If there is one thing I dislike more than anything, it is the use of text-language. I really don't like its use in actual text messages so you can imagine my disdain towards text-speak in emails! I mean, come on, does it really take much time to type out the entire word? In fact, for those of us who are touch-type-literate, it's almost counter intuitive to figure out the text-speak shortcuts on a keyboard!
2005 seemed to be a great year for me to be setup with all sorts of boys who not only liked, but loved to use text-speak in their emails. Some were more subtle than others. The king of text speak was a lad named JT (he had even shortened his name). His email read something like this:
"Hey Anika,
How r u?
I hope ur mom told you abt this email. lol.
So what do u do? What do u like?
Maybe u can send me ur photo tho? Mine's attchd. lol
cya l8tr,
JT
I know, I know. Some of you must be thinking "well, maybe he was on a smartphone of some sort and this was easier". Geepers!!! Is this what written communication has come down to? Really? Really?!? Whatever excuse anyone wants to come up with, this is not how you email a girl for the very first time!! I think we deserve better...don't you?
Next!!
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