Does Language Influence Culture? You Don't Say. Word Definitions, Examples, Pronunciations and Etymology on Word. Web 2.0 Summit 09: Erin McKean, "High Order Bit: An API for the. How Twitter Makes You A Better Writer. Ten things every journalist should know in 2010 | Journalism.co. The Alot is Better Than You at Everything. As a grammatically conscientious person who frequents internet forums and YouTube, I have found it necessary to develop a few coping mechanisms.
When someone types out "u" instead of "you," instead of getting mad, I imagine them having only one finger on each hand and then their actions seem reasonable. If I only had one finger on each hand, I'd leave out unnecessary letters too! If I come across a person who seems to completely ignore the existence of apostrophes and capital letters and types things like "im an eagle and im typing with my talons, so dont make fun of me cuz this is hard," I like to imagine that they actually are an eagle typing with their talons.
It would be a hassle if you had to hop in the air and use your feet to karate-chop two keys simultaneously every time you wanted to use the shift key to make a capital letter. But there is one grammatical mistake that I particularly enjoy encountering. The Alot is incredibly versatile.