English? What’s that?

I have fears for the English language when I see comments like this:

O RLY? idk. w/e. Every second you spend typing FULL WORDS is a second you’re NOT spending LIVING LIFE! Interweb slang FTW!

This guy is an idiot. Most people who use drivel in everyday use probably aren’t living life, they’re probably sitting on their ever increasing backside, breaking laws at the speed of light and proving that the money taxpayers and (especially so in Australia) their parents spent on educating these dopes was a waste of time and money. I’d hate to be an English teacher these days.

It does not take that much to type a few extra characters and use PROPER English. I use limited slang and extensive use of online dictionaries and spell checking add-ons. I’m an self-confessed dope and even I try to ensure people can understand me clearly.

How would you like if this blog actually turned into nothing but txt speak and Web slang? Think about it…

Oh, and here’s a NetLingo translation for us “normal” people of the afore-mentioned quote:

Oh really? I don’t know, whatever. Every second you spend typing full words is a second you’re not spending living life? Internet slang for the win!

Intelligent life on earth? I don’t think so!