• AzuranAurora@piefed.ca
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    2 days ago

    I don’t know why so many people shorten “you” or “your” to “u” and “ur”. Are you really saving that much time not typing 2 more letters? It’s not 2008 anymore, it makes them sound like a moron when I read it.

    That’s just my “old man yells at clouds” opinion on it.

    • PugJesus@piefed.socialOP
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      That’s just my “old man yells at clouds” opinion on it.

      There there, grandpa, let’s get you back to bed

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          So I tied an onion to my belt. Which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. Gimme five bees for a quarter, you’d say.

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      You should use u’r on the open internet. People love it. lmao

    • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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      I understand it is somewhat commonplace to use those abbreviations when people aren’t being 100% serious

      i.e. if a situation like this where you’re making it clear it’s a joke

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      I feel the same way; it’s not just you. Something about it bothers me.

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      It took me so long to realize that “v” is supposed to mean “very.” V long, one might say.

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      I don’t think it’s a huge deal. Languages evolve and change in both formal and informal ways. What’s most important is if the message is comprehensible to whom it’s intended for.