It's almost like we've gone back to the telegraph days. On 11/23/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not on a full-size keyboard do I have the problem. As now, when I'm typing > away at a desktop computer, I can type too quickly to bother with having to > remember the abbreviations, even when I'm IM-ing. > It's when I'm doing those things on the Treo that the weirdness sets in, > especially if, for instance I'm chatting with my daughter, who wud ofn abbr > words 2 make her msg quikr. > I read that and go, "Gawrsh amighty girl!" > But after a few back and forths, I've decided to be cool and return > fire. > "Wen R U 2 B hr? I ask. > > Then I switch to email, in which someone, often my editor, has written > something requiring a response of, I plan, a less unprofessional nature. > And I find my self correcting, "I'll b ther in abt 10." > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Craig Froehle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Nov 23, 2007 6:48 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > When I'm writing, I have to remind myself to use the shorthand it > > > when I'm texting or IM-ing. > > > > If you're at a full-sized keyboard, why would you resort to that? I'm > > not the fastest typist, but it actually slows me down trying to > > remember to type "ur" instead of "you're." In fact, 160 characters is > > enough for me to get fully spelled-out messages 90% of the time (I > > usually only txt-type when I run out of space in a single message). > > > > I'm sure it's mostly the initial onset of old-fart-itis -- my kids > > will likely point out many more examples over the coming years -- but > > I thought I'd ask to see if I was the only one. > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
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