I don't know why, but something has happened to our society where the ability to effectively communicate has been lost. More than that, it has been shunned. People now take pride in their illiteracy. I often hear things like "well that's just the way I speak" or "you know what I mean". The worst is "I type the way I speak". The last one implies that not only can they no longer proofread, but they are also idiots in real life, too.