Im reading a "14 Things 90's Kids Would Understand" type article and one of the pictures was of Joshua Jackson when he was Dawson's Creek. The caption said "BAE AF". It took me a minute to remember what AF means (as fuck when I looked it up), and it got me thinking. When did everything become an acronym or an extremely abbreviated version of the real word? As someone who hates bad grammar and misspelling, I can't tell you how much it grates on my nerves to be reading posts that have either "except" instead of "accept" or "I went 2 da store 2day" as the status. In a time when we live our lives in 140 or less characters, I understand why it started. But for things like Facebook where you have basically unlimited space to type, why wouldn't you want to make sure you're spelling things right? We have had spellcheck for a long time now, there should be no reason that you're spelling things wrong! I have had to skip or stop reading long posts from friends because I can't stand the way it's written. I personally think that it makes people sound stupid and uneducated. I've heard that some companies are looking at potential employees Facebook pages in deciding whether to interview them. I know my statuses aren't Ivy League material, but I sure try to make sure that I don't sound like I didn't pass Kindergarten.
So many things are getting lost as times change, and it seems that this is one of them. I would hope that as my kids get older, they don't lose the importance of good grammar and correct spellings, no matter where they're typing/writing things out. Not everything can stand the test of time, but I honestly and seriously hope that this is one thing that never gets lost.
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