ADBOC. Well, if you have something against textspeak (or txtspk, compare newspeak) how about acronyms, such as ‘laser’? The analogy seems to hold: as long as you agree beforehand on their meaning—as, indeed, must be done with all words—the brevity would be a virtue. Though, I suppose, YMMV.
It’s also arguably an aesthetic affront (as is the at first accidental alliteration).
Agree with the first, strongly disagree with the second.
ADBOC. Well, if you have something against textspeak (or txtspk, compare newspeak) how about acronyms, such as ‘laser’? The analogy seems to hold: as long as you agree beforehand on their meaning—as, indeed, must be done with all words—the brevity would be a virtue. Though, I suppose, YMMV.
Agree with the first, strongly disagree with the second.