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 :-)
