Oh dear....

My eyes hurt - a lot.

I had to read that 3 times to decipher it!

Christ on a bike! and I thought my lot were bad.

My. Eyes. Are. Bleeding!

I've been reading the monsysavingexpert forums recently and the spelling on a lot of the posts reduces me to tears. I have to stop myself from posting corrections!

It is basic stuff like aloud instead of allowed, to instead of too, shoud instead of should etc.

OMG, that is scary. I hope they're formal written language is a bit more expressive, otherwise I'd despair for their education at uni. ?

On another more personal note, your going to my uni Platty. It's very rare that I find someone else who is going/gone to TVU so I'm a bit excited. Which campus are you studying at? What are you going to study? <nosey icon needed>

Not sure why everyone is so bothered? thats just computer speak, its not as if you know the person and if they cant speak or spell correctly? weird

An example of posts on MSE

i did except there apology at the time, but everyone im telling about this are saying to me..."you should take it further" and "dont except the free burger"
i meerly wanted an opinion on this i want to actualy know that it wont happen again. in a resturaunt, you expect to get what you pay for, without the extra's.

It makes my eyes bleed reading stuff like that. I must say the quality of spelling and grammar on hitched is very good compared to some forums.

I am studying Culinary Arts Management at Ealing \o/

Having used the Internet for 15 years and now working with it I can assure you that's not computer speak, it's text speak born out of the SMS 160 character restriction. If only they would realise this doesn't actually apply to the Internet and you don't pay more for typing more, plus typing in English doesn't make people think you're a moron without ever meeting you. ?

Lol, same thing, its a commonly used way of typing, i dont assume people are morons because of how they type but hey, each to there own!

oh no, am i allowed to say lol?!?!

There's a lot of difference between a bit of lol, rofl, roflmao and pmsl and the indecipherable nonsense above. The above is not a commonly used way of typing at all and in the forums and boards I frequent at least is treated with the derision it deserves.

If you read that kind of typing with regularity I am surprised you don't have a semi-permanent headache and possibly eye bleed.

Nothing wrong with "lol"...

? ?

Although my ears did bleed a bit when I heard my friend's 13 year old and her friend screaming excitedly at something and saying "Loll, Loll" as if it were a word.

not as bad as this post I found on a forum - especially from a 27 year old!

"can anybody help me plz.... i got the year back again in mca i had lost my confidence and my new friends also..... my lecturer will c me as if i ave done any crime and my friends also what should i do... should i continue in study or leave it my age is now 27...i will get degree at 2011 at age 29 what should i do plz help me............."

That's the standard of English we like from people considering becoming undergraduates. Not that university education or the exams and tests to obtain entry are being devalued of course.

Sophie I think I have a small crush on you ?