We are not animals.
All right. Every single one of you has been in school for at LEAST 9 years. You've all taken at least 4 English classes. You've written papers, you've done assignments, YOU HAVE SPOKEN PROPER ENGLISH AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER! So, why then do you INSIST on tpyign lykke yoo heav no edukashun? I understand that typos are not completely avoidable, and net-speak is common place nowadays, but there really is no reason to slaughter your words.
There is no I in "my" or "baby". Using an I in place of a Y doesn't even save you typing an extra letter, WHY WOULD YOU DO IT!? Replacing the I with a Y in "like" doesn't make sense either considering once again that you aren't saving a keystroke and the I is closer to the L and K keys anyway. It does not take so much extra effort to place a Y and an O in front of U, it does not take so much extra effort to hold down the shift key and capitalize your sentences. And in the same vein, COMMAS ARE YOUR FRIENDS. Punctuation is not in place to make the words one writes prettier, they are there to make said words EASIER TO READ. And since the entire point of typing ANYTHING online is for it to be read, one would think punctuation is a must. But no, youth are lazy and useless. Numbers are user to express numerical units. This however, does not include the "one" in "someone". "For" is not the same as "4". Neither "to", or "too" is the same as "2", and in many cases, "two" is different as well. And though this SHOULD go without saying, typing in Ebonics lowers your IQ like masturbation lowers sperm count. Speaking it is bad enough, but using words like "dis" and "shawtie" and "chikka" in writing is assinine.
This all may stem from my respect for the power of written word, but I'm really thinking that you have all just pissed me off with nearly indecipherable lj entries or IMs. You don't realize that every time Sum 1 tlks lyke dis, I have to grind my teeth and pop an Excedrine. AND SO, to that end, I'm making a friends cut. If in 24 hours you find yourself no longer able to view my journal, don't take it personally, you just nauseate me.
Oh yeah... and the first fucking person who comments on this entry in an attemtp to correct my spelling, usage, or grammer will have his or her eyes gouged out with blunt pencils. Thank you.
There is no I in "my" or "baby". Using an I in place of a Y doesn't even save you typing an extra letter, WHY WOULD YOU DO IT!? Replacing the I with a Y in "like" doesn't make sense either considering once again that you aren't saving a keystroke and the I is closer to the L and K keys anyway. It does not take so much extra effort to place a Y and an O in front of U, it does not take so much extra effort to hold down the shift key and capitalize your sentences. And in the same vein, COMMAS ARE YOUR FRIENDS. Punctuation is not in place to make the words one writes prettier, they are there to make said words EASIER TO READ. And since the entire point of typing ANYTHING online is for it to be read, one would think punctuation is a must. But no, youth are lazy and useless. Numbers are user to express numerical units. This however, does not include the "one" in "someone". "For" is not the same as "4". Neither "to", or "too" is the same as "2", and in many cases, "two" is different as well. And though this SHOULD go without saying, typing in Ebonics lowers your IQ like masturbation lowers sperm count. Speaking it is bad enough, but using words like "dis" and "shawtie" and "chikka" in writing is assinine.
This all may stem from my respect for the power of written word, but I'm really thinking that you have all just pissed me off with nearly indecipherable lj entries or IMs. You don't realize that every time Sum 1 tlks lyke dis, I have to grind my teeth and pop an Excedrine. AND SO, to that end, I'm making a friends cut. If in 24 hours you find yourself no longer able to view my journal, don't take it personally, you just nauseate me.
Oh yeah... and the first fucking person who comments on this entry in an attemtp to correct my spelling, usage, or grammer will have his or her eyes gouged out with blunt pencils. Thank you.