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Am I the only one who is really irked by folks who post questions like "can u hlp me pls? i m hving a hrd time undrstning. " ?
I don't just mean here, but everywhere! How #@$#$ hard is it to type out entire words in some semblance of grammatically correct order? (hmm, to be fair, I don't know if that sentence was grammatically correct :rolleyes: ) Anyway, that's my peeve for the day.
Rant over.
Its only slightly better then plz :)
I agree. Personally, if people can't find the time to use correct spelling and grammar, then I usually ignore them, since replying would be a waste of mine.
pls stop insulting my lck of usin full werdz, itz insul'n.
im outies
Who decided that birthday parties should be held in mcdonalds? We should shoot that person.
McDonalds is the debil :)
yea well my new woman made me go there to get her lunch and i swear i was in there for like 20 minutes before i could order.
damn kidz
OMG u dnt <3 mackie-D's? wtf is up wiv U?
McD's is da dvl.
Man is lazy, that's why he invented the wheel so he didn't have to walk. That's why he invented abbreviations so he didn't have to type the full words.
Man should not be so lazy lest he get a fat kick in the teeth.
It's a chinese proverb. Honest.
I would think it is harder to ignore certain letters. Once you type them over and over again certain endings come to you. Do ya'll know what I mean?
Yes! The matrix has RoD! Lets hope it keeps him :D !
this just in: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pls&f=1
Great another resource to dumb down the language.
That's been around for a long time Thantos. ;)
Still my objection to it stands!
Objection noted, soldier. Carry on. ;)
i luv 2 use dum-wordz b/c its so much ez-er to type that way. Don't u? Oh, sry, I g2g b/c its 10 - pls 4give me lol roflmao. g-night!
You would also think, on a computer programming board, where correct syntax is an important thing for most of us, they would also realise the importance of correct spelling and grammar.
I agree, people that type that way deserve to be outcasted. There is simply no excuse for lazyness in typing, really, it takes next to no energy and hardly any extra time...if people are that lazy that they can't type correctly then how would they benefit us? They would only hinder us unless they are avoided, simple as that.
word_up_yo;
int = signed integerQuote:
Originally Posted by ZakkWylde969
float = signed floating decimal point digit
double = double precision signed floating decimal point digit
as you can see, programmers know how to shorten words ;)
+=
-=
/=
*=
etc
Only int is shortened. float and double are both full words. int, char, and bool would be better examples as they are truly the shortening of words.Quote:
int = signed integer
float = signed floating decimal point digit
double = double precision signed floating decimal point digit
as you can see, programmers know how to shorten words
Those aren't words :)Quote:
+=
-=
/=
*=
etc
but in a computer science syntax, you need to know what float and double stand for... in themselves, the words float and double don't have anything to do with what we use them as when we program.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thantos
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float ( P ) Pronunciation Key (flt)
v. float·ed, float·ing, floats
v. intr.
1.
1. To remain suspended within or on the surface of a fluid without sinking.
2. To be suspended in or move through space as if supported by a liquid.
2. To move from place to place, especially at random.
3. To move easily or lightly: “Miss Golightly... floated round in their arms light as a scarf” (Truman Capote).
4. Economics. To find a level in relationship to other currencies solely in response to the law of supply and demand: allowed the dollar to float.
as you can see, you really need a string of words to get the computer science meaning out of them. we do not use the words 'float' or 'double' as they're defined. we created a definition for them, but chose those words to shorten the definition. this is even worse, because instead of assuming people know the phoenetic spelling and a few missing letters, (as with pls) we're assuming that they can pick up an arbitrary word and add in a few missing wordsQuote:
dou·ble ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dbl)
adj.
1. Twice as much in size, strength, number, or amount: a double dose.
2. Composed of two like parts: double doors.
3. Composed of two unlike parts; dual: a double meaning; a double role for an actor.
4. Accommodating or designed for two: a double bed; a double room.
5. Characterized by duplicity; deceitful: speak with a double tongue.
6. Botany. Having many more than the usual number of petals, usually in a crowded or an overlapping arrangement: a double chrysanthemum.
I think it's a question of it being the accepted syntax. If I'm using C++, "int" works, "integer" doesn't. If I'm using the english language "pls" doesn't work, "please" does. Sure I can figure it out, because unlike a compiler, I'm capable of abstract thought.
But would it kill you to say please? :rolleyes:
>But would it kill you to say please?
Probably not, but I'll kill them if they don't.
Okay as with traffic jams and crap, will running a yellow light really make a drastic difference? No. Same with Pls and please. pls is much easier to type as it take half the time with only 3 letters. Same with other acronyms such as lol lmao rotflmfao and dumb crap like that. its easier to type.
certain dumb words have already made it into the dictionary such as brunch or contrail (condensation trail). much longer to type.
sorry i have defend ppl that type pls cause i say pls or plz or pl or p all the time.
You don't offend me in anyway at all really. Your typing simply makes me ignore you if you do that too much. No problem really, I just don't want to read what you have to say when you type like that.
Why the heck didn't you use reply?
Yet the English language is versatile enough that new words can be added when necessary.Quote:
If I'm using the english language "pls" doesn't work, "please" does.
Though frankly "hrd" and "undrstning" definitely are not well accepted enough to be given such consideration.
It may be a different case with "pls", however.
i dont c wht the fus is al abt....
well id idnt really read all the replies, just read his first post. then i came back later and made this i just looked at the topic and the new topic button was closer
Hmm... Well, I suppose one could certainly make an information theoretic argument for changing "please" to "pls", and so on. English is certainly not a terribly efficient language. Still, I like my vowels. :D
Interesting. :)Quote:
...and the new topic button was closer
I just hate it when people use that kind of writing on forums. I don't mind it so much on IM because time does count there, but on this kind of forums, timing is not an important variable in the conversations, so people should use full words.
There are, of course, abbreviations (sp?) that can be allowed like download => d/l, but they should be in a full context.
In short, if it's not in the Jargon File, it shouldn't be posted :)
EDIT: Also, what kind of impression are you going to give if you don't even take the time to properly write "please" or "thank you"?
It's simple: If they don't have enough time to type the full word, I don't have enough time to reply