Even as it becomes less and less popular, I continue to think that how you present yourself in text reflects on who you are and what you value. I've made typos trying to type something fast, but there are choices to use text speak or not to even bother to try to spell things right, it makes me think you probably take other shortcuts, or else you really are illiterate. If you really are illiterate, then I guess that's a sadder situation.