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[โ€“] fluffy_birb_01@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Using terms like 'u', 'ur', etc when writing. No one charges by the letter, it's simply lazy.

[โ€“] caffeine@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Doesn't this depend on the stylistic environment of the text? Personally, I'd consider it alright given that the sender and the receiver are in a casual relationship. It only makes one seem uneducated if they are using it in a more formal, or perhaps a public context.

[โ€“] JargonWagon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Your comment reminds me of a Stephen Fry quote.

"You slip into a suit for an interview and you dress your language up, too. You can wear what you like linguistically or sartorially when you're at home or with friends, but most people accept the need to smarten up under some circumstances." - Stephen Fry, 5:00.

[โ€“] Monkeyhog@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

If I know someone personally and they text me with abbreviations and such like that. I do judge them for it.

[โ€“] marco@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

it's simply lazy

So, what does it have to do with poor education?

[โ€“] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Some people still don't have unlimited texts, which literally does charge by the letter.

[โ€“] kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It made a lot of sense back when you had to type texts by pushing the same buttons multiple times. Now that smart phones have swipe to type and autocorrect, it is not a good excuse.

[โ€“] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Nah it didn't even make sense back then. I could type full sentences with T9 easily, to the point that I wouldn't even need to look at the phone except to double check what I wrote before sending a text.