2 Type rite is Gud

One of the biggest pet peeves I've encountered is bad typing.  This is something that annoys me to no end.  This is more than just a trend that shows up in countless comment sections of social media posts.  This shows up everywhere.

The biggest issue is, it is deliberate.  I can mind the minor accidental misspelling or the occasionally missed punctuation marks.  However, this is becoming a permanent fixture.

But why is it being done?

Typically, when I read a post that is full of misspellings, missed punctuation, and nonsensical words, I find myself questioning the integrity of the person posting.  Memes have become a staple of sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc.  They annoy me as well, but I have to accept them.

Twitter is kind of an exception on this, and may earn a free pass for bad spelling.  When you are given a character limit, you have to try to make every character count.  So, using "u" for "you" or "4" instead of "for" tends to be more acceptable.  However, on a site like Facebook, where there isn't a character limit, it is kind of annoying.

Half of the time, I have to translate this shorthand typing into something that I can process as intelligible thought.  Even then, the lack of proper grammar makes me question whether their thoughts can be considered "intelligible thought."

Employers do use Facebook and other social media sites to learn more about potential employees.  Employers want to learn more about who they have working for them.  If the person gives this great resume to their employer, and them employer canvasses their Facebook, they might find details that might make them second guess hiring that person.

We are now in the technological age.  One of the things that happens less and less is hand-written notes.  It is much easier to type and edit your thoughts through a keyboard then it is to grab a paper and pencil and actually just write out your note.  I tend to type faster than I write, so I would agree with this wholeheartedly.  However, I tend to try to type things out grammatically correct, and try to use proper punctuation.  As I write less than I used to, the only way to really tell people about me, is to type it out.  Doing so in an intelligible manner becomes more important for me.

The worst offenders of this are memes themselves.  Memes can become very popular and widespread in a short amount of time.  Memes that have improper grammar and horrible spelling send a message to other people encouraging the use of broken language.  Eventually things like spelling and grammar will become obsolete in the next generation.  This is a problem especially when communication is so important.  It is important for the recipient to understand and fully comprehend the context of the message the sender is trying to convey.  Memes turn this problem into a widespread epidemic that must be cured.

So, for the sake of the future of communication, please try to type intelligently.  Show the world just how smart you are.  Show the world the knowledge that you possess.

What are your thoughts?  Where do you think the future of communication is headed?  Do you think that broken language will eventually translate to broken speech too?  Let me know in the comments [in an intelligent manner].  :)