Do you typically speak and write in a clear, precise manner?
- Yes, almost always.
- Yes, but only for classes/work.
- It depends on my mood.
- Ha, my language is vague and messy.
OK, I admit it - I'm sort of a snob about this. I am simply used to people who can speak English well (most of them not even born in the U.S.!) and I don't understand why people can't write simple sentences in the language they've been speaking since they were born. Perhaps they don't read books, so they don't get a sense of proper English? (In that case, we're probably not compatible anyway.) I also loathe loathe loathe IM-speak ("u R 2 kool?" c'mon).