[lit-ideas] Re: lit gr8s
- From: Paul Stone <pas@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:36:07 -0500
At 03:24 PM 11/17/2005, you wrote:
http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1644241,00.html
For most people who AREN'T into 'texting', much more than 30% of the
meaning is lost by saving 30% of the typing. It's really not as much to do
with the savings as it is with being cool and 'creative'. I've seen people
in chats use 'short' forms that are actually equal to or longer than the
substituted word.
ON the one hand, it is truly amazing how able some people are at texting
with phones, palms etc. On the other hand [sometimes, on both] there is
actually a new syndrome ['texter's thumbs'] that is being seen more and
more by doctors. Hours and hours of tapping out silly coded messages on
miniature keyboards is probably NOT what our hands were made for.
jmho,
p
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Paul Stone
pas@xxxxxxxx
Kingsville, ON, Canada
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