"hey u, wuu2 sekc?" "wtv lomb" "kwl woym" "u;)" "hehe baby u sucha qt" "mwazz lv u gawjus"
That coversation, if you can call it that, came up on my homepage today. I felt something inside of me wither up and die. At the risk of sounding like a grump, I am about to launch into a post about the rash that is SMS Language 101.
Please don't me wrong, I have nothing against the occasion "u" or "ur" or even "plz" in a text.
But when people start using words like "OMGROFLLMAO" seriously, there's cause for concern. The problem, you see, is that although the lingo was actually invented to make our lives easier, it's become so confusing and annoying that it's really more of a pain in the ass than anything else.
Tragically, it hasn't just stayed on cellphones. It has hop-skip-and-jumped it's way onto the web, too. Facebook is full of ''lol''ers, which is also terribly annoying. If someone says something remotely funny, the "lmao"ers and "rofl"ers are never far behind, with a quick comment or wall post. The worst, however, is now that people use this "OMGROFLLMAO" in reality. I have heard many a time, people saying "lmao" instead of actually laughing. What the frick. Or wtf, so you know what I'm talking about.
Guys, as much as I thoroughly trying to guess what you are actually trying to spell, remember that you speak English, and not Retard. Seriously.
No one expects you to spell words found on the 'Ingredients' labels correctly, but I expect you to spell words like "don't" correctly with the apostophe in the right spot by the time you're sixteen.
So, as a gift from me to the "OMGROFLLMAO"ers out there, here's a link to an online dictionary.
Please use it.
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