Eats, Shoots, & Leaves

I agree with Truss's view of punctuation in this excerpt of Eats, Shoots, & Leaves.  Punctuation is very important to the comprehension of language around the world. Without it, written documents would be just a jumble of words with multiple interpretations, which would completely defeat its purpose: to inform and gain understanding.  One thing I do not agree with Truss about, however, is her assertion of the importance of punctuation in text messaging. It reads:

Meanwhile, in the world of text messages, ignorance of grammar and punctuation obviously doesn't affect a person's ability to communicate messages such as "C U later." But if you try anything longer, it always seems to turn out much like the writing of the infant Pip in Great Expectations.

In my opinion, the shorthand that is used in text messages does not equal ignorance, but rather a strong and useful understanding of the English language. Text messages are designed to be a convenient and fast means of telecommunication, so to clutter it with periods, commas and capitalizations, which can be easily overlooked, would take away from its main job: simplicity.