We are all aware of the terrible spelling atrocities faced by
the world today and nowhere is this more evident than on online
message boards, chat rooms and 'blogs'. This 'text' or '1337 speak'
is, without a doubt(missing comma) having a
terrible influence on the children of today, many of whom believe
that the correct spelling of 'today' is in fact '2dy', 'what' is
'wot' and 'don't' is 'dun'.
We do not propose that this is (should be "be" ) fully
eradicated, we accept at times (missing "that" )
abbreviations may well save significant lengths (no 's') of time for those
less-able typers (no
's') . We also accept that for some dyslexia, chavism (no such word) or
other such inhibiting factors may affect the ability to
provide proper
spelling. We do (missing comma) however
(missing comma)
propose [u](missing "that" )]/u] there should be a standard of
abbreviations and other such rules with appropriate sanctions for
the breaking of them.
For this we propose that the 'Board for the Regulation of Online
Spelling and Grammar' (see [email protected]) be granted the power
by all national governments to issue suitable sanctions for the
continuous use of improper spelling and grammar online.
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Get your grammar right before you complain about others.
