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MidMichCowboy -> RE: chat speak, protocals and judgements. (11/25/2007 10:01:07 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Maya2001
An email of introduction or a profile is much like a resume, I for one would never dream of using chat speak in my resume and would dismiss an applicant who would use chat speak in their resume...... it's a matter of respect and can also be viewed as laziness in not wanting to take the time and effort to write without abbreviation, writing longhand can also aid in showing/proving intelligence or at least ability to spell and use proper english to the other you wish to impress. If I can't take the time to put in a concerted effort to write an email to a Dom without chat speak, what is to prevent the Dom from looking at it and thinking if I am going to be that lazy, would I put in a concerted effort as a sub to him, the same works in reverse. Just my opinion on the matter.
I agree Maya. I've been on the Internet since the days of ARPANET (yes, I did research on it). I don't like chat speak. I don't want to learn it. I like it when an idea or message is well composed. It shows an investment of thought in what was written. While I am from out west, raised on a ranch and consider myself a cowboy, I hate slang like "Get er done". I will not claim to always speak and write correctly. But, I do try. I use spell check and often use grammar check. Yes, even for these comments.
One of the traits I like in women is Intelligence. I also enjoy it in friends and associates. This is a personal preference. But it reflects my fears on what I believe is a "dumbing down" of culture. I refuse to take part in that.
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