Has anyone else noticed the rather dramatic increase of the use of horrible grammar on the Internet? I'm sure that there are people that try to use proper grammar while online. (I used to use horrible grammar; look at some of my previous blog posts.)
I know that it's hard to use perfect grammar, and I can understand that.(I certainly don't have perfect grammar.) However, the use of acronyms and abbreviations has gone through the roof lately. It didn't suddenly happen either, but it just seems ubiquitous lately.
I remember a great quote that I read in someone's signature a while ago... I'm not exactly sure who said (or wrote) it, but it said something similar to this: Thousands of English teachers roll into their graves everyday because of the Internet.
I can see why people use acronyms and what-not; it is easier to type three or four letters than six or seven, isn't it? (Well, not really.) At least I could understand what people were trying to get across before, anyway. However, I now get headaches when I try to understand what some people are writing.
Well, I guess that's about it. I don't really have a suggestion, nor do I have anything similar to a suggestion. What are your thoughts on the constantly appearing acronyms/abbreviations, if you have any?
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