Thales@sh.itjust.works to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoTexting abbreviations at this old agesh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1402arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1382arrow-down1external-linkTexting abbreviations at this old agesh.itjust.worksThales@sh.itjust.works to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square37linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoAppreciations made sense in the era of ten-key messaging - except for the (older) irc/chat shortcuts like ttyl, lol (but you could also argue that’s what autocomplete is for). You’ve got a whole keyboard. Use it.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·11 months agoBut autocomplete just gave us “appreciations” when you meant to type “abbreviations,” so you still gotta pay attention.
Appreciations made sense in the era of ten-key messaging - except for the (older) irc/chat shortcuts like ttyl, lol (but you could also argue that’s what autocomplete is for). You’ve got a whole keyboard. Use it.
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But autocomplete just gave us “appreciations” when you meant to type “abbreviations,” so you still gotta pay attention.