IT"S YOU.

[Deirdre Murray]

So like every other teenager in the world, I've recently been using something called Facebook. (Haven't heard of it?You should probably check it out.*sarcasm*)

But...I've discovered a problem.

It appears that the majority of teenagers have trouble spelling the word...

YOU.

Yes. Together, these three letters, (Y O U) make up one of the most used words in the English language.

SO HOW THE HECK CAN PEOPLE SPELL IT WRONG?! Now, I understand how people can substitute "U" for "YOU", (Even though it's just an extra two letters to type.) But I've seen some pretty,erm, interesting wrong ways of spelling this word.

Some examples?

"Yu"- Really? Is the letter "O" so insignificant that you had to exclude it?It's one friggin' extra letter to type! Less than a second to save yourself from looking like an IDIOT.

"y0u"-Ah, replacing numbers for letters. It does not make you look any cooler than the rest of us.

My personal favorite..

"Yuh"-WHAT ZOMG ZOMG WHERE DID YOU GET THE LETTER H FROM?!THIS DOESN'T EVEN...OH GOODNESS... *slams head on keyboard*

Yes. I had to use ALL CAPS. Why? Because this is a problem. Sure, it may not be as big as world hunger and AIDS, but every time I see these misspellings a little part of me shrivels up and dies. It's not pleasing for the eyes and it does NOT make you look cool. So start spelling it RIGHT!

Alas, because Nerdfighters are made of awesome, I don't encounter this mishap as much on this site. Hm. Perhaps it's time for a switch?

 

So what I wanna know is...what do you think?Is the teenage population getting dumber? Lazier? Are those even words? Or am I just an over obsessed freak?

 

DFTBA

-Deirdre Murray

[Andy M]

Eh, if the kids in my school are any indication, many teenagers are pretty dumb (at times, if not always). And many are lazy. But they also think that it makes them look cool, so I normally just let them think that. It makes them happy.

And isn't everyone here a bit of an over obsessed freak about something?

[Marley]

I understand your frustration, I hate it when people neglect to use capital letters when all you have to do is press shift. I do understand why people type like that though, as stupid as it sounds, it is kind of fun and I do think that they think it makes them look cool also.

[CJB]

they dont look cool??
just kidding, just kidding.
yes, i think that this is kindda getting a serious problem, but actually if you look deeply into it.. you can see that this didnt start at facebook at all.. it started in this thing called "txtmsging"..
actually we once had this fad in my country called the "jejemon fever" where youths from all over the country type like "dhisz aind lyke dhisz beicausze offf dha theorie dhat dhey thinkh dhat its couol" yep and everyone became obsessed with it including the government. but i dont really think that thsi will last long enough only stupid people actually spell like that in real life.. most of them are just lazy to type.. facebook will eventually fade away.. just like friendster! XD or maybe not :l

[Deirdre Murray]

hahaha! i am glad jejemon fever didn't spread to my country...or else i would punch my eyes out!
maybe it will fade though...and friendster?huh?
jk jk!

[Pablo_the_Penguin]

One of the many reasons I avoid social networking.