Reply #131: They must teach a strange form of English in Australia

[Cassandra]

if can't is not considered a proper contraction for cannot, but yr is considered a proper cover-up for those who may not understand the difference between your and you're and would prefer to hide that. Or perhaps you're Data in disguise. When yr turns up in the dictionary, we can revisit this. We were, after all, just talking about the laziness of those who can't be bothered to type out a much longer word, opting instead for a shorter one which doesn't meet with your approval. Paraphrasing and attempts at synonyms are also not allowed in Australia? Since there are many (too many) types of fundamentalists in the world, I can't blame someone for trying to coin a new word (common practice here). Do you have a constructive suggestion for a suitable word or do you just prefer to call others lazy?