Wordie: Text: Comments

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 month ago

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:03:41 +0000

Text Messages That Would Have Been Helpful. A little history humor...

Comment by chained_bear, 10 months ago

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:04:09 +0000

I never hear it pronounced "text," rolig, at least not in the past tense. It's always "tex-ted," or even "teck-sted."

Comment by bilby, 10 months ago

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:27:36 +0000

I don't feel the need for a verb here, hence I can't suggest a pronunciation for texted as it has never sullied my lips. What I hear is almost tegs-td.

Comment by rolig, 10 months ago

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:54:06 +0000

How does one say "texted"? My feeling is that, exceptionally, it should be one syllable, with the second t silent to rhyme with "sexed". (I guess this would mean the past form would be pronounced the same as the main form, "text" - tekst.) Or do people tend to say "tex-ted"?

Comment by kewpid, 10 months ago

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:45:00 +0000

In the HSC, the bar was set even lower. Everything from a bus ticket to the works of Shakespeare was a "text" for analysis. This caused much consternation for traditionalists. Nevertheless, I am sure the "composer" of bus tickets would be grateful for all the "responders" he can get.

Comment by seanahan, about 1 year ago

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:26:37 +0000

Why is texted clumsy? It seems perfectly fine to me, and I don't particularly like text messages.

Comment by pamelad, about 1 year ago

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:23:00 +0000

To send an SMS. Past tense texted is very clumsy.

Something studied in a high school English class, could be a film or a comic.