Coleman M,
This thread is long overdue. Well said that man!
I believe this sums it up perfectly (Pasted from Foxcotte's earlier posting):
Coleman, i cannot agree with you more.
As professional aviators (or even amateur pilots), we're supposed to have reached a certain level of education, professionalism, responsibility and the ability to make ourselves clearly understood all around the world. Our lives and those behind us, depend on it after all. Yes, slang is trendy, and yes, we're all in the abominable habit of abbreviating communication for mobile phones, but as writing is rapidly becoming a dying art, I think the least we can do is try and make an effort when going public with written comments.
Bring back grammar, bring back punctuation, and most of all bring back text we can read and understood. Hell, bring back Shakespeare and Dickens - they would be fantastic to hear over the frequencies!
ATC: Wherefore art thou Speedbird 321?
PILOT: What dulcit tone is that I hear as yonder sunrise breaks?
COPILOT: Methinks he doth protest too much...
It would be truly wonderful!
Spot on.