Why you people write your questions in such a manner using letters and not words?

Question

Does English language changed so much lately or is just you being too lazy to write in a correct way using a clear spelling and punctuation? It doesn't cease to amaze me ... and I also don't understand the choice of writing like that.

Answer 1

b4 u start talkin' 'bout other ppl, u might want 2 read ur ? again & phrase it correctly.(does english language changed, shouldnt it b "has the english language changed. . ) Don't be judging other ppl, if they choose to type letters as opposed 2 typing the whole word, let 'em b. It's their choice, not urs.

Answer 2

Okay.. pot calling the kettle black. do you mean?

Has the English language changed that much, or is it just you being too lazy to write in the correct manner, using proper spelling and punctuation? It never ceases to amaze me, and I don't understand why people choose to write like that.

Is that what you mean, do you see how difficult it can be for some?

Answer 3

Language as a whole, not just the English language, has always changed, and will continue to always change, (including to take in the way people write on the net, or in txts)
In fact in 100 years time, English, American, Australian, and Canadians, will find themselves in a minority of English speakers, of under 20 %, the remainding 80% of people will be from the rest of the world.. So language has always evolved, and linguists studying language now, are for instance , very interested in the mix of language that is occuring now in London, (and most likely in lots of big cities) but in London, as it has a mixture of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Jamaican creole and patwa , African, cockney, with some jordie and scots thrown in , with a little bit of Aussie in short it is a mixture that did not exsist a few years ago, and now does... it may not exsist in a few years time....

Another example is in India, where there are many many differing dialects, it has been shown , that from region to region as the Hindi (or other) changes then so does the English spoken in that area, also there is a language now called Hinglish, Hindi and English) and ontop of alll of that there is a type of English, which has been used by the Nation wide broadcast channels in India, which is made so as many viewrs watching can understand , no matter where they are in India.. very odd , but somewhat logical...

Language is a tool, its job is to communicate, sure a tool that some may consider should be used in a certain way following certain rules, BUT that is now changing , and will forever keep changing, as Language is an organic tool... it grows along with us...

Answer 4

Ach, it's a simple way to show you're in tune with the zeitgeist while at the same time hiding the fact that spelling was never your best subject in school. As the faddists would have it, that's a 241, and how can U D-ny such a deal?

Answer 5

That's the new way of writing fast in text messages and programs like that . I agree it encourages the younger ones to spell badly. They can send a text in seconds this way. Actually a few years ago I went for a bus ride and passed a pub with the writing 4u2p with an arrow pointing to where the door was. This was about 20 years ago.

Answer 6

It must be very difficult if you are trying to learn English online. There are so many slang words and abbreviations that I expect you need a separate dictionary for online and texting abbreviations (I certainly do).

When I read the French section, it is just as confusing (but also enlightening) to me. The difference between the way you are taught a language, and how a language is used can be enormous. You almost need separate classes to give you a better chance of not standing out as a foreigner.

Answer 7

Your primary concern deals with the actual ORIGIN of "the English language."
PROPER ENGLISH is rooted from the dialect from the country called "England."
During the previous 240 years, the "settlers" who came from across the Atlantic Ocean (England) introduced thier language to this land with them as they migrated. As culture and lives have changed in the USA during those 240+ years, various dialects have emerged.
Consider our (USA) Commander In Chief, George W. Bush. President Bush has introduced many forms of verbiage that has become more of a staple in our (USA) communication style.
The United States of America has become a melting pot of cultures along with thier languages. With the everyday application of the INTERNET and all the faux pas of this communication method, grammatical slip-ups are commonplace and in some societies are even expected.

Answer 8

You mean it never ceases to amaze you. Contractions such as doesn't appear quite lazy. Perhaps you should say does not.

Answer 9

Another example of the failed American educational system. My 4th grade English teacher must be spinning in her grave at some of these entries; they certainly wouldn't have flown in my day.Then again, we knew how to read at a young age, too. And the teachers had the support of the parents, and visa versa.

Answer 10

I think Shakespeare did it first. "2 B or not 2 B, that is the ? " - Really it is "To be or not to be, that is the question." It would be nice if people wrote out their words and kept the cute abbreviations for Valentines in February.