak in "slang" and it keeps correcting it and making it not what I want it to be
ditto! it never said what I wanted it to say... grr.

But I text and email all the time on my phone but I have a blackberry so it is very easy.
 

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I was a rockstar on my Blackberry (e-mails though).

I'm getting better but am still slower on my iPhone.
 
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I've never had texting. A luxury we just haven't been able to afford yet. Though, I DO want it someday. I HATE HATE HATE talking on a phone. HATE IT. If I had texting, I'd keep in touch with friends a LOT more often. I do have a friend that tries to call me, and it almost ALWAYS happens that she almost ends up with a broken ear drum when the baby is wailing into the phone. :p
 

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I only text once in a blue moon to Brian and I HATE texting on this phone I have now. I have a very bare bones cell phone... basically the cheapest one I could get because I almost NEVER use it. I only have it in case something happens while i'm out driving around and I need to call Brian or someone.

I used to text a lot more and was pretty quick at it. After a while you just get used to it

NOW... texting while driving is something I will NEVER understand and I want to drop kick every person I see doing it.
 

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I only text once in a blue moon to Brian and I HATE texting on this phone I have now. I have a very bare bones cell phone... basically the cheapest one I could get because I almost NEVER use it. I only have it in case something happens while i'm out driving around and I need to call Brian or someone.

I used to text a lot more and was pretty quick at it. After a while you just get used to it

NOW... texting while driving is something I will NEVER understand and I want to drop kick every person I see doing it.
I agree.
I know alot of people who text and drive and who are good at it, but I couldn't do it I'm paranoid enough I'd screw up and hit someone.
 

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