"The natural evolution of language" is utter crap

[Jentleness]

That has nothing to do with my argument, only the jocular bit of banter at the end. For Americans, spelling colour wrong is, in fact, correct. Likewise, it would be incondign for a Yank to pronounce lieutenant correctly.

How are the two different? You have a specific ruleset - you is spelled 'y-o-u' and 'colour' is spelled 'c-o-l-o-u-r'

then a bunch of well meaning but undeserving loonies usurp the language and define their own rules, then when you baulk they go 'oh you don't like go back to Canada'

There is a big difference between a slight veriation in dialect and spelling (colour/color) and shortening a word down to the one letter it sounds like just because you can't be bothered to spell it completely out. I, for one, agree with what Bleys is saying. I cringe whenever I see a text that is made up of abbreviated words, symbols, and numbers. To me it looks as if the sender is uneducated.

[Citizen Bleys]

PG does make a good point (God forbid)

Where? The part where he sums up my entire argument into one joke that has naught to do with the subject of the rant?

[Rantz]

I hear you, Citizen something something. The populace has no respect for The Quina's English.

[Unbreakable Will]

[kotora]

evolution doesn't not imply improvement. It just implies adaptability. Doesn't mean I disagree with your point of course. It's unacceptable how retarded people let themselves become even though we live in this age of digital magic where even the phones are smart.

[Vyk]

That shorthand started long before 6 year olds had cell phones. Not sure when it began, but it took hold of the internet netizens around the turn of the century/millennium. With the advent of l33t-speak, and people too lazy to type out full words with an actual keyboard. It transferred seamlessly into textual communication, with good reason, due to text limits between carriers (and probably originally limits in general). That's not a good excuse much anymore though. Cell phones and lazy teenagers have spread the usage like a virus, but it started out with just plain laziness on the internet. And even back then I read reports of kids handing in term papers in internet short-hand. Which is ludicrous

[Peegee]

PG does make a good point (God forbid)

Where? The part where he sums up my entire argument into one joke that has naught to do with the subject of the rant?

"you mad" I took a topic you admit to mentioning in OP and started a segued conversation?

Fine I'll make mention of your actual topic:

you are right
we agree
qed

[Psychotic]

You know what, man? You just convinced me. From this day forth, I'm going to use correct and proper English, irregardless of what my peers do!

[blackmage_nuke]

You know what, man? You just convinced me. From this day forth, I'm going to use correct and proper English, irregardless of what my peers do!

I hope by setting an example we can make alot of difference in the world

[Jentleness]

You know what, man? You just convinced me. From this day forth, I'm going to use correct and proper English, irregardless of what my peers do!

I hope by setting an example we can make alot of difference in the world

Amen!

[Jiro]

To save myself time and effort, I'll just say that I agree with OP's sentiment.

[I Took the Red Pill]

yea but y u mad tho br0?

[Nait]

Bleys, stop being an idiot.

Also, side-note.

Spelling is not language.

It's a kind of add-on.

[Citizen Bleys]

You know what, man? You just convinced me. From this day forth, I'm going to use correct and proper English, irregardless of what my peers do!

Yes, I see what you did there, and your scorpions are in the mail.

[theundeadhero]

Is that all it takes?

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