wHY dO pEOPLE tYPE lIKE tHIS?
348900
Yes, it's because they're stupid and incredibly bored.  But, no - it's not because the Caps Lock is on.  That would make their text LOOK LIKE THIS.  Not lIkE tHiS.  It's a deliberate thing, not an accident
899342
I don't know, but I hate it when people write like that. it's stupid and doesn't typically save time or space.
151997
Well, we Americans are often criticized for being lazy. To make a capital letter, you need to press the "shift" key. Since most people like to get things done the quickest, easiest way, they don't want to spend that extra millisecond (sp?) pressing that key. Hey, we're living in fast paced society! Just a guess. P.S. It drives me nuts when people do stuff like that too!
373116
They have a keyboard with various "strokes."  Once entering the appropriate strokes for a symbol, it combines them into one.  I'm to understand it's a bit annoying to use.
440291
if someone just answered a fkin question why do u mofo just keep writing same things in other form?!?
10929
It has to do with the old style typewriters...if letter were in order they would constantly hit each other as they went to strike a letter and then return to thier place...the order allowed people to type quickly without having to unjam the key strikers as they typed faster....
751275
Yes, as a teen myself I have noticed that people don't bother to spell correctly very much anymore. People are just trying to hit as few keys as possible but still get their message across. I do not see why it is so painful to type out the entire word or to retype a misspelled word. Even on yahoo answers, the least used tool is the spell check. I just do not understand why people use slang and abbreviations to save just a few keystrokes.
434580
I think it's mostly done by people who want to show that they are 'hip' and with the trend of young people on the internet. Either that, or they are concious of the fact they really can't spell, and by doing it on purpose they mask that fact.
191088
I don't mind it, if I can tell the person is trying to get it right but is learning something new. But, I do hate it when people use IM-type slang! \nI use slang when I'm IM-ing so I'm not saying there's not a place for it. I just think this is not the place.\n\nBy the way, I thought it was hilarious that you spelled "grammar" wrong in your question!!! And your apostrophes are backwards, too!
198058
Someone may have messed with your keyboard definitions.
361829
Why do people do stuff like that?
1150001
When typing it's easy to misspell words but also easy to check their spelling but either don't know about checking their spelling or just don't give a hoot.\nThere really isn't any good "excuse" for bad grammar or abbreviations either other then some people might think it's sexy or cute but to any one with an ounce of common sense they know it's stupid and lazy. Those who don't take the time to type out the words correctly are the uneducated and will get no where in this world at all.\nI may not be the smartest person in this world but I do take pride in myself and don't like to look stupid either.
352422
Sometimes the suggestions this little utility makes has no connection to the words I'm typing. If you are talking about common words, then I understand your anger and agree with you. But why didn't you start the sentence with capital letter? Are you to lazy to press one key?\nSome just don't give a damn about spelling.
725874
Sometimes people don't before they type too.
202432
Unfortunately, young people spend that much time “texting” (horrible word!) that this is becoming the only language they can understand or communicate in, even in forums such as this or their school work, essays, etc.  I can understand the shortening of words or phrases for mobile ‘phone use (for speed / cost purposes), but for general written use it is just lazy! Don’t these people also realise that this type of language when written looks extremely childish? Do they also not realise that writing words the way they do when "texting" will not exactly endear them to any potential employers?
51962
i think that you type too much.
38636
I think it's a combination of a few things: 1) no formal training in using a QWERTY-type keyboard most computers ship with nowadays; 2) conditioning to an "instant messaging" or other such chat environment which requires fairly quick turn-around for response time; and 3) natural laziness to avoid learning (1) above.\n\nWith those combined, people tend to find ways to shorten words into phonetic pronunciations that may sound like existing words in the language, because they are: a) easier to type; b) faster to type; or c) a combination of (a) and (b).\n\nLet's hope that the latest technology in speech recognition engines doesn't try to take the same shortcuts! :)