[tlhIngan-Hol] text speak (was: RE: Six, Six, Six (song translation))

[John R. Harness]

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On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 6:17 PM, DloraH <seruq at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> > I skip
> > messages on English boards that are written with text speak,
> > all caps, no caps, or no punctuation. I do it because I
> > assume that someone who can't conform with the basic
> > conventions of communication in my language probably doesn't
> > have anything to say that is worth the extra effort on my
> > part.  I would likely do the same were there a Klingon
> > writing system schism.
> >
> > - Qov
>
>
> I still use a flip-phone.  If I send a text, I have to press each number
> key multiple times.  It
> takes a long time to write texts.  Press the number 4 two times to get an
> "h"; press the number 7
> four times to get the letter "s"; and so on.  But even with all that, I
> cannot bring myself to write
> in text-shorthand.  I must spell out words and use punctuation.
>
>
> - DloraH
>
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