Why do people mutilate the english language?

Question

Honestly... they kill it! If I see one more person say thanx or plz I will actually die. Why do people find it necessary to cut out one or two letters?

Answer 1

ah, get over it!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Cuz de peeps none too smart!

Answer 3

lazy

Answer 4

@comments against non-Brits:

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse wh*re. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."

-- James D. Nicoll

Answer 5

This should be addressed to Americans as they butcher the english language everyday.

Answer 6

i guess people feel like cutting letters saves them time and energy (i suppose if you IM or text a lot, it adds up). i don't know that i hate it as much as you do, but i do think that it looks overly casual and unprofessional; the only time i do it is if i'm sending a text message on my phone and i need to cut just a few characters so the message doesn't run over the allotted space & cost me extra money.

what really drives me nuts (since we're talking about mutilating the english language) is when people don't take the time to learn about, or double-check, simple spelling and grammar. i guess it sounds s****., but stuff like "your" for "you're" really gets under my skin!!

Answer 7

i think your getting the English language mixed up with chatspeak, my friend.