The One About Inori

I recently read on a dog forum that I frequent, a friend of mine highlighted a (disturbing) trend adopted by youngsters of +~s|ng4p0r3zzz~+.

I have to admit that I get really put off by such typing.

Whenever I come across blog entries or smses or msn messages that 5pEaks d|z WaEzz, | uSua||yz 1gNor3z w0rxx.

People who use this new form of language (May I call it Damguage? Damaged language) think they are being really xXxc00LxXx. Hurhurhur. But they aren’t.

I cannot, for the life of me, understand what is so nice about hitting the shift or caps key every alternate letter they type.

And what’s up with the !@$!&@&(!~~~!!”~++__-=++ signs in front and behind words?

If you think these people are in their teens, YOU ARE WRONG.

Although most of them are indeed in their teens, I’ve come across many adults, some older than I am, using Damguage.

*Shudders*

And these people actually go through education alright.

For your own sake, please stop writing like a retarded turd. It is irritating and it is not pleasing to the eyes. Most of all, it reflects stupidity. If we were meant to write like this, it would have been taught in your primary school from day one, alright?

It is not unique. It is not cute. It is not fashionable. It is not something to be proud of.

I can understand words have to be shortened when using text messages or even when on online messengers. But on forums, blogs, friendster testimonials, emails, online games? Spare us.

Being Singaporean afterall, I do use singlish to a certain extent. My command of english is not as good as many people around me (including Jan, Nad, Jules and even my mom), I try my best not to ‘degrade’ myself any further.

But if there is one singlish “suffix” I hate, it would be liao.

As in:

“I do finish already liao.”
*Cringe*
Don’t ask me why.

I can deal with lor, lar, meh, mah. But never with liao.

I’m not saying people from USA, UK, OZ, NZ etc are the best in their command of english. I do know of many of these so called Native Speakers not being able to spell for their own life. But I’m also not saying that we should be proud of bastardizing the english language.

If the gah-men is thrilled with singlish, they would be giving international speeches in it.

Imagine our PM saying/ typing this,

“Aiya, you know horx, nowsadayz the ehkenormey not so good larx. ~>.<~ Thatz why hor, it affeks the plices. Bus fares upzz, taxes upzz, ploperties plices oso upzzz. Oni the salary cannot upzz larx. (-__-"). How? Boh pianZ larx. LL and deal with it lorX. Lolololx. We will do our best larx. Cuz we r0xX0rX and pWnz euUz!!"

(That took me so long to type!)

a1yaz, t0mO|o i 5t1lL n1d 2 g0 g1b tU|t10n lArx. b3||ie tiRe3dx de, mUz g0 oRh orHz liA0z. iF n0rtz tom0|o suR3 wi|| d1e oN3z.}/~^+=

If you bored, can check out diz blog larx. +:-*mUsEuM-oRf-Tw1TzZz*-:+

Meanwhile, if I receive friendster testimonials like this:

hhees. x))
thankks ferr addiingg mwee wurhhs.
ddo take care kaes?
ddrop mwee a testii.  

It goes straight into the dumpster.

*+~^\\Goodnite worx. //*^+~