Texting generation carrying spelling habits to birth certificates?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Omagus @ Mar 7th 2008 2:21PM
This shouldn't solely be blamed on texting. I think hip hop has a lot to do with it as well. I love hip hop (the real stuff, not the garbage played on the radio or in music videos) but I can't deny that it contributes to soemthing like this.
Omagus @ Mar 7th 2008 2:22PM
And I misspelled "something." How perfectly appropriate.
DerickONFIRE @ Mar 7th 2008 2:36PM
With t9 or "word" texting, it actually forces me to spell correctly. Many times I've had to spend 2 minutes going back and trying to find the right combination of letters to spell a word that I otherwise would have spelt incorrectly.
Mog @ Mar 7th 2008 2:37PM
I agree with Omagus - this doesn't really have to do with texting. "Kreatyv" names, as they are known in some circles, have been around for some time. We're not talking about names like "Jnthn," but rather names like "Krystal," "Mckynzy," and stuff like that. There has always been naming fads, and it has always been best to avoid them (in my opinion). I understand the desire for a "unique" name, but if there are four Mckenzies of various spellings in your daughter's preschool, than you're not unique, no matter how you chose to spell it.
Eric Brodeur @ Mar 7th 2008 7:38PM
Ha...my son was born at Torrance Medical Center.
pcgecko85 @ Mar 8th 2008 4:27AM
I was born at Torrance Medical.. haha.