Communication - and the need of uniformity

[Guitarm]

Amazing...

I have received a few private messages from someone. You probably know who it is. He writes his questions using 2 instead of two/to/too for example.

I told him that if he wanted any help he'd better write in plain, understandable english.

But this is the thing, In his last mail he actually tries to say, (and I'm translating now..), "Ok, I'll write in plain, understandable english, is this ok?".

What I've come to understand is - The poor guy doesn't even understand howto write plain, simple english. He actually thinks that his use of this.....(I don't know what to call it) language IS plain english.

This is not to pick on peoples spelling or anything, and it is absolutely an off-topic issue. I just wanted to express my thoughts regarding some of the "youth" asking things in the forum.

Regards

[Xan1977]

I know exactly how you feel, man.

I sort of cured one of my associates. Granted it was IM, but this guy wrote me emails using the same "language":

funnyfreak81: yeah
funnyfreak81: but u no wht
funnyfreak81: rite now i cant do any of tht . .
funnyfreak81: bcoz i m on my laptop ..
funnyfreak81: and dont wanna try those stunts on it . .
funnyfreak81: i will do tht with my desktop
funnyfreak81: lol..
Xan0353: hehe, ok
funnyfreak81: bcoz u no my laptop

At this point I had to confront him about his problem. Eventually he came around, but I couldn't let it go that easily:

funnyfreak81: what's up paul
funnyfreak81: how you doing ?
Xan0353: ok
funnyfreak81: isnt that good english ?
Xan0353: yea
Xan0353: do you want a cookie? ;)

[Todi]

Hehe.. brings me back to my misguided youth, when i also tended to use similar evils when typing.. However, i cured myself, and now i'm even strict enough to use complete words and proper sentences when sms'ing

[GargoyleMT]

It's the examples like this that make me really appreciate you guys.

[TheParanoidOne]

I know people who have excellent spoken English, yet they write like that. It makes me cringe.