I think new words are great, but wish people would take time to spell correctly. Sure, I am known to confuse a vowel or two, but hate seeing horrible misspellings. To me, it says that someone is either poorly educated or lazy. I can be gracious with the former, happy that they make an effort to write, but don't have much patience with laziness. This is supposed to be a great era of communication, but if the message is garbled, then one really isn't communicating.
As for the folks who say "get a life" when someone notes their horrible spelling and grammar, I'd be inclined to tell them to get an education. Or to give a damn. But then, I'm a cranky geezer.
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If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows.
- Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, mid-1800s
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