If I can't read it, I won't!

[MasonJar]

I've also learned that mixing in a few cliches, intentional misspellings, and local vernacular can make language seem more personal and becoming in the right setting.

Thank you! Perfectly put. You have so eloquently captured exactly what I was thinking.
What nachoman said!

Hence, David's comment:

Anyone remember Removable Eoads?

That's the local (i.e. Gauge) vernacular in practice...!

Eoads, bug brushes, groindolas, etc... There's a long and storied history here.

As far as the Texters are concerned, I've seen studies that report that the practitioners of things such as "c u L8R", "thx", and "gr8 2 B here" know that there is a difference between what they type and what "proper" English is. It's as if they are speaking/writing in a different language or at least dialect.


Andrew