[mcb]

Heck, when I'm instant messaging, I use proper grammar and spelling.

This is kind of related - what are your thoughts on the text smilies, such as "XD" and "^^" and such? I'm rather curious. I know that most people would never use those in papers as they might use chatspeak, but in forum posts, it's a different story.

Personally, I like that they can help to convey more of what one is feeling at the time... sometimes, there's only so much that text can get across. After all, it is only text.