Do these words and/or initials drive you crazy?
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Do these words and/or initials drive you crazy?
Or am I getting old?
IMHO - spare me please
*****, pi$$, f**k, etc. - Is it really necessary?
"Growing" your (wealth, business,etc) - what happened to "Building"
Kewl - oh brother
"k" in the place of thousands ($15,000 vs. $15k)
Bling - huh?
Ther are many other "cute" phrases that are used.......but .....I can't remember them right now.......
Now what did I come in this room really for????????? I Hate getting old!!!!
IMHO - spare me please
*****, pi$$, f**k, etc. - Is it really necessary?
"Growing" your (wealth, business,etc) - what happened to "Building"
Kewl - oh brother
"k" in the place of thousands ($15,000 vs. $15k)
Bling - huh?
Ther are many other "cute" phrases that are used.......but .....I can't remember them right now.......
Now what did I come in this room really for????????? I Hate getting old!!!!
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OMG..ROFLMAF!!!
Sorry, I could not pass that up.
Every form of communication has a bit of shorthand in it, but there has been an slow infiltration of new conventions into all areas thanks to high speed electronic devices. Instant Messaging (IM, there's another one!) is probably one of the biggest culprits.
It probably does not help that the users of the newest technology are teens, and young adults; a segment of the population that is notorious for poor grammar in the first place. Neatness does not count anymore, and it doesn't have to. If you are old enough to remember typing a paper for school (on a typewriter), and having to be very careful because you were making a copy with carbon paper, then you can clearly see how spellcheck, formatting, etc. tools can lead to written communications that are less than ideal when those tools are absent.
CUL8R, Just my .02
Sorry, I could not pass that up.
Every form of communication has a bit of shorthand in it, but there has been an slow infiltration of new conventions into all areas thanks to high speed electronic devices. Instant Messaging (IM, there's another one!) is probably one of the biggest culprits.
It probably does not help that the users of the newest technology are teens, and young adults; a segment of the population that is notorious for poor grammar in the first place. Neatness does not count anymore, and it doesn't have to. If you are old enough to remember typing a paper for school (on a typewriter), and having to be very careful because you were making a copy with carbon paper, then you can clearly see how spellcheck, formatting, etc. tools can lead to written communications that are less than ideal when those tools are absent.
CUL8R, Just my .02
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From: Michigan Rocks and then some too!!!
To me, it depends on the type of conversation.
With instant Messanger's and chat rooms that may be acceptable. In emails or forums, where one has time to look it over before hitting the 'submit' button, I think people can type a bit more correctly.
I've noticed lately the more forums I read, the more terrible my spelling and grammar become. The opposite occurs when reading good books.
With instant Messanger's and chat rooms that may be acceptable. In emails or forums, where one has time to look it over before hitting the 'submit' button, I think people can type a bit more correctly.
I've noticed lately the more forums I read, the more terrible my spelling and grammar become. The opposite occurs when reading good books.
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From: kinston nc
Being in the automotive industry, we see a lot of things that customers say that dirve us crazy at work. Like instead of people saying my check engine light, or abs light is on, or my computer has set a code, they have gotten in the habit of saying "its throwing a code". Ive never actually seen one of these codes "thrown" out of a processor. 
