Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Back in the dim, dark days of computer history, when one was limited to about 16 bits of memory it was necessary to crop one's communication to the minimum. With today's computer's sporting gigabytes of memory this is no longer necessary. I feel that people who persist in using this archaic method of writing are very poor typists, ignorant, lazy or struggling to learn our crazy convoluted language. You may, or may not, have noticed that I seldom use an ampersand ( & ). I find it much easier to type " and " than to hunt for appropriate key. (My typing speed is about 60 words a minute, as long as I don't have to use the numbers or symbols.) Judith Alta -----Original Message----- From: mfjewett [mailto:mfjewett@...] At 06:33 PM 2/1/04 -0500, you wrote: > Both of my parents were teachers, and that helps me very much, but I'm still > far from perfect. > > Judith Alta Mom was a teacher, so that gives me a certain sensitivity, too. Certainly I use plenty of license (interesting spelling in an attempt to create a written version of a tone of voice is probably my worst failing) .... but even more than grammar, it's the spelling that gets me. I have no patience with 'u', 'ur', etc., nor with essays written using a spell-checker alone. " Tot he " is the most common tupo ... that is something up with which I will not put. MFJ In the clearing stands a boxer .... ~Simon & Garfunkel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Oh, one other reason for people to use typing shorthand is if they are not able to type easily. A paraplegic who types with a stick in his/her mouth, for example. Judith Alta -----Original Message----- From: Judith Alta [mailto:jaltak@...] Back in the dim, dark days of computer history, when one was limited to about 16 bits of memory it was necessary to crop one's communication to the minimum. With today's computer's sporting gigabytes of memory this is no longer necessary. I feel that people who persist in using this archaic method of writing are very poor typists, ignorant, lazy or struggling to learn our crazy convoluted language. You may, or may not, have noticed that I seldom use an ampersand ( & ). I find it much easier to type " and " than to hunt for appropriate key. (My typing speed is about 60 words a minute, as long as I don't have to use the numbers or symbols.) Judith Alta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 ----- Original Message ----- From: " Judith Alta " <jaltak@...> > Oh, one other reason for people to use typing shorthand is if they are not > able to type easily. A paraplegic who types with a stick in his/her mouth, > for example. And even then it's only a valid excuse if he happens to have a stiff neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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