Personally, I type as I think the reader wants me to, and as he/she will understand me. For instance, on this forum, proper english, to make sure everyone understands, but if I'm texting a mate, much more likely for every single word to be 1-4 letters. As for people saying it ends up being slower, my personal opinion is it is quicker. In texts, you can cram much more information into a single text, also saving some money if you're tight like me! And if you look on MSN, when someone finishes typing good few scentences, it takes a whole minute or more sometimes, especially on slow computers. Shorter messages transfer much quicker. All an opinion Alun