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I despise text talk when it's used in inappropriate places. For text messages on phones, fine. But consider your audience. Like most things used to excess, the real issue is "context, context, context."
I have to grapple with text talk in two languages - though fortunately I know only very few people who text me on the phone (or need to). But in French, it took me years to figure out that "K-7" was shorthand for "cassette" - used in all the stores that sell the things - because that's how that combination is pronounced in French. (I don't verbalize in my head when I read French text.)
In short, don't use text speak for e-mails, especially if your recipient is over the age of about 30. Don't use it in SMS's if you want them to understand you and there's any doubt about their familiarity with it.
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