I never learned how to type. I'm a one finger bandit or maybe two...I use one finger per hand.

So there - ier - y're - dere. I done it. Now some coco milk and cookies...p'ease...he he.

Paul, you're hilarious! That was a great reply.

Frosty, Doc, and Philly: I'm with you. You're all right (correct) in what you're saying.

As for not learning how to type, ..........well, I'm not buying it. I never learned how to type in high school. That was decades ago, too! Also, due to an industrial accident, most of the fingers on my right hand are quite a bit shorter than they were before February 10, 1977.

By the way, another pet peeve of mine is people saying "warsh" in stead of "wash".

Language is dynamic, it's the more mature generations which are static.

"2","4","R" ... Yep, get that a lot with text messages. Can't understand anything my niece sends me. 

L8r

MadDeez...I'm from the South, is redneck ok?

ah's a-gonna hoof it wif a wild assumpshun thet a vast majo'ity of th' folks who post on th' WC fo'um is older than 12. Kin we please not use '2' fo' 'to' o' 'too'? T'other one is '4' fo' 'fo''. Less add 'R' fo' 'are' while we is at it.

ah's sho'nuff I'll git trashed by some but seein' varmints use "2", "4", an' 'R' on account o' they're too lazy as a houn'dog t'hit one o' two mo'e keys o' tryin' t'look "right fine" (yo' doesn't) is a pet peeve of mine. ah's old skoo, ah know, but come on! Fry mah hide!

Eff'n yo' doesn't be hankerin' t'capitalize, thass fine. e e cummin's nevah did an' he did fairly fine fo' hisse'f. ah highly doubt usin' '2', '4', o' 'R' cornstantly will win enny awards fo' ennyone.

Really... 2 much going on 2 bother

Nah...never too too much. Loosen up your tickle button dude. Weekends almost here and we got a bike race on Saturday. Iron Hill Twilight Criterion. Tons of fun, food and a bazillion people all crowded in a three block area.

C U L8tr g8tr

There's a REAL one happening at the moment....3 weeks of it....it's called 'Le Tour'....

The one here is for amateurs Jafo. Not motor bikes, bicycles. Starts out with a kiddie race at 5 but there is a pro race at 8 pm.

Let's face it John, the vast majority of people nowadays are illiterate due to our education system, especially here in the US. Changing student's test grades so they will pass even ( http://www.christianpost.com/news/teachers-get-caught-cheating-in-atlanta-51919/ )! Extremely sad, but true, and I am sure it happens all over the US too.

Carguy, I don't care who you are, that's funny.

Tom, you're probably correct.

Using '2' instead of 'to' isn't cool no matter how you slice and dice it. Let's call it what it is: it's being childish and/or lazy.

I must be old,... I can barely remember  when I used to know how to.

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I guarantee you, it's both.

Everything is said!

...hand write a grammatically proper letter and address an envelope.

...go a week without talking on a phone.

...stalk, kill, prepare and cook my own dinner.

...respect my elders.