SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 25 days agoWhat is the point of abbreviations for short words when they do not reduce times significantly when you type?message-squaremessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the point of abbreviations for short words when they do not reduce times significantly when you type?SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 25 days agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
Are they not just from old habits stemming from old tech that had memory and space limitations and are no longer necessary?
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoSmartphones have been a thing since at least 2006 (actually earlier), and commonplace since at least 2010. I haven’t seen a T9 phone since then.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoVery true, but it bled into society. Gamers realized it was easier to OMW and LFG while their hands were busy, and we even started saying BRB and OMG in conversation. They aren’t abbreviations anymore, they’re synonyms.
Smartphones have been a thing since at least 2006 (actually earlier), and commonplace since at least 2010.
I haven’t seen a T9 phone since then.
Very true, but it bled into society. Gamers realized it was easier to OMW and LFG while their hands were busy, and we even started saying BRB and OMG in conversation. They aren’t abbreviations anymore, they’re synonyms.