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Pet Peeves

shattered @shattered (1728) • Philippines 20 Feb 10

Do you have pet peeves? Pet peeve is defined as a particular personal vexation... Simply put, it is something that ticks you off easily almost instantaneously! I have one, and its pretty common nowadays... My pet peeve is...

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My pet peeve- 'text speak'

Sillychick @Sillychick (3275) • United States 11 Dec 07

I despise 'text speak.' I hate reading omg, cu l8r, that kind of thing. I understand when you are using a phone to send a text message, it is so much easier and faster, but when you have a full size keyboard in front of you, is it...

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Is anyone else annoyed by "text speak" on Mylot?

rosie_123 @rosie_123 (6113) 24 Apr 07

By text speak" of course, I mean things like CU instead of "see you", and Gr8 instead of "great"! I appreciate the need for it in sending SMS messages which is where it originated - after all, - each letter costs money, so...

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