I never understood text messaging. I mean you have a portable phone in your hand and then you proceed to develop arthritis by spending a couple of minutes tapping out something that could be said in a couple of seconds :?: I never text and come to that since mobile phones do not work down in our valley I never use the mobile except carrying for emergencies. I reckon it saves me around £350 per year and a good amount of sanity
And you realise that
we do not officially speak 'English'! but something called
'British English' and we do not write 'English' either but
'Standard English' 
Now, if you do not live in the British Isles then you may be surprised that people from different regions often do not understand much of what is spoken in other regions
): And I am only half joking about that fact as this map illustrates...
Gary got it spot on when he said what is most important is that we understand each other regardless of txt or grammar or whatever. The ability to communicate clearly is one of our greatest assets out in the field.
The other great skill the British have is a thing called a great 'sense of humour' That is the true 'Lingua Franca'
He he :rolmao:
