Do you find this new trend of spelling "the" "TEH" irritating?

[LucyParsons]

I do.

[TZ]

1. Naw

Its cute like teh kittehs.....:evilgrin:

[Fox Mulder]

2. Yes.

[GOPisEvil]

3. OMG! U R teh stupid!

Actually, I do it in private e-mail conversation with a certain person, but generally, I don't use it.

[DeepBlueC]

4. Nope

It still cracks me up ...

[quip]

5. "New?"

:rofl:

[DarkTirade]

7. 's what I was about to say.

It's been around as long as teh intertoobs have.

[LucyParsons]

10. Yeah, but it's recently reached critical mass

With the popularity of that cute-but-not-really-funny kittens site.

:eyes:

[DarkTirade]

11. It, along with several other popular misspellings, proliferated LONG before lolcats even existed.

I could go into detail, but I don't wanna pwn you too badly. :P

[LucyParsons]

12. No, I know - but people are using it in "lolcatspeak"

and it drives me nuts

[DarkTirade]

13. C'est la guerre.

It's here for now, and probably will stay for a while. :shrug:

[quip]

22. Correct!

:hi:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

6. Know, eye doo knot

Eye allsew doo knot mynd teh kurint speling uf "kitteh"

[edbermac]

8. FUCKIN' AYE!!

It's annoying as hell. :grr:

[BeachBaby]

9. I think it's endearing.

It makes me smile every time I see it - and it separates teh Lounge from teh rest of DU. :)

[quip]

26. Just as a giant diaper ought to separate GP:Poo from the rest of DU!

:P :hi:

[khashka]

14. I did but use it now

It has more meanings than a misspelling of "the". It started as a joke but actually has linguistic precedents. Lots of languages have something similar, but English doesn't, so it got invented (ain't we clever!)

Check out wikipedia on "teh" - you may be surprised and may change your mind. It's not just being silly, it's a useful word.

Khash.

[datasuspect]

15. dr. lexus says

"there's plenty of 'tards out there living really kick ass lives"

plus when people spell "kitteh" and "dinnah" is really irritating too.

way too cutesy for me.

[LucyParsons]

17. hahahaha, oh, that Dr. Lexus

"My ex-wife was a tard."

:rofl:

[datasuspect]

19. "she's a pilot now"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dupu6Y1DIJ4


st. god's memorial hospital

[LucyParsons]

21. Shit, I gotta make my mother watch this

I'm going home to introduce the boy to her in two weeks - I think it's a must-see (we always watch DVDs and Frasier reruns together).

:)

[PeaceNikki]

18. Lurve, too

:shudder:

[Mutley]

16. Not usually.

If it's used in the right situation it's amusing. If used all willy-nilly, it's lame.

[Oeditpus Rex]

31. U R teh 7an9ua9E Dog

Spot-freakin'-on, girlfriend. :thumbsup:

[Mutley]

34. L33tastic!

:D

[Parche]

20. Barenakedlady

:woohoo: :woohoo:

:hi:

She is teh best!!!

[BlueJazz]

23. We need to round up all the "TEH" people and....

[BellaLuna]

24. It's very teenager'ish

The kitteh thing drives me more crazy though.

Trendy has never been something I thought should apply to spelling and grammar type issues. It makes people look like juveniles.

[quip]

28. Welcome to DU but....

if you are going to survive in teh Lounge, you will need to check your intellect and your maturity at the door! :P

:hi:

On edit: I see that you've actually been around a while! :rofl: :hi:

[Callalily]

25. I find it exceedingly

annoying!

[MorningGlow]

27. No, I like it

But then again, I'm a sucker for self-referential humor. I'm a teenager at heart.

[The Inquisitive]

29. It's just a relic left over from the days of 1337 speak

during the dark ages of internet gaming.

[madinmaryland]

30. Does this have something to do with teh Brazilian joke in teh lounge??2??

:hi:

[China_cat]

32. that and 'HUGH' for huge

and 'MORAN' for moron. and all the other freeper spellings that supposedly rational people have started using as their own.

A couple times to mock the ones who don't know any better is one thing, emulating the idiots at all times is just stupid. No, what it does is that it shows they're right...that our people DON'T have minds of our own and just go along with the 'herd'.

[DarkTirade]

37. I just don't like those 'cause they keep taking my name in vain...

:P

[Blue-Jay]

33. Not as bad as "kitteh"

That cutsie shit makes me vomit.

[BreweryYardRat]

35. YES. n/t

[oedura]

36. It's a bit annoying...

Even if it's used purposefully and meant to be ironic, taking another step toward "stupid" (even a tiny one) as a culture isn't exactly something to celebrate.

[CBHagman]

38. You bet your Esel I do.

Exit growling and muttering.

[YDogg]

39. it's teh new normal

[graywarrior]

40. Fkcu no

[cemaphonic]

41. Not nearly as irritating as all the people writing like Prince

"Ur" is especially aggravating for some reason.

And I have a certain fondness for "pwn" and its variants.

[Elidor]

42. It all depends on context

If I'm talking about teh interwebs, it might be cute enough to fly. But in most situations, it's entirely inappropriate.

[realisticphish]

43. good god yes

1337 speak was entertaining for about 15 minutes in 1998. Since then, it's been goddamn annoying

[stuntcat]

44. no

I only let real big things get to me. Silly/ridiculous stuff is okay.

I've said "teh" before when I was feeling frisky :D

[galledgoblin]

45. noes...

[Lethe]

46. pollz are teh suck

nt

[kentauros]

47. Knot realty...

[billyoc]

48. This poll is teh suck.

:rofl: