Re: OT-ish: txt - Could it replace Standard Written English?

Nik Taylor wrote:
> Tim May wrote:
>
>>"My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :
>>kids FTF. ILNY, it's a gr8 plc."
>
>
> *shudder*  Maybe I'm being conservative here, but that kind of writing
> just makes me think "idiot".  When I get random messages on ICQ, I never
> ever reply to one that uses things like that, because I just think "this
> person is stupid".  They may actually be very intelligent, and I admit
> it's a bit of a prejudice, but I can't stand having to work to
> understand what someone is saying.
>
> And what does "FTF" and "ILNY" mean?
No clue about FTF, but I'm guessing "ILNY" is short for "I Love New
York". Similar to the classic I<heart symbol>NY bumper stickers. A
pretty silly thing to abbreviate, if you ask me, since it's not exactly
a common phrase (or a common sentiment, for that matter ;)).