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The way lil Lisa typed was unbearable for me to read. If she needs to abbreviate all the time, as in dat, instead of that, I can kinda understand, but why put z on the end of words instead of s? And all the other errors that didn't save time that just looked like it was from someone on drugs. What's the point of that? Was it to look hip hop cool or something? Nup, can't take people seriously who are debating a serious subject who deliberately destroy the English language.

The point that is really not debatable here is that her typing style is irrelevant to the topic at hand. If people cannot read it, then they should just respond with a "Hey would you mind writing that differently so that I may understand what you are trying to say?" or even "I don't agree with what you wrote at all, and if you could write differently so that it would be easier for me to understand you next time, I would appreciate it. It was difficult for me to follow" (note that these phrases are all non-emotionally-driven and true to the point trying to be addressed, without being rude)... or just don't respond to it at all if you don't understand it. The point is to be a respectful person, and to stay on topic. The tone in the thread was over-the-top, and it was not just about lilLisa, she was just one example. I don't know how many times I can say that without actually pointing out the other things, I feel like this is the only one which has been focused on because it is the only one whom people feel like they can defend their "right" to be rude about. Digs were being shot all over the place, at multiple people, back and forth. When people let their emotions carry them away, they will shoot out irrelevant digs to the people who they disagree with who they feel are "against" them. The point is to not let disagreement make you emotional. Now please go back to staying on the topic of discussion and leave negative irrelevant comments out of it.