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<blockquote data-quote="2old4this" data-source="post: 1795" data-attributes="member: 174998"><p>I was intrigued by a recent post that seemed to suggest that the peculiar form of shorthand now infesting the net originates with the constraints of SMS.</p><p></p><p>Things like</p><p></p><p>ne = any</p><p>ne1 = anyone</p><p>m8 = mate</p><p>b4 = before</p><p>u = you</p><p>ur = your</p><p>thx = thanks</p><p>pls = please</p><p></p><p>I guess the same thing may lay behind the increasing number of posts which consist of one long unpunctuated, uncapitalised, ungrammatic sentance. Things like "im new 2 this can u hlp pls i dont no me rrr from me lbo thx m8"</p><p></p><p>Is the take-up of SMS really behind this, or are we simply turning into a community of illiterates?</p><p></p><p>And while we're on the subject, does anyone know why the underground net community has this obsession with the letter "z"?</p><p></p><p>Ur thoughts plz. </p><p></p><p>twoold</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2old4this, post: 1795, member: 174998"] I was intrigued by a recent post that seemed to suggest that the peculiar form of shorthand now infesting the net originates with the constraints of SMS. Things like ne = any ne1 = anyone m8 = mate b4 = before u = you ur = your thx = thanks pls = please I guess the same thing may lay behind the increasing number of posts which consist of one long unpunctuated, uncapitalised, ungrammatic sentance. Things like "im new 2 this can u hlp pls i dont no me rrr from me lbo thx m8" Is the take-up of SMS really behind this, or are we simply turning into a community of illiterates? And while we're on the subject, does anyone know why the underground net community has this obsession with the letter "z"? Ur thoughts plz. twoold [/QUOTE]
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