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By the comments in this thread I am guessing that the average age of the negative responders is about 40.
Don't go all psycho on me, I agree, the shorthand used is irritating and a pain in the arse.
The problem now is that it is finding it into every day life, magazine advertising seems to be embracing it, making it their own.
I hate to admit it, but I can't spell to save my life and I think that the whole texting thing makes spelling irrelevant hell how can you spell "l8r" wrong? When teaching English, yes I giggle about it too, I had students that would turn in exams with tthat type of crap, I would have failed them if it was possible. I do think that spelling is a big part of why it is so popular with kids.
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