Re: IRC and English

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 09:10:54PM -0400, Stephen wrote: > Paul M Foster wrote: >> I'm sorry, but is anyone else annoyed by people who attempt to use IRC >> jargon on mailing lists? For example, substituting "u" for "you". Oddly >> enough, I'm seeing this primarily in foreign language posters, not in >> native English speakers. It's often accompanied by English so broken I >> don't even bother trying to decypher it, and sometimes an *attitude* >> (after which, I blacklist the poster). >> >> Am I the only one? It's okay if I am. Just wondering. >> > IRC ?? > > I haven't used that in years. :) > > More likely it is the habits learned in texting carrying over to email. I don't text, and seldom IRC, but you're probably right. I think the jargon is about the same, though probably expanded in texting. Paul -- Paul M. Foster