I have been online for over 10 years now and it has been only in the last 3 or 4 years that I have noticed people typing in a sort of Shorthand code. I just don't see the point in it. Half the people can't read it and the rest can't type in it. so what good does it do?
2006-06-26 07:57:09 · 7 answers · asked by lovpayne 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It is just because we are getting lazy these days, nobody can be botherd writing long sentences when we can get away with a few letters
2006-06-26 08:35:22 · answer #1 · answered by emilyuk88 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I know what you mean. It really gets on my nerves too. I think that it makes people look stupid and that they never got an education!!! Even in chat and other places where it is popular to abbreviate things I do not, except for the LOL and ROFL. Otherwise I type everything out.
2006-06-26 15:02:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to agree with Emily88 people are getting really lazy and try to find the fastest and easiest way to do things. When it comes to writing it is just annoying though, because it makes it extremely hard to read what they are trying to say.
2006-06-26 17:40:51 · answer #3 · answered by mona 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for the same reason that people use slang. Half the people can't understand it. I don't usually use it; it makes you seem uneducated and frankly it is annoying.
2006-06-26 16:00:09 · answer #4 · answered by Rachel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called LEET, they use numbers in part for letters, like l33t, it's just a fad between them.
2006-06-26 15:02:24 · answer #5 · answered by DollyLama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enough people know what lol is to save time.
Rofl.
2006-06-26 15:02:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
saving on time and effort
2006-06-26 15:00:28 · answer #7 · answered by mask2win_2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋