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Re: Tho (was: Blandness (was: Uusisuom's influences))

From:Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...>
Date:Monday, April 16, 2001, 3:17
On Sun, 15 Apr 2001, David Peterson wrote:

> In a message dated 4/15/01 3:30:52 PM, Barry_Garcia@MONTEREY.EDU writes: > > << Yes, but why shldn't ppl use abbrvtns? I use thm all the tme. It svs spce > whn i wrte notes for clss, & it svs my hnds frm crmps whn i need to wrte a > lot of notes. > > And yes, i do write like the above when i have a lot of notes to put down. >> > > I'm sure I take just as many notes, and I don't abbreviate. I find it easier > to write without leaving anything out. I even write out all names in full > for my Shakespeare class. And besides, this is typing! Come on, guys!
Er...if I *didn't* use abbreviations I would *never* get some of my math lecture notes down. "Group of automorphisms" gets *really* irritating when written out repeatedly. Besides, people write notes for their own benefit, not yours. As long as they're not taking notes for you, who cares? I use a whole system of abbreviations plus hieroglyphic-inspired determinatives. I don't expect anyone else to be able to use my notes, but I read them just fine, they save me from writer's cramp, and my profs speak too fast. :-p (The physics prof for general relativity, which my boyfriend is taking, apparently writes faster than c so far as anyone can tell....) YHL

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