+1. Sorry, but just because people are typing posts on an internet forum doesn't excuse laxity in any form of orthography. Spelling, grammar, punctuation - all of these things should be second nature to you, unless English isn't your first language or you have a learning disability. I can understand that language evolves over time, but resorting to the half-arsed standard of forum-posting displayed by the majority (less here than elsewhere - go figure) isn't evolution, it's devolution. One of my biggest fears is that society is not developing now on the grounds of what's best for all, but on what's most popular, and to be honest, what's most popular is 'The Sun'- and 'The X Factor'-style mentalities, fatuous expatriation on the virtues that have enabled our species to refine on the unprecendented opportunity Darwinian natural selection has bestowed upon us. I don't recall bull**** bastardisation of language being included in the right to free speech, either.
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+1. Sorry, but just because people are typing posts on an internet forum doesn't excuse laxity in any form of orthography. Spelling, grammar, punctuation - all of these things should be second nature to you, unless English isn't your first language or you have a learning disability. I can understand that language evolves over time, but resorting to the half-arsed standard of forum-posting displayed by the majority (less here than elsewhere - go figure) isn't evolution, it's devolution. One of my biggest fears is that society is not developing now on the grounds of what's best for all, but on what's most popular, and to be honest, what's most popular is 'The Sun'- and 'The X Factor'-style mentalities, fatuous expatriation on the virtues that have enabled our species to refine on the unprecendented opportunity Darwinian natural selection has bestowed upon us. I don't recall bull**** bastardisation of language being included in the right to free speech, either.
Whilst I agree with your basic argument, I do have to ask how many people talk like this conversationally. Criticising somebody else's grammar is fine when it is poor quality, but there's no reason to rape thesaurus.com to prove a point.
Actually, I do speak like this when I'm making a point. It's a habit I really should break, because it sounds retardedly pretentious, but I can't seem to help it - I respect another's opinion more when they can couch it in florid prose, and I try to do the same, even though I know that, for most people, it detracts credibility rather than adds to it
Edit: In general conversation, I generally let my Fannit (Thanet) side out, innit.
It's ok, it's normal for women to have small hands.
Further, you're all noobs using the default blue
If its not blue its not OCUK!
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Be very careful OP, you could end up like this - http://shanghaiist.com/2007/08/22/man_with_worlds.php
Actually, I do speak like this when I'm making a point. It's a habit I really should break, because it sounds retardedly pretentious, but I can't seem to help it - I respect another's opinion more when they can couch it in florid prose, and I try to do the same, even though I know that, for most people, it detracts credibility rather than adds to it
Edit: In general conversation, I generally let my Fannit (Thanet) side out, innit.
Innit bruv, I was only messing
lmao
follow up
well i was walking home from school with 2 of my friends and guess who was in front of us!!!
according to one of my mate he tried to start on someone else that i know and everybody hates him. so i decided to ask him what his name was
he started shouting abuse at as but everything he said we just turned it around on him and made him look like the idiot he is and made him look really stupid to the 2 mingers he was with 
now if you ask me, thats karma
not teeling, mummy told me to keep away from strangers lmao
follow up
well i was walking home from school with 2 of my friends and guess who was in front of us!!!
according to one of my mate he tried to start on someone else that i know and everybody hates him. so i decided to ask him what his name was
now if you ask me, thats karma
You need to quit while you're behind, seriously.
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He's 15 coming on 12 (mental age) - You can see all this in his insightful thread about wanting a 'ped'
