>if you don't agree with laws please go forth and make them change. this is a democracy after all.

Aww, look. He actually thinks the system works! How quaint.

>the problem arises when the children think it's fun/cool to use that language everywhere.

What problem? If that's how they want to express themselves, let them. They're just words for gods sake...

Absolute bullshit.

For one thing, she wasn't necessarily stupid; she used proper spelling and punctuation in one reply, she obviously chose to type that way.

Secondly, even if she was typing like a retard it would be her shoddy genes and half-hearted upbringing that would have "made her stupid". Not the internet. One thing the internet hasn't done is made people stupid.

That has nothing to do with keyboards... "O" and "R" are nowhere near each other. Same for "teh", it sounds more to do with mild dyslexia.

Also... what says "bork" in real life? Come to think of it, who's said "bork" since 1999 anyway?

Are you a troll or are you honestly suggesting that the BBC should use "American English"?

Reg you lay toe ree : This is correct
Drugs War : This is correct (it's the "War on Drugs")
Drink Driving : This is fine (ie "Don't drink and drive")
Al bee nizm : It's pronounced "Albeeno" in Britain
BBC Sport : What could possibly be wrong with this?
Sigh rah que suh : Seriously, how often is this word said on the BBC?
Aw say kah : Same as above