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I think I fall into the obnoxious catagory...I tend to type fast and don't use proper punctuation. I favor one long run on sentence. But, I only do that with friends! So, that's ok right? They can interpret my messages, just fine!


It really depends on the media used to transmit a message. In general, I have more tolerance for "msg" typed on a phone than I do for "msg" typed at a keyboard.

But for business communications, there's no excuse for poor spelling or abbreviated words that don't need to be. We have a VP that uses ur and lol and u etc in his business communications to clients... I want to punch him in his **** throat when he does that. Its so goddamn unprofessional.


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I would never txt talk for work stuff..but I guess my communications could be considered ignorant :(


I've never considered them that way :p /hug

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Dear God man put the huggy smiley faces away!

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Müs wrote:
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I think I fall into the obnoxious catagory...I tend to type fast and don't use proper punctuation. I favor one long run on sentence. But, I only do that with friends! So, that's ok right? They can interpret my messages, just fine!


It really depends on the media used to transmit a message. In general, I have more tolerance for "msg" typed on a phone than I do for "msg" typed at a keyboard.

But for business communications, there's no excuse for poor spelling or abbreviated words that don't need to be. We have a VP that uses ur and lol and u etc in his business communications to clients... I want to punch him in his **** throat when he does that. Its so goddamn unprofessional.


Argh my boss is the same way. Improper punctuation, grammar and spelling in memos sent company wide. I can only assume his correspondence out the company is the same, ugh.
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Dear God man put the huggy smiley faces away!

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At least he isn't pulling out the rude ones Vindi.

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Heheh, I just inserted my understanding of how "re" translates from Latin to English.

And the problem here is, it doesn't.

People for whom English is the first, or worst, only, language have a horrible understanding of cases, because English uses very few, even with pronouns, and instead implies case via sentence structure (ordered placement of the word within the sentence) and/or association with prepositions. Many other languages do not rely on these things, and instead use cases to more precisely designate the function of a noun in a sentence, often with little or no need to dictate word order in a sentence or lean on prepositions to clarify function. Latin's ablative, for instance, has many types of use which don't require prepositions to function. The adopted use of re into English is one of those cases (if you'll pardon the pun). However, to "translate" meaning to English, we have to assign some additional prepositions, which may not necessarily fit into the natural structure of the sentence the way the Latin would.

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At least he isn't pulling out the rude ones Vindi.

Yet.

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Latin's ablative is an abomination and no language should look to it with anything but disdain. :(

Such vagueness is frustrating!
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Diamondeye wrote:
Müs wrote:
Kirra wrote:
I think I fall into the obnoxious catagory...I tend to type fast and don't use proper punctuation. I favor one long run on sentence. But, I only do that with friends! So, that's ok right? They can interpret my messages, just fine!


It really depends on the media used to transmit a message. In general, I have more tolerance for "msg" typed on a phone than I do for "msg" typed at a keyboard.

But for business communications, there's no excuse for poor spelling or abbreviated words that don't need to be. We have a VP that uses ur and lol and u etc in his business communications to clients... I want to punch him in his **** throat when he does that. Its so goddamn unprofessional.


Want to pre-order one of my "punch people through the internet" devices?


I'll pre-order one!! How much are you charging?? I'll start saving my pennies now! :D

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Müs wrote:
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We have a VP that uses ur and lol and u etc in his business communications to clients... I want to punch him in his **** throat when he does that. Its so goddamn unprofessional.


I would agree about the exact person you refer to; but based on how much business he brings in.... he is afforded a bit of leeway.

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1 re isn't bad


what pisses me off is those text message forwards that are Re: RE: RE: re: Re:

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Diamondeye wrote:
Müs wrote:
Kirra wrote:
I think I fall into the obnoxious catagory...I tend to type fast and don't use proper punctuation. I favor one long run on sentence. But, I only do that with friends! So, that's ok right? They can interpret my messages, just fine!


It really depends on the media used to transmit a message. In general, I have more tolerance for "msg" typed on a phone than I do for "msg" typed at a keyboard.

But for business communications, there's no excuse for poor spelling or abbreviated words that don't need to be. We have a VP that uses ur and lol and u etc in his business communications to clients... I want to punch him in his **** throat when he does that. Its so goddamn unprofessional.


Want to pre-order one of my "punch people through the internet" devices?


DE...are you suggesting tha Müs "punch me through the Internet"? :P :o

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darksiege wrote:
Müs wrote:
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We have a VP that uses ur and lol and u etc in his business communications to clients... I want to punch him in his **** throat when he does that. Its so goddamn unprofessional.


I would agree about the exact person you refer to; but based on how much business he brings in.... he is afforded a bit of leeway.


Think about how much more he might bring in if he didn't communicate like a tool :p I mean, partners is one thing, he talks to *carriers* like that. Come on man.

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Kirra wrote:
Diamondeye wrote:
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It really depends on the media used to transmit a message. In general, I have more tolerance for "msg" typed on a phone than I do for "msg" typed at a keyboard.

But for business communications, there's no excuse for poor spelling or abbreviated words that don't need to be. We have a VP that uses ur and lol and u etc in his business communications to clients... I want to punch him in his **** throat when he does that. Its so goddamn unprofessional.


Want to pre-order one of my "punch people through the internet" devices?


DE...are you suggesting tha Müs "punch me through the Internet"? :P :o


Hmm... this device has promise... just thinking of *other* applications ;)

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DE...are you suggesting tha Müs "punch me through the Internet"? :P :o


Not unless you're a VP at his company.

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"Punch", hmmm, so that's what the kids are calling it these days.

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