I don't think it is at all lazy. It has to be intentional or some strange habit (which the origins would become in question, were it the case.) A lot of it actually takes more effort to type normally (capitalize every word, replace letters with numbers, etc.)
Age/maturity (or just a general acquisition of better knowledge) may play a role in it. When I first got StarCraft I'd use a lot of the acronyms and shorthands (ur, b, r, etc.), but I'd never really had a reason to type before Battle.net so I was slow at it, and a single letter is a lot easier to type if finding the remaining two is a chore. However, in maps from around that time I see better typing. I'd have types (like "colunm" repeatedly in one of my first maps), and this even extends into my first experiences at SEN. On Battle.net I do not type as strictly as it is a lot more casual environment, but I still try to use more complete sentences. Even my friends (who do not type nearly as I do) do type excessively bad (usually about how I stated I used to, but not always.)
I've actually had the reverse of the question asked to me... "Why do you type with such complete sentences?" (or something similar to that, but more like "y do u type like that?".) Why wouldn't I type my best that I am able to? My personal experience is not nearly the extreme that this topic seems to refer to.
Also, how does this extend to actual writing outside of the internet? I frequently hear teachers talk about getting papers with "u" and "r" and other internet shorthands and acronyms.
I've never understood why people type so badly on instant messenging... It's not like whoever you are talking to can't wait for an extra second for a few more letters.
Foreign language is somewhat separate from this issue (being strictly typing and typing language)... That also goes in to speaking.
I just remembered this girl who enjoys sending me text messages... It's so awful. Especially on a cellphone. It is much worse on a cellphone than on a computer, especially to type it!
Post has been edited 3 time(s), last time on Dec 4 2008, 4:56 am by FaRTy1billion.
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