To get the rage with people shortening words?

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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.

I expect your friend is me.

@bridgetreilly

I expect your friend is me.

No, my friend would’ve written ‘I ‘spect your friend is me.’

U r b-ing totes unreaze. Ain’t nowt 2 get both’d ‘bout. U need a holibob and to chillax

@yellowsuninthesky the uni hate - me neither. I work at one and no one bats an eyelid at this abbreviation! I feel like I'd be saying university way too much otherwise...

T'internet is a Peter Kay reference, not a general abbreviation. Lots of people in my family say it as a sort of joke.

Half the Australian vernacular is made up of excellent abbreviations.
Ambo. Aggro. Arvo. Barbie. Mozzie. Bowlo. Smoko. Servo. Avo. Chrissie. The Rona. Devo.

@HellyR

T'internet is a Peter Kay reference, not a general abbreviation. Lots of people in my family say it as a sort of joke.

I was going to say this. I use t'internet all the time irl.

@scoobiedoobiedoo

You had better not move to Australia then.

Totes !

Prolly.

That irritates me.

Init bruv! (DB)

Thankfully I don't know anyone who communicates like this, otherwise I'd be doing a stretch for murder, but there are some shortened forms of words that sent me into an apoplectic fit of rage for no good reason.

'delish'

Congratulations, you've just outed yourself as the sort of person I hope to never encounter in any capacity, anywhere, for the remainder of my life.

@scoobiedoobiedoo

You had better not move to Australia then.

Too right.

I've just got an email reminder from Vic Roads about the rego for my car.

All abbreviations are theirs. :o

It's probably just their thing and they think it's charming when actually it's quite annoying.

I have a friend who has quite a whimsical way of posting on FB. I think it's annoying, but I would never say anything to her.

Bruh

Das bad init

I hate when people use 'invite' (which is a verb) instead of 'invitation' (a noun)

I especially hate "awks".

In my local community group on FB far too many people write "wea" instead of "where". I can forgive a lot (even awks and totes) but not that.

@Calandor

T'internet is surely just a little joke about/reference to their own accent? Colloquialisms can be fine

I think that Peter Kay was the first person I heard say t'internet and being from the same town it sounded perfectly reasonable to me.

I see 'prolly' instead of probably a lot, it annoys me a bit

What you mean is you don't like modern colloquialism in writing. You ably demonstrated in OP that you have no issue with long established abbreviations. Language evolves.

YANBU, see also “wait” for waiting, and “meet” for meeting.

@OctopusSay

What you mean is you don't like modern colloquialism in writing. You ably demonstrated in OP that you have no issue with long established abbreviations. Language evolves.

Who actually says ‘zackly’ out loud?

Who actually says ‘zackly’ out loud?

If you've never heard that , you've never been in a secondary school or a pub in the less refined parts of the South East.

@OctopusSay

Who actually says ‘zackly’ out loud?

If you've never heard that , you've never been in a secondary school or a pub in the less refined parts of the South East.

No, I haven’t. I’m in the North. Never been more grateful to be.

No, I haven’t. I’m in the North. Never been more grateful to be.

Well don't worry, it will be coming. They've probably heard it on EastEnders or some owt.