Re: Tho (was: Blandness (was: Uusisuom's influences))
From: | Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...> |
Date: | Monday, April 16, 2001, 5:05 |
CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>Actually, I think my main point (which, for some reason, I didn't state)
>is
>that often times I have no clue what's being said. I don't want to have
>to
>keep a hand dictionary of your accepted acronyms just to understand an
>e-mail.
Well then, your job is to ask about things you dont know. I know I do when
i dont understand what's being talked about.
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>
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>Well, of course you wouldn't use "I'm"--you're not supposed to use
>personal
>pronouns in formal paper writing. :)
That's OUR point. This is an informal medium, so, we dont have to use full
words and write according to what you believe is "commonly accepted".