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- Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!dg-rtp!spam!cochran
- From: cochran@spam.rtp.dg.com (A. Jing Hippy)
- Subject: Re: typing faster
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.185511.6370@dg-rtp.dg.com>
- Sender: nadmroot@dg-rtp.dg.com (nadm root login)
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 18:55:11 GMT
- References: <3950.27.uupcb@madness.network23.com>
- Organization: A Suffusion of Yellow
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- j..barrett@madness.network23.com (J. Barrett) writes:
- | Hi a. jing,
-
- hi j
-
- | If one wanted to type faster they would abbreviate a lot more than
- | normal. 4=for, 2=to/two/too, u=you, etc.
- | i've often used just one letter, no vowels and not many can follow.
-
- i had a manager that often did this in messages and the time that 1
- person saved in typing it was more than made up 4 in the time that it
- would take multiple people 2 try 2 figure the damned thing out when
- they got it
-
- overall it wasted much more time than it saved
-
- i actually had people call me on the phone in an effort 2 figure out what
- the boss was telling us
-
- it bugs the hell out of me
-
- whyevenbother2hitthespacebar
-
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- |Dave Cochran, Data General Corporation, RTP, NC |
- |cochran@dg-rtp.dg.com |
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- |"With just enough of learning to misquote." |
- | --Lord Byron |
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