Whats up with the way people write these days?
"hw r u ppl doin? its gettin more n more common 2 c ppl write lyk dis. dis started wid d instant mssngr long time back but now ppl use if all over the place. i get emails, msgs n d facebook status/comments are also full of dis. i m nt sure if ppl who use this lang actually remember ne spellings and if dey r still capable of writing using "actual" words. whts ur opinion on this? do u find it kool?"
I am not sure if I should call this "lingo" wrong or bad, but personally I can't stand it! I can see how using abbreviations or short-forms (you -> u, are -> r) can be useful during chatting in terms of saving time and effort, but this usage is getting worse with every keystroke and, I think, an effort should be made to keep it under control. There are many more instances of erroneous usage introduced because of this type of pseudo-English. I often find people using "your" or "ur" for "you are".
This issue has been discussed on the internet a few times. Here are some examples (from www.reddit.com): Link1 Link2
i dunno if ur gonna strt hatin me 4 dis, but i wud lyk 2 reqst u 2 use dis "style" 4 communicating wid ppl who u no (know) r gonna lyk it.
