I know this is going to make me sound like an old fart but I need to get it off my chest. When u r not txtn on a fone, try to spell the words properly. I frequent Internet forums/discussion groups for information and it drives me nuts when I have to try and decipher what some kid put out there. It's hard to respect someone or take them seriously when they type out a message like this guy:
"hey wutup every1?? i jsu moved in dis area and dun kno de ppl dat r gonan b goin to dis schoo nxt year. IM lookin for the afghans,iranis and de all ma brownies." (courtesy of a Facebook group)
Is it me or does this look like gibberish? I would seriously question this kid's ability to spell at a high school level. But I guess none of his teachers would see the problem even if he did have trouble spelling because of good ol' spell checkers. I have no issue with using short form but this is ridiculous. The scary thing is this is common practice among teens and preteens. What's even scarier is the fact that the English language evolves over time and this could be the direction it takes.
If you're a parent, please do your kid a favour and make sure he/she can spell correctly without the use of a spell checker on the computer.
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