OMG u r so have a point LOL :) ttyl .......... Sorry feeling like a smart ass tonight

I think it's because over the computer, one can't read the body language to figure out what a person is trying to express. Only by the words that are written,one infers how a person feels.

For example, when one use all caps, we might infer that they are yelling!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agreed!!!!!

i heard women tend to preface what they're actually going to say.

and, so what's ur point.

lol. and omg. cant believe it.

Sort of a silly thing to stress over, isnt it?

you/we`ve lost i`m afraid sir.
net/txt-speak is here for the forseeable future at the very least. the depressing depth of its proliferation is evidenced by the existence of this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOLCODE

as lng as u dn`t strt using it tho i wn`t hav to cuff u upside da heed ;)

o hai! i can haz legible conversation now? kthxbai!

Daisylou: Remind me to belittle the things that piss you off.

It is a lost battle, I can get on board with that. Like a lot of things though, just because the majority do it, does not make it right