It's not textspeak, it's not l33t. It's an abbreviation. How is a kid supposed to know that it's an unacceptable acronym?
Yup.
Mal: Go on. Get in there. Give your brother a thrashing for messing up your plan. River: He takes so much looking after.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Sep 24, 2009 8:15:03 am PDT #10610 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jesse - Sep 24, 2009 8:16:35 am PDT #10611 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I mean obviously she was getting that question wrong, but making the rest of the answers not count is what is irksome, I think.
Even if that quiz doesn't matter in the larger scheme of things.
Aims - Sep 24, 2009 8:19:02 am PDT #10612 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
It's not textspeak, it's not l33t. It's an abbreviation. How is a kid supposed to know that it's an unacceptable acronym?
Because it's a quiz. In school. Ostensibly for points that count toward your grade. I was a lazy student until I got to college (well, college this time around), but using abbreviations is something that I would have never done. Ever. Not even i.e. or eg..
Aims - Sep 24, 2009 8:21:28 am PDT #10613 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I see it like writing a paper. Mechanically, the stuff required of a paper might be there. Page numbers, citations, et cetra (hee!). But if the content is crap, I'm going to fail.
DavidS - Sep 24, 2009 8:22:06 am PDT #10614 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I wouldn't use text speak while filling out forms, but I will use abbreviations like "N/A."
::muses on these distinctions::
Aims - Sep 24, 2009 8:24:35 am PDT #10615 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Now I'm wondering when it stops/starts being either abbreviation and/or textspeak. IDK, to me, is not an abbreviation because I've only encountered it in texting.
Jesse - Sep 24, 2009 8:26:34 am PDT #10616 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Aims - Sep 24, 2009 8:29:40 am PDT #10617 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Oooh! I am loving Wordnik!!
Jesse - Sep 24, 2009 8:30:40 am PDT #10618 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wordnik is the bizzomb. And Buffista-founded!
Aims - Sep 24, 2009 8:31:20 am PDT #10619 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Which makes it all the better.