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To get the rage with people shortening words?

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Tdetfrgrgf · 13/04/2022 17:31

When they're typed? I keep seeing it everywhere.

For example:

t'internet instead of just typing out 'the'
Zackly instead of exactly
Dat instead of that

Many more examples like this, and they're particularly used by a 'friend' I have on Facebook who is apparently a writer. Just why? It drives me absolutely crackers.

OP posts:
malmi · 13/04/2022 17:37

When they are typed

ExplodingElephants · 13/04/2022 17:39

@malmi

When they are typed
Loving the irony!
ShirleyPhallus · 13/04/2022 17:42

I no wot u min it drivs me bnkrs!!!

Chikapu · 13/04/2022 17:43

You are seeing it everywhere? Like literally everywhere because I have never seen any of those, not even once.

SwissCheeseRentedChildren · 13/04/2022 17:44

Chillax mofo.

LampLighter414 · 13/04/2022 17:48

Totes can relate

Bionicname · 13/04/2022 17:50

Obvs

Watchkeys · 13/04/2022 17:50

You might be wasting your time a bit, OP.

pictish · 13/04/2022 17:56

We all communicate so much in type these days that colloquialisms have made it to the written word just as they have speech.

Think you’re fighting a losing battle here. I like it myself, I like to see people being creative in type just as they in speech.

PleasantFucker · 13/04/2022 18:00

Chill ya beanz n jus block ya m8 on FB

bellac11 · 13/04/2022 18:06

Surely this is the worst forum to be complaining about these things on

I cant read half the posts here because of abbreviations and initials, I have no idea what people are talking about

AhhhHereItGoes · 13/04/2022 18:08

Apols OP I do this sometimes but only casually via Messenger - not in a serious conversation.

scoobiedoobiedoo · 13/04/2022 18:08

You had better not move to Australia then.

ChittyChittyBoomBoom · 13/04/2022 18:10

Pass agg= passive aggressive 🤭

ToothGrinder · 13/04/2022 18:10

Gr8 m8

vodkaredbullgirl · 13/04/2022 18:10

Y

ManifestingMaureen · 13/04/2022 18:11

Y tho?

ManifestingMaureen · 13/04/2022 18:12

Whoops cross post @vodkaredbullgirl

TimBoothseyes · 13/04/2022 18:17

Deffo.

ImJustMadAboutSaffron · 13/04/2022 18:18

@Tdetfrgrgf

When they're typed? I keep seeing it everywhere.

For example:

t'internet instead of just typing out 'the'
Zackly instead of exactly
Dat instead of that

Many more examples like this, and they're particularly used by a 'friend' I have on Facebook who is apparently a writer. Just why? It drives me absolutely crackers.

Me too I hate it!
TimBoothseyes · 13/04/2022 18:19

@scoobiedoobiedoo

You had better not move to Australia then.
Especially if you're asked if you want a convo this avro and a barbie. Grin
PAFMO · 13/04/2022 18:20

Maybe it's a problem with the people you know?
I've seen "true dat" used on here (and probably used it myself) but none of the others. Ever.

SpringHasSprungYay · 13/04/2022 18:27

YY fam.

ToothGrinder · 13/04/2022 18:31

What is Tdetfrgrgf short for? 🤔

ButTheyAintSeenUsTogether · 13/04/2022 18:32

I’ve never seen any of those used but I’m definitely going to use ‘zackly’ from now on. 😂