I admit that I tend to take a rather casual tone in my email/Internet communication, but I have limits. I was recently browsing the message board for one of my favorite literary trilogies, Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials", which is techinically Young Adult fiction (though I find it more intelligently written than about 90% of anything I've read recently). Anyway, there was a lot of "txtitis" going on, but it wasn't too bad--I guess anyone literary enough to get sucked into Philip Pullman at a young age can't help but absorb something.

Then, later, I (for some UNGODLY reason) found myself reading a Gilmore Girls message board. Yes, I admit it, I am a GG junkie (for Brit readers, it's an hour-long comedy/drama about a mother and daughter which I find incredibly funny and endearing). Anyway, LARGE teen fan base, and my God, I don't think I saw two vowels within a paragraph on the entire page.

I blame Noah Webster, frankly. It started with taking the "u" out of colour and honour, and just look where we've ended up! Dmn u, N. Wbstr!!!!!!!

OK, /rant off. ;)

Molly