A gl0bAl fenomenen: dclin3 in IQ
If tertiary students these days have difficulty not abbreviating every one-and-a-half words they type, what type of people do you suppose will eventually govern our country? Imagine our government authorities doing just that. Imagine legal rules governing our actions sntnsing theifs 2 3 mths imprisenmt.
We don’t even have to go that far. Just imagining someone who has 1% text abbreviations in their reports and remaining in a respectable job position is a joke — at least in the current world.
Don’t try to argue that (immensely) abbreviated writing is cool, quick, efficient, etc. It simply displays a lower level of your intellectual capacity.
Don’t try to argue either, that 1337 and immature tYpInG lYk d1s is oh-so-sexy. They simply are nothing but stupid. I don’t need to have to read at three words per minute due to your under-developed brain. And it’s not because I’m the one with a low level of reading ability either. If five year old kids are being taught in primary how to spell words the correct way, then surely you need to upgrade your IQ if you tYp3 L1k3 aN iD10t after a whole decade of schooling.
Feel free to use “standard” abbreviations/acronyms such as uni, HTML, Mr, MSN because they are agreed, consensual and standard.
I also understand how some abbreviations have grown to exist in our mainstream communications as a result of instant messaging e.g. lol, lmao, asl. Fine. They’re also standard. (And because I use them too, of course.)
N im nt gona deny d fact tht abbrs sav char usage in txt msgs evn if — I don’t personally use them.
Bt u srsly mk urslf luk lyk a dUmBaSs in comparison with someone else who can actually type and spell.
If you actually found the annoying abbreviated writing in this post easier to read than the rest of my writing, you might like to consult a doctor regarding your mental capabilities (or lack thereof). And I may have to finally recognise the fact that this powerful wave of backwardness will no doubt take over the world by 2030 and drown out the bare remnants of human intelligence. In which case, Amen.
