Okay, I didn't need to read the news...

[conuly]

All I needed was somebody to make fun of. Like this brilliant person. Have I ever mentioned how much I loathe and abhor chtspk? Let me tell everyone again.

I loathe and abhor chtspk

Really.

It is a system designed by clumsy, careless people who care little for the elegance of the written language. Moreso, it is entirely dependant on their perceived comfort and efficiency, and doesn't pay any attention at all to the reader.

And yet, it fascinates me. I can see many long and productive years in acadamia churning out works on chtspk and l337 and why it exists and how it is used and who uses it when and where....

*sighs*

I could just scream. My life is flashing before my eyes, and I'm only a sophomore!

Comments

[zarriq.livejournal.com]

Dude, just breathe, okay? It will be all right. English will not die.

[conuly]

Of course it will, just like all the other languages in the world, and there'll be new languages. What a silly thing to say, languages die all the time!

[xiggaroo.livejournal.com]

...4nd 7h3n l337 w1ll 133c0m3 7h3 0ff1c14l l4ngu4g3 0f 4m3121c4.

[xiggaroo.livejournal.com]

http://www.crackaddict.com/~cryst.romjul.html

[squittycat.livejournal.com]

I don't know - I always thought of it as a sort of game. It's not always a matter of clumsiness or carelessness either; with 1337 in particular it often takes more effort to type something than it otherwise would. I think it's kinda fun. :)

[conuly]

Within limits. Unfortunately, the people who use l33t and chtspk tend to also be the sorts who call everyone nazis and meen.

[squittycat.livejournal.com]

YOU CALLED ME A SORTS! What a meen nazi! :)

[conuly]

*cries* YOU USED CHTSPK!!!! Sorta.

[zarriq.livejournal.com]

Dude, just breathe, okay? It will be all right. English will not die.

[conuly]

Of course it will, just like all the other languages in the world, and there'll be new languages. What a silly thing to say, languages die all the time!

[xiggaroo.livejournal.com]

...4nd 7h3n l337 w1ll 133c0m3 7h3 0ff1c14l l4ngu4g3 0f 4m3121c4.

[xiggaroo.livejournal.com]

http://www.crackaddict.com/~cryst.romjul.html

[squittycat.livejournal.com]

I don't know - I always thought of it as a sort of game. It's not always a matter of clumsiness or carelessness either; with 1337 in particular it often takes more effort to type something than it otherwise would. I think it's kinda fun. :)

[conuly]

Within limits. Unfortunately, the people who use l33t and chtspk tend to also be the sorts who call everyone nazis and meen.

[squittycat.livejournal.com]

YOU CALLED ME A SORTS! What a meen nazi! :)

[conuly]

*cries* YOU USED CHTSPK!!!! Sorta.