tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493278310544902682.post1063113459005930279..comments2023-07-01T11:46:17.467+01:00Comments on Life as a wallflower: Do we speak how we write?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15823873945297075957noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493278310544902682.post-91130904213367844412012-08-10T16:17:46.944+01:002012-08-10T16:17:46.944+01:00Jules - I have a terrible habbit for using abbrevi...Jules - I have a terrible habbit for using abbreviations! Your vobac is intrguing! x0Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823873945297075957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493278310544902682.post-83259882460003221242012-08-10T16:15:44.095+01:002012-08-10T16:15:44.095+01:00I prefer to write the whole word instead of abbrev...I prefer to write the whole word instead of abbreviations. Maybe that's me getting old tho...<br />But my vocab is a bit weird anyway... I.e. I prefer the word 'charver' for chav; I say Scottish tems all the time (aye, och, barns, cannae, etc) - better than being used to general English words? <br /><br />I much rather like my vocab; mind you I could call people from my town charvers right now, thanks to an article in today's newspaper....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493278310544902682.post-33362360294880578962012-08-10T15:58:12.533+01:002012-08-10T15:58:12.533+01:00Sarah - I completely agree, some people think, spe...Sarah - I completely agree, some people think, speak and write instinctively, others can debate what to say, how to say it and even if to say it at all for hours? I think it's incredibly interesting to look into. I'm the same actually, I pride myself on talking 'well' and having decent articulation (most of the time!) but I too ease up on it. It's definitely interesting. I think culture plays a massive part in it, like you say in Liverpool you might feel a little 'posh' compared to how they perhaps speak but then I'm sure if we joined the royals for a day we'd feel ridiculously common? It's so odd and interesting. Thanks so much for your insight! xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823873945297075957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493278310544902682.post-11448827279633134792012-08-10T15:52:43.502+01:002012-08-10T15:52:43.502+01:00I personally think it depends on the person. My sc...I personally think it depends on the person. My school teachers were always telling me that I write like I speak which was a bad thing, until I pointed out that I actually speak quite well. I do take pleasure in talking in a way that I think is "proper" and particularly "english" but sometimes when there are others around I tend to let that slip a bit for fear of sounding like an idiot. For example my partner is from Liverpool and his whole family thought the way I talk was absolutely hilarious, however they are much more relaxed in every aspect than what I have been taught. When going out for a meal with them they laughed at me for sitting and waiting for everyone else's food to arrive before tucking in. I think we do/can change the way we speak and talk depending on who we are around and how confident we feel in certain situations, but the same can be said about actions and general behaviour.Sarah Flighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008168967884798690noreply@blogger.com