Challenger

Netiquette, many of today’s youth are familiar with this pop-culture language that’s common place on both cell phones and the internet. It consists of the exchange of “u” for you, “r” for are, and “ur” for you’re or your. You recognize it now? Thought so.
It’s not clear as to its social beginnings, but according to Merriam-Webster, this name and definition are given: Netiquette- etiquette governing communication on the Internet, circa 1988.

And it is also unclear as to why people choose to type this way (or in oddly extreme cases, write this way). Many have come to the conclusion that this is either a rampant epidemic of digital laziness or a new form of twisted phonetics.
Really, now, is it that hard to replace and maybe add one letter to “wut” to make it grammatically correct? I’m not sure how to handle this derangement of the English language. It just seems degrading to oneself. Do you want to make yourself seem stupider than you may or may not be? Proper English is an easy and moreover quick way to gain a little respect.

It’s surprising that not only do some people type this way, but write it as well! Surely your hand doesn’t get that tired. And if it does, maybe someone knows where you can find some books on finger exercises.

The actual point that’s trying to be gotten across here? Netiquette is not only degrading to the English language, but it also comes across as ignorant and lazy. Do something for the betterment of yourself, and type properly!

What exactly are the benefits of typing better? Let’s start with these examples.
One: People who don’t know you directly won’t exactly think highly of you if they can’t understand what you just typed (wrote). To make a connection, do you take your baby sister/brother/cousin’s writing seriously and with deep respect? No, because A) you can’t read them and B) they are children and you probably don’t understand them anyway.

Two: Typing in the “TXT” fashion leads to laziness. You wouldn’t write your resume in shorthand , would you?

In a breif conclusion, practicing the English language in the way it was meant to be written makes you appear just a little more intellegent. Whenever you find yourself victorious in typing whole words and sentences, you may just feel a little better about your self. Thank you for your time, and your grammatical attention. I would also like to ask your forgiveness for being ignorant enough to think that there is any correlation between manners(etiquette) and literacy(the ability to read). Thanks again!