Saw this post today on a blog I read and thought it fit perfectly into the discussion here, although it's not entirely related to spelling. I couldn't have said it better myself... Really I couldn't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-a...layer_embedded
The text below is copied from the blog entry.
"In Matthew Rogers' hypnotic video (above), Stephen Fry argues that the enjoyment of language is far more important than pedantic accuracy. Playing with words, and even creating new ones, is what makes language great. Seeing these new developments as new possibilities for, rather than casualties of, writing and speech offers more freedom and creativity in how you communicate. We should still aim to write well and
communicate clearly, but choose our battles of language wisely. Personally, I can say my life was a little less stressful the day I accepted the place of "texting" into the vernacular."
http://lifehacker.com/5684111/forget...ust-write-well