i'm ok with it to some extent, I tend to do it at 95mph (or reliving 300baud/pay for your usage days - shudder)
the one word I do hate is prolly ttfn -colin _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alli Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 6:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: txt shorthand in emails (was "Re: [Treo] Using my Treo as a portable player") Maybe it's a "teacher thing," but I'm with you 100% on this. Abbreviating 3 letter words drives me round the bend. Craig Froehle wrote: > Vishal, > I'm not picking on you with this question...you can post however you > like...it's just your post reminded me that I wanted to ask this > question: > > Does anyone (else) find txt shorthand in emails (e.g., "u" and "ur" > instead of "you" and "your/you're") aggravating to read? > > It's not that I don't understand it, and I assume people do it because > typing on the Treo is best when minimized, but it's like reading the > same typo over and over again (I do a lot of proofreading of students' > papers, so I am forced into "editor" mode more than I'd otherwise > choose). > > Grammatically indignant, > - Craig :-) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
