In this era of cell phones, texting, and the internet: abbreviation out of necessity has placed itself at the forefront of written human interaction. It makes sense to text "tyvm" instead of writing "thank you very much." Time is of the essence, and spelling and grammar have taken a backseat to what is intended.
BUT LIFE WAS NOT ALWAYS LIKE THIS. There was a time, albeit long ago, that parents actually cared about their children's education. There was such a thing as right and wrong. Spelling wasn't an amalgam of tones thrown together to give the illusion of creating an actual word. Dictionaries were a necessity back then.
Travel back to the 1950's, around the time when Fruit Loops and Captain Crunch cereal arrived on the scene. Well. At least kids could learn how to read while eating their sugary breakfast; because they'd no doubt be staring at the cereal box during the course of their meal. And there were no spelling errors; parents would have had a shit-fit if there were, and General Mills knew this.
WAIT.
You mean they were spelled "Froot Loops" and "Cap'N Crunch?" Way back in the day, when people didn't write in our little fuct up tonal way? Back when parents gave a fuck about the education of their kids? I - don't - think - so. I did NOT grow up in this fuck-tard-ian utopia; and these twisted spellings are new to me.
right. and wrong.
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