Use of short hands
By dta_kitty
@dta_kitty (191)
India
January 19, 2008 7:20am CST
I got so used to using short hands from chatting on the internet and also because of messaging through the cell phones.This has also led me to have slowed down in writing my exams because i tend to be careful not to use those short hands.Also in mylot.I started using too many of those that in the real world it is tough to manage.like AT(@) message(msg) Because(coz),and(n) too many other(adaz) likewise.Do u use short hands or did it change after using mylot? or something similar.
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4 responses
@savetheunlikely9 (390)
• United States
19 Jan 08
nope, I tend to never use any shorthands.
I honestly takes me more time to think of what the short hand is than it takes for me to just type out the full word.
I feel like that makes what I write easier to read, and addition, I don't have problems like you mentioned.
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@dta_kitty (191)
• India
19 Jan 08
good that u never used short hands.thanks for your response.
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@corilat (180)
• Australia
19 Jan 08
It's really bad when people start using short hand in their conversation! Like saying 'Lol' English grammer is going down the drain these days. I think it's quite atrocious. Although I do use msn, sms and do become a user of this shorthand stuff myself, I'm embarrassed to admit! It's just shocking when, like you said, you have to re-remember how to write normally again!!! But I've been much better more recently, and write full words in my text messages and so on....
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@mehale (2200)
• United States
19 Jan 08
I try not to use shorthand much. It can get to be a very hard habit to break. When I respond to a discussion, I try to write out my answers as much as possible. Also my cell phone has an actual keyboard so text messaging is much simpler than using the number pads.
@tash01 (2030)
• Jamaica
13 Sep 11
When i see some of them i don't even understand them , but for the regular ones like lol,kmt,and rotf i know.
but what am think is if this going to get bigger an become a daily uses for every one a few years from now.
this short hand is more popular for teens of today.I use short hand like the ones i mention above,when i started to use mylot i have never use short hand.
