Re: OT-ish: txt - Could it replace Standard Written English?
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, March 6, 2003, 7:08 |
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Tim May wrote:
> "My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :
> kids FTF. ILNY, it's a gr8 plc."
*shudder* Maybe I'm being conservative here, but that kind of writing
just makes me think "idiot". When I get random messages on ICQ, I never
ever reply to one that uses things like that, because I just think "this
person is stupid". They may actually be very intelligent, and I admit
it's a bit of a prejudice, but I can't stand having to work to
understand what someone is saying.
And what does "FTF" and "ILNY" mean?
--
"There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd,
you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." -
overheard
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