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[devoutish]

ws lukng up infrmatn abt nu splngs usd n txt cmmncatn n fns n cmputrs etc n mst of wut I fnd ws fckng wingng abt kds toda bng lzy n nt noing hw to spl prprly as f ts wr a mdrn fckng invntn

tr r sum difs n nw tngs hv bn dn wi em tt we ddnt do n t pst wi r telgrfs ex t nos splly r clvr

inform8ion, 4warned, 2day

bt t ida ws crtnly nt invntd bi 21st cntry chldrn s py rspct 2 ur eldrs wo wr fr bttr t bng incmprhnsbl tn ur kds toda

wn i gt trd f mi tny tlfn kybrd im guna rite al mi txts lk ts




[OOC translation for people who don't hate themselves:

was looking up information about new spellings used in text communication on phones and computers etc. and most of what I found was fucking whinging about kids today being lazy and not knowing how to spell properly as if this were a modern fucking invention

there are differences and new things have been done with them that we didn't do much in the past with our telegraphs for example the numbers especially are clever

information, forewarned, today

but the idea was certainly not invented by 21st century children so pay respect to your elders who were far better at being incomprehensible than your kids today

when I get tired of my tiny telephone keyboard I'm going to write all my texts like this ]

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[devoutish]

vry gd

[infomodder]

r u grdng

[devoutish]

ys uv gt tp mrx

[infomodder]

thr a prz 4 1st plc?

[devoutish]

mi admr8ion

[infomodder]

nvm

[his admirers kill people for his attention ok]

[devoutish]

nt gtng tt 1

nt vry smtng?

["Not getting that one; 'not very' something?"

[infomodder]

Nevermind!

[devoutish]

bt u r wnng t rst r wingng

[infomodder]

r u srprsd bi t wingng
hlf t ntwrk s wingng

[devoutish]

fckng hl ur gud t ts

u sr ur nt a 20th cntry mn

[infomodder]

im nly fllwng t ex b4 m :)





m or me?

[devoutish]

We always used mi. I'm not sure why, it's no shorter than me.
But it goes with bi, tri.

[infomodder]

Seems like an inclusion thing. An additional "you'll know if you're meant to know" slotted in the mix.
O mi o mi = oh me oh my ?

[devoutish]

Yeah. You tell which is which by context.

[infomodder]

Learn something new every day.
thnx m8

[devoutish]

yw

If you find yourself in the early 1900s, you'll be set for a job in telegraphing.

[infomodder]

Shouldn't I pay you for the lesson in a brand new skill?

[devoutish]

Ah, don't joke about that. I could decide to extort you.

[infomodder]

For cash?

[extortion for murder stuff or other corruption or bust, ok]

[devoutish]

Generally, yeah.

[infomodder]

I'll keep that in mind.

[devoutish]

Yeah. Now, what's the emoticon for a little smirk?

[infomodder]

;)
:7
:)
?

[devoutish]

:9