I have been reading some of the blogs and I have to say I too am disturbed by the lack of correct capitalization in blogging, and writing. I was taught that there is usually a spoken language that is colloquial and then there is school and written language. The two often do not match. However, at school, we sould insist on using correct grammar especially in the writing.
I also correct my students when they use the language incorrectly. If teachers don't correct them, no one else is going to. They really need to know how the language SHOULD be spoken and written. Someday, these children will be going into business and they will need the language to proceed through the tiers of life.
Advertising also needs to get a hint and spell words correct. Nothing is more annoying than words in which the media use to attract the young people (and older people too) by changing the spelling to short versions. Like LUV! How are our children supposed to know that the language is not spelled that way when the media flaunts it that way constantly?
Text messaging is creating an entirely new form of the language. I do understand that because it is expensive to text. But, when they are not texting, they should be required to write the English language correctly.
I know our language changes. They added ginormous to the dictionary recently. (did I spell that right?) But that doesn't excuse lack of capitals, punctuation, and correct spelling of words.
How do you all feel about that? Am I the only one who is apparantly living in the past?