>While we're on the subject of abuses of the English Language did any of you >see this news tidbit? > >http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_756462.html I did. And I hate it even when people talk like that when I'm messaging them. A certain amount of abbreviation is normal and practical, but this sort drives me up the wall. That said, I don't think that this is a big deal or a sign of the impending collapse of the language. It's a thirteen year old girl, not the Oxford dictionary. A few fail grades on her papers ought to get concept, through her head, that IM shorthand is a welcome on an essay paper as CB lingo would be at a forensics debate. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail