It only takes a second or two more

U gt 2 b kidn me y cnt u jst chil bro? its jst as eZ 2 red unles ur stpid or sumthin. it duznt bothr me n it shudnt bothr u eithr. i men srsly im savn so much time typn lik this that i just savd $ on my car insurnce by swtchn 2 guyco

I have no idea really. Maybe it is because the people who use text speak are part of the younger generation where it is more accepted? Some people are just plain lazy though.

Chll man u lk so ovr the tp lol

I don't care about how people spell or type so long as I understand what they're trying to say. I'd be lying if I said that reading chatspeak doesn't give me a sensation that I would only describe as feeling like I'm being poked in the brain with hot knitting needles, though.

It's cool to be illiterate these days. Duh.

The thing I worry about is the fact that once something becomes habitual it spills over into everyday speech and diction...I've heard people verbally say "lol," which is a misnomer since they are saying lol and not actually laughing...I don't envy the job of high school English teachers!

It was actually practical back when data rates were excessively expensive. Now, many plans actually have unlimited data but sadly, the "bastardization of the English language," as you so elegantly put it, stuck.

People are lazy.

the world has come to and end. there was one option left out, "stupid people can't figure out out u, please help them out"

Really most of us don't care how we say it just as long as people understand what were saying..

I can't stand when people don't know the difference between past and present tense. It's also such a pain to use text speak

Using only you, U, you, U?

UUU... UUUUUU!

Personally, I'd use a little less grammar if it weren't for nazi's. I come here on my PS3, so I type using my left analog stick and my x button. It's much easier to use short cuts on this thing.

I do slop my shit when I text, though, because I don't actually want to text. It annoys me. I prefer talking, which apparently nobody else does, so I do it to be annoying. Why have a 5 minute conversation over the course of an hour when you can pick up the fucking phone?

U fUkR

dnt tl m3 2 spel bich

Well, if we're talking in term of time used to spell a word, then if we added all of the "two" or "three" seconds to spell a word, then all of those seconds add up, and considering how long the comment is or the speed of someone's typing, then it could take up to a minute or two all added in.

I would think that it isn't much time but others might not.

But meh.

wel uc bb sm pple tlk lyk dis cz iz kewl wen u dun gv a sh8 abt efrt, bt sm cz iz tym savn if der nt qik typn pc er fone, er evn moni savn cz bck n d dez wen txtn wz lyk ttly n rly xpnsv lyk omg.

as you can see, 'u' is not even the worst of it. the only one that drives me up the wall:

iono - i dont know

Because SMS messages and tweets are limited in the number of characters they contain. You could argue that they reflect an inability to spell words out in full, or you could argue that they are responsible for it. Or you could believe both to a degree, which I do.

Never underestimate how malleable human beings are, and don't blame them for the changes that affect them.

2B OR NOT 2B BRUH.

I think a lot of them genuinely enjoy annoying pedants.

I don't really get it either. Spelling out the word "you" doesn't take that long. I dunno, I'm just a grammar Nazi and I absolutely hate it when people have atrocious grammar and spelling.

They're just lazy.
I think it's funny when the OP gives some bullshit excuse for why they won't type properly.