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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 ]

Comments

[jojoceanman]

What time era are you from then, if you don't mind me asking?

[devoutish]

Early 20th century. I haven't personally touched a telegraph machine in years, but I remember how it was done.

[jojoceanman]

So you're ancient. Guess if anyone has the right to wave a cane at the young people, it's someone from your time.

[devoutish]

I'm 138. Did the math once.

[Well, no, he's not really. But if he'd actually lived all those years in the middle, rather than being transported directly from 1922 to 2017, he would be.]

[jojoceanman]

46. I'm actually 28, but I came out of 1999. There are older than you here I bet, so you aren't the only one in the retirement community.

[He faintly recalls the perverted immortal he met during the Swear-In last month and grimaces.]

[devoutish]

I'm only 43 in reality, mate. And yeah, there are older.

[jojoceanman]

It's never too early to retire. [Says the most exasperated man alive.] What inspired you to even make a post like this? Just bored?

[devoutish]

I felt the point needed to be made. How much of it could you read?

[jojoceanman]

After I parsed out the first sentence, my mind acclimated to the rest and translated without issue. Text communication is new to me; computers aren't as advanced as they are in this current time.

[devoutish]

And u've done very well. Congratul8ions, m8. But surely ur used to txt communic8ion bi way of letters n such.

[jojoceanman]

Yes, but nobody really uses shorthand in proper letter writing. Unless they're a spy using codewords.

[Jotaro Logic.]

[devoutish]

nor in mi time no.

[jojoceanman]

The letters part, or the spy part?

[devoutish]

both i suppose, but i hv nvr been a spy. when i rite proper lettrs i rite proprly.