I think the occasional (a word I spell incorrectly half the time---can never remember two c\'s or two s\'s---) spelling/grammar/composition mistakes are fine. That\'s what the revision/edit steps of writing are for. A quick post in a forum is not the place to worry about \'em. Hell, for some of us, English is a SECOND language---and expectations should reflect this fact.
However, when I see the 1337 speak, for whatever reason, that person loses all credibility for me----that is to say, I immediately stop reading.
Not an active gesture on my part---a subconcious thing I guess---I just noticeably skip over the entire post.
I guess it really boils down to this---a person should always at least \"try\" to write to the best of their ability at a given moment, and in a given set of circumstances (forums for example).
The expectation in a forum post isn\'t perfection, but I do expect at least some semblance of a recognizable language---English or otherwise. Not for my sake, but for the sake of the writer---he or she should at least \"try\" to write legibly.
The \"rules\" of a language are there for a reason---to use them to communicate in such a way that other people can understand your chosen topic---
That is to say--
\"ur\" doesn\'t not equal \"you are\" or \"you\'re\"----just like 3+3 doesn\'t equal 8.
The use of such seems to demonstrate, for me anyway, the writer is more ignorant than cool (and before anyone gets pissed off---\"ignorant\" is NOT the same thing as \"stupid\"---look it up
).
...a pet peeve of mine, I guess.
And kudos to anyone that at least tries to improve.:bouncy:
