Originally posted by: bitwar
I for one have problems typing in online shorthand (or whatever the hell you want to call it). It takes more time to think to type "OMG" than it does to just put "oh my God."
lies, after a while its the first thing that springs to mind when ur typing to some1 else and u feel the urge to type "oh my god". atleast for me, i use a whole bunch of abbreviations and to type out each one in full would become tiresome in a long conversation.

what complich8 says about ppls literacy determining their general cleverness is total rubbish imo, im applying for physics at uni, and while down visiting the university i am applying to i was given a few lectures, and during these i noticed a few spelling and grammar mistakes that a "clever" person wouldnt have made. but the fact is the ppl that gave these lectures have IQs way above average and considered some of the brightest ppl in the UK. it could be they were never properly taught the english language in the first place, but most likely its jst that over time ppl get used to the auto correct function on a PC, or a persons mind is more geared towards something else such as sports or maths (im from the UK so its not "math", you dont say "mathematic" do you? no its "mathematics" therefore "maths" if shortened) rather than language.

well thats my rant over