Judging by appearances

[fredericks]

Just curious - personally, the use of netspeak turns me off like no one's business. I'm not referring to grammar, as I trample it gleefully on a daily basis, but simple sentence construction, punctuation, capitalization, and the "ur" thing. When it comes to casual interactions (Myspace, LJ, AIM, e-mails) if you're in the middle of "first contact" what's your take on what you're reading?

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[livia-daemon.livejournal.com]

I can deal with the "net speak" in text messages or IMs because you have to type quickly, but those are about the only situations. Poor grammar and spelling are fine as I view LJ sort of like a diary - after all, we are not writing theses here.

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

...did you watch the movie on Comedy Central on Sunday? "The Royal Tenenbaums", I mean. It was the first thing I thought about when I saw your icon.

Poor grammar and spelling are fine as I view LJ sort of like a diary - after all, we are not writing theses here.
True. Although there is spell check. But, as a person who cannot get number agreement correct to save her ass, I'm with you.