I have a co-worker who abbreviates "extra" as "X-tra". She's only leaving out one letter. What do you think?
2006-07-27 15:07:18 · 22 answers · asked by kitten lover3 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Actually, I'm inclined to think that she's not very bright. She also routinely misspells other words. We work in a hospital kitchen and she doesn't know how to spell "nourishment." She always leaves out the "o".
2006-07-27 15:13:53 · update #1
Jason T-- no, she doesn't type it. She writes it by hand but it still uses the same amount of space and effort.
2006-07-27 15:23:51 · update #2
I have another co-worker that thinks that @ means "and" as in peas @ carrots.
2006-07-27 15:24:46 · update #3
It's ineffective. She's taking out the letter "e" but adding a hyphen, which is no shorter than the original, so saves her no time while making it appear that she can't spell properly.
As a professional I would NEVER type out shortcuts in any correspondence, not even in casual e-mails. Perception is truth and my perception of her would be unprofessional.
2006-07-27 15:13:32 · answer #1 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe she didn't finish her education due to a problem we can't imagine. Or maybe she had a learning disorder and is doing well to get her point across. Be a little tolerant, folks! It isn't for a major thesis or publication, just kitchen lists! Be proud of the lady for holding down a job whether she can spell or not! If she had more edu. she may be after your jobs.
2006-07-27 21:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because there are an equal number of key presses for both extra and x-tra. Not only that but if she uses a big X then thats an additional key press for shift.
2006-07-27 15:14:12 · answer #3 · answered by Jason T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's what all the kids are doing these days...
Instant messaging and text messaging have created a "shorthand" that many young folks are using outside the arena of electronic messaging. My father-in-law is an 8th grade teacher and says that the problem is rampant among his students. It isn't just the "shorthand", but the lack of capitalization and punctuation as well. i.e. - "hav a gr8 time @ da movie"
The kids may think it's cool, but in my opinion, it makes them look, as you said "not too bright". : (
2006-07-27 17:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by livysmom27 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its fine as long as she doesn't think that x-tra is the real spelling of the word... but as an abbreviation well... they abbreviated the word "at" to @... people are lazy. lol.
2006-07-27 15:10:44 · answer #5 · answered by ice_sickle007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who determines what? pronounciation, phonetic, phono , sound voice. "ics" measurement of it, or tradition,find out some have left millions to improve language extra,is it possible to change the whole history by reprinting them with a revision....(try it and get those legacy for improving the language}
2006-07-27 15:32:59 · answer #6 · answered by prem d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much of an abbreviation if you ask me. Does she thing X-Ray is an abbreviation of the word EXRAY?
2006-07-27 15:12:50 · answer #7 · answered by KenlKoff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it does leave out one X-tra letter.
2006-07-27 15:12:06 · answer #8 · answered by festus_porkchop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've seen it done before, but it makes no sense to take out 1 letter and add a hyphen in. i say just keep the "e" and leave it alone.
2006-07-27 15:11:15 · answer #9 · answered by dance_this_world_away 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
X-traordinary!
2006-07-27 15:10:38 · answer #10 · answered by mJc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋