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- I think it's quite different to have a novel include realistic dialogue from colorful characters. It's another thing entirely to attempt to tell a story entirely in the 'dialect' of a half-literate youth.
I'm wholly unconvinced that the two cases here are different, especially with the specific examples given.
After reviewing HF, it appears to be entirely in HF's voice, which I didn't remember. He's still using words though.
Judging by many of the reviews from actual young people TTYL is hardly comparable. I stand by b_b's declaration of it as an insulting assault on the English language.