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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

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[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

[voice]

[glassfall]

I'll have to take your word for it. I'm afraid I've not got much experience riding them, myself.

[voice]

[devoutish]

Well, I haven't in a while myself, but I did spend a good amount of time at the racetrack when I was younger.

[voice]

[glassfall]

Oh? That must have been exciting.

[voice]

[devoutish]

Mm. I was learning to be a bookmaker. Have you got those where you're from?

[voice]

[glassfall]

I'm assuming you're not referring to actual books?

[She's unfamiliar with gambling.]

[voice]

[devoutish]

Organizing bets. On the horses, yeah?

[voice]

[glassfall]

I can't say I've ever done it.

[It does sound a little interesting, though.]

[voice]

[devoutish]

Women generally don't, no. All the bookies on the tracks are men.

[voice]

[glassfall]

And why would that be?

[She’s totally expecting a sexist answer, js.]

[voice] sorry, I missed this tag!

[devoutish]

[And she won't be wrong.]

It's not women's work. Oh, there are some exceptions, sure. Yeah. But it can be a nasty sort of business.

[voice] No worries!

[glassfall]

What, writing words down and handling money?

[Yyyyyyyyep.]

[voice]

[devoutish]

Betting men can get very nasty.

[voice]

[glassfall]

I take it they're sore losers?

[voice]

[devoutish]

Among other things, yeah.

[voice]

[glassfall]

Makes one wonder why they don't choose to be more constructive with their time.

[voice]

[devoutish]

Good money can be made on the tracks, if they're lucky. The problem is that they are very often not.

[voice]

[glassfall]

One would think they might pick a hobby they're better at.

[voice]

[devoutish]

What they do at that point is they learn how to cheat.

[voice]

[glassfall]

Well, at least they're consistent in their idiocy.

[voice]

[devoutish]

Would you really call it idiocy?

[voice]

[glassfall]

Perhaps that was the wrong term. At the least, it's unscrupulous.

[voice]

[devoutish]

Oh, of course, yeah. But if you're going to be properly unscrupulous about it, you need intelligence.

[voice]

[glassfall]

It's only illegal if you get caught?

[voice]

[devoutish]

No. It's always illegal, whether you get caught or not.

[voice]

[glassfall]

That's an unexpected viewpoint.

[Nice, though.]