I Spk Txt Lk A Ntve...

Struggling for 'blog-content recently, so should apologise for this. Sorry. I'm sure that both of you will forgive me a wee rest.

However, BBC News brings THIS to my attention! (Professor, don't click the link! It'll make you angry!)

It's true that in today's world, with the worldwide wundaweb and the popularity of mobile 'phones set to rise exponentially, we are becoming more and more acceptant of the basdardisation of the English language, by people who are basically ignorant of its basic rules. (I include myself in there somewhere too, before the cry goes up! I know I use too many "..."s!)

When reading most of the many message boards, forums and websites that I visit, I am continually amazed at what I class as other people's stupidity.

How can someone not know how to spell "definately", or how another can "loose the game", or "go too the cinema"?

How many times must I read "LOL", "AFAIK" or "IIRC" and all the rest of the wonderful Txt Spk?
(My favourite is "ROTFLMFAO"! Let's face it, no one really is rolling on the floor, laughing their fucking arse off, are they? Are they???)

But, what can we do? How can the ordinary bloke in the street encourage the ignorant and the lazy to punctuate properly, or to spell correctly? Simple answer is, we can't.

So, we'd better get used to the idea that the English language is going to change beyond all recognition. I for one am not too happy about it...