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   Arbitrary said, almost 3 years ago

   “Because poor literacy is KEWL!”
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   K.C. Fahel said, almost 3 years ago

   My 11-year-old daughter is a wiz at “text talk”, but her writing papers in school are used as a template for what the teachers ARE looking for. There’s nothing wrong with using short code for texts, as long as that’s all it’s used for.
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   kea said, almost 3 years ago

   @K.C. Fahel

   correctomundo!
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   Monkeyhead said, almost 3 years ago

   The really sad part is how many short codes are now in the dictionary therefore allowed in papers.
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   Kip W said, almost 3 years ago

   When you’re typing with your thumbs and you’re up against a character limit, the abbreviations make sense. I still reserve the right to look askance at their use in regular conversation or term papers, though.

   When I was in the chorus of “Carousel,” the director told us to broaden our ad lib exclamations (too much “Woo!”). So I said “LOL!”

   Only in rehearsal, and only once. I add this so that strangers on a comics comment board won’t think too badly of me.
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   emjaycee said, almost 3 years ago

   And eventually pictographs on the cave walls.
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   Joshua said, almost 3 years ago

   I use full words, sentences, and proper capitalization when I text (which is not often).
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   Boots at the Boar said, almost 3 years ago

   L33t cred.
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   Doctor11 said, almost 3 years ago

   This is giving me a headache.
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    Jeff0811 said, almost 3 years ago

    @Kip W

    ROTFL. As long as you are not being deliberately provocative, no need to worry about what others think. You have a right to your opinions and to express them. Just want to take it in stride if others respectfully disagree.
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    rgcviper said, almost 3 years ago

    As I always say, “Me know how write good”.
    

    
    Of course, I, too, use all traditional spellings and punctuation when I text.
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