Originally Posted by
Bongzilla
Not exactly. The English language has remained mostly unchanged for hundreds of years. Yes some words have had meanings shifted, changed etc. But we are talking about a tiny percentage. Case in point, pick up any book from the 1800s or newer and maybe 4-5 words out of the entire novel will have different meanings than today. So no, I disagree.
It started with texting and internet forums and now twitter. It is simply laziness. (or should I say IISL??) I hate English, I was always a math and science guy, but it sickens me to see what is happening in today's culture - as far as the way people now write. I am not referring to journalists specifically, most of them try to keep proper English writing form. IMO if you want to be successful (*at least in the business world, you better be able to write, speak, and communicate with proper English.)
It just does not take a lot of extra time to add a few commas, spell out words fully, and how about some proper punctuation???!!!?##$@$%#@#%@#