Isn't it though...?It's amazing how the human mind tries to work around the craziness! When I read text speak it's like learning how to read again. I'm moving my lips and sounding out each word. Hooked on Phonics worked for me!
I practically live on the Internet, so I've gotten pretty used to chat speak, but sometimes it's so bad and/or it's a wall of text that I just give up.