Now, I know that a lot of you will think this post is just nit-picking, but it discusses a subject which is a real pet peeve of mine: the manner in which today's youth are slaughtering the English language with strange text which, really, isn't that much easier to write than it's legitimate counterpart. Please don't get me wrong, here - I'm no spelling whizz (I'm certain I have, or will have made some mistakes by the end of this post) but at least I am trying to use the correct English.
I point you, readers, to this post I found on YouTube:
"i love 2pints love dis tuneee !! ha ha donna duz have a relii gud voice ! love dis show !!!"
It seems that not even writing this down in italic could make it look prettier. It's essentially like dressing a horses' excrement in a tutu and saying "Please look pretty". But I digress. The above quotation horrified me. SO much wrong, I actually felt like commenting back on the video to suggest she pay attention in English lessons, rather than give random boys handjobs at the back of the class.
Let us translate:
"i love 2pints love dis tuneee !! ha ha donna duz have a relii gud voice ! love dis show !!!"
Becomes:
"I love 'Two Pints' and I love this tune! Haha, Donna does have a really good voice! I love this show!"
Now, doesn't that look so much better? Of course it does! It scares me how much the youth of today seem to have invented their own language! I'm only 18, and yet I cannot understand half of what is said anymore. Does it really save time writing 'relii' than 'really'? If so, then it can only be about half a second. I don't even know why it annoys me so much, it just does.
And that is my rant for the day ^ ^
Peace out!
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