text: to alice....you took your question off but i have an answer for you? alice....  to be taken seriously in the world you need to be able to communicate effectively. new txt chat may be fine for you and you're friends but to the rest of us it shows someone to be lazy and un-educated... whether they are or not. also, some slang and mis-spelt words can give a sentence a whole different meaning.   please don't think i'm having a go at you here, i'm talking in general terms but it is a perception that most people will get.   i used to think it doesn't matter how you type as long as people understand you but over the last few years i have found you only really get serious attention if you make an effort...  and yes i agree with you.... there are far too many people interested in spelling mistakes than answering the question....   take care, graham the simple fact is people will look at you're lack of care and crass mistakes and think... "why should we pay any attention to her, she can't even be bothered to learn to read or write correctly so what would she know about anything?" it may sound a 'snobby' reply but that's what you will get. also, there are a lot of people hanging about on here with little real interest in answers who just mess about. giving them possible reason to consider you 'retarded' will give them a sense of superiority and they will pick on you... it's just life...  bring back english. be proud.  charlie boy.