Comments | newtypeshadow: That or I just hate text message shorthand.

newtypeshadow

That or I just hate text message shorthand.

Nov 06, 2010 13:36

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hg_retrograde November 6 2010, 23:01:25 UTC

Haha! That is fantastic!

newtypeshadow November 6 2010, 23:02:40 UTC

Indeed. ^___^

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newtypeshadow November 8 2010, 02:01:02 UTC

I'm pretty sure I'm in that same boat.

I ended up having a long discussion about the issue with a friend of mine after she saw my email and post. It surprised me how strong my opinions are about text message shorthand and its effects on the English language. (George Orwell's essay "Politics in the English Language" is partly to blame.)