Steven
Here is a link to really make any S.P.G pedant's head explode - The Lol Cat Bible
Anyone who has ever played an MMO would probably recognise the language used in this. Just be glad I dont start posting in lolspeak.
Txt spk in texts is fine - there is limited space and it makes sense.
I don't aim for perfect grammar when posting on here, I do use words like 'cos etc. I think that is acceptable because this is an informal environment and some balance between how we write and how we speak is fine. I can do the formal 'academic style' writing when I choose to, but I think it would be a barrier to communication here so I opt not to.
But we are not texting, so why use text speak?
I have no problem with poor spelling, not everyone knows how to spell correctly and I am not going to judge someone on that.
For some people it's their job and it's hard to let thing like that go (myself included). For others it's just their upbringing/schooling and I'm sure there are also those who just do it for fun.
BTW, it never was a socially acceptable practice for people to call you a kn0b, you kn0b.
Actually de-evolve was a poor choice of word really. Revert may have been a better one, in that there may be a backlash against the use of things such as text speak to the extent where ye olde English comes back into fashion.
I got the point you were making Barry, txt speak may well disappear, but that doesn't mean it's going to go away right now. On the flip side, language based on the principles we know today may also disappear with other advances in technology. It will be interesting to see how language changes in the future though.
'Txt spk' (ugh) horrifies me. But then again, I work for a medical communication company, and it features in a recurring nightmare of mine. Just imagine:
I'm recruiting for 3 vacancies, where I'm mostly looking at new science graduates. I receive six CVs (which is low, but quite normal). Two of the CVs are written well, without any icky SPaG, but don't have any experience or quite the right degree. Two are riddled with errors, but the candidates have the right degree, at least. The final two are written in 'txt spk', but the candidates are otherwise perfect.
I'm breaking out in a cold sweat just thinking about the dilemma that would face me with...
Readvertise?
As so much of today's communication is in written form (people will often email rather than phone) then poor written communication is going to give poor representation of an organisation. If the person is going to be involved in any form of written communication then their CV should reflect that.
Aside from anything else, a CV full of errors or written in txt spk would indicate the candidate isn't serious about the job anyway - how hard is it to ask someone to check over and correct your CV if you know your spelling/grammar is weak?
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