Past Tense of "Text"

DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">what is it?</div>Anyone know the correct spelling and pronunciation of the past tense of "text"?

<!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->... and yes, it is listed as a verb.<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    Text messaged.

    Or texted if you think you're safe from gramernazis
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  • pSyk0mAnpSyk0mAn Nerdish by Nature Germany Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19166Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, NS2 Community Developer
    You mean grammar nazi? :p

    Talking about nazis, my german-english dictionary says "texted"
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    What would it be besides texted?
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  • TekdudeTekdude Join Date: 2003-04-13 Member: 15455Members, Constellation, Forum staff
    <!--quoteo(post=1747553:date=Jan 16 2010, 10:57 AM:name=DiscoZombie)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DiscoZombie @ Jan 16 2010, 10:57 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1747553"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What would it be besides texted?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Texticized.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    It's still not a verb, dammit.
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    Just thought I'd ask, since Merriam Webster didn't list it.

    "teks-ted" just sounds strange...
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  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    MW is a bad dictionary.
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    Then show me a better one.
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  • AbraAbra Would you kindly Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19870Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1747565:date=Jan 16 2010, 06:53 PM:name=Sonic)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sonic @ Jan 16 2010, 06:53 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1747565"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->MW is a bad dictionary.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    MW2 is better. OMA and ProPipe!
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    Thanks Abra.
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  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    Oxford English Dictionary.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    Obviously it is Texaco
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Text'd!
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  • TesseractTesseract Join Date: 2007-06-21 Member: 61328Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1747565:date=Jan 16 2010, 06:53 PM:name=Sonic)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sonic @ Jan 16 2010, 06:53 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1747565"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->MW is a bad dictionary.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Also the correct term for the past tense of sending a text message is "submitted parlance through the short message service."
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  • CrispyCrispy Jaded GD Join Date: 2004-08-22 Member: 30793Members, Constellation
    edited January 2010
    Texted is fine. As a real Englishman with an RP accent, I am the authority. :P

    (As a spoken word it sounds horrendous so it is less clumsy to say 'sent me a text message' even if it is longer, but grammatically speaking 'texted' is correct)
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1747633:date=Jan 17 2010, 03:29 AM:name=Tesseract)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tesseract @ Jan 17 2010, 03:29 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1747633"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Also the correct term for the past tense of sending a text message is "submitted parlance through the short message service."<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You are the WINNAHRZ! :)
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  • FaskaliaFaskalia Wechsellichtzeichenanlage Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31651Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1747546:date=Jan 16 2010, 05:15 PM:name=Depot)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Depot @ Jan 16 2010, 05:15 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1747546"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Anyone know the correct spelling and pronunciation of the past tense of "text"?

    <!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->... and yes, it is listed as a verb.<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    So text ist soo nice and short I wised for it to be irregular.

    to text text text
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Wtf did you just say?
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Toxt.
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  • FaskaliaFaskalia Wechsellichtzeichenanlage Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31651Members, Constellation
    edited January 2010
    <!--quoteo(post=1747721:date=Jan 17 2010, 11:57 PM:name=Align)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Align @ Jan 17 2010, 11:57 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1747721"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Wtf did you just say?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    go went gone
    think thought thought
    eat ate eaten
    hit hit hit
    text text text

    I hope that makes it clear :D
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    No, the rest of your post...
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    wised -> wished
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  • puzlpuzl The Old Firm Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14029Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    edited January 2010
    Funny how words evolve.

    The original word text comes from the Latin "texō" - to weave. "Textile" comes from the same root. The perfect passive participle of "texō" is "textus" and this word was used as a noun to describe the parchment on which letters were written and over time the word text came to describe the writings themselves and not the parchment. I'm sure many people lamented the loss of better days when people spoke properly and used the word text to describe the woven parchment itself and not the lettering inscribed upon it.

    Cut to modern day and we have a noun transmogrified into a verb by common pragmatic usage.

    The two things that remain constant are:

    1) Language evolves to be efficient and pragmatic.
    2) There will always be Luddites who fear pragmatic change.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    Hmm the past tense of text is probably word and the future (or current) tense is tweet. There you have it!
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  • RobRob Unknown Enemy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 25Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--quoteo(post=1747976:date=Jan 19 2010, 10:25 AM:name=Kouji_San)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kouji_San @ Jan 19 2010, 10:25 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1747976"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hmm the past tense of text is probably word and the future (or current) tense is tweet. There you have it!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Cute, but your delivery was a little off.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    <!--quoteo(post=1747948:date=Jan 19 2010, 04:04 AM:name=puzl)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (puzl @ Jan 19 2010, 04:04 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1747948"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->1) Language evolves to be efficient and pragmatic.
    2) There will always be Luddites who fear pragmatic change.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    You forgot the corollary, where language will cater to the lowest common denominator. It's not efficiency or pragmatism... it's just that a majority of speakers are becoming too stupid or lazy to speak properly. Try using 'lol' or 'brb' in a job interview that isn't at a fast food chain, and see how open the hiring manager is to the argument about its efficiency, as compared to simply giving the job to someone who doesn't spell like a bulimic food fight after alphabet soup.

    We cut corners in our use of the language because it's easier, and people are generally lazy. Trying to defend it as an evolution of language is more insulting than simply to accept the fact that we are becoming far less eloquent on the whole.
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    So who gets to make up the rules of when a new word is legit and when it's an abomination? You? I wouldn't use abbreviations like "LOL" in a job interview, but I might say I Googled something or texted someone (though I don't see how that would come up). The verb "to Google" is probably about 10 years old, but do you think anyone looks on it as a ######ization of the Queen's English? On the contrary, I think just about anyone would look at you like a freak if you chose to instead say, "I searched the Internet via the Google search engine".
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Yeah but that's because it's a freaky way of saying it. Nobody would bat an eyelid if you said "I searched Google for it" or "I searched for it through Google."
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    My Google powers serve me well...
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  • locallyunscenelocallyunscene Feeder of Trolls Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11528Members, Constellation
    Torxted.

    I think you should say that just to drive your grandkids(?)(neighbors' kids, relatives' kids, whoever) up a wall. Also, refuse to believe them when they tell you it's wrong. Then go off on a long winded story on how when you were their age you spoke into tin cans and when you wanted to send letters you used paper zeppelins which weren't very reliable, but the war was on and you couldn't make airplanes.
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