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Ghazban
07-21-2005, 12:58 PM
Why do people type this instead of "probably"? Its only 2 letters shorter and, to my knowledge, isn't a common elided pronunciation ("probly" would be closer to what am used to hearing).
jakethebake
07-21-2005, 12:59 PM
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elided

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Hmmmm.... nice word. Thanks.
kerssens
07-21-2005, 01:00 PM
cuz its kewl
jakethebake
07-21-2005, 01:01 PM
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cuz its kewl

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and hawt
RacersEdge
07-21-2005, 01:04 PM
2 keystokes less are huge - and "ll" (prolly) is faster to type than "bl"(probly)...
TheIrishThug
07-21-2005, 01:06 PM
well, i do use probly and there r plenty of abreviations that suck. 2 for to is one letter, hand writing @ isn't even close to being as easy as writing at, but ppl do it. just let it go and don't worry.
Ghazban
07-21-2005, 01:07 PM
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well, i do use probly and there r plenty of abreviations that suck. 2 for to is one letter, hand writing @ isn't even close to being as easy as writing at, but ppl do it. just let it go and don't worry.

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When did I say I was worried? I was just curious as to why people do it (and tangentially where it came from, but I didn't mention that).
MrTrik
07-21-2005, 01:13 PM
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Why do people type this instead of "probably"? Its only 2 letters shorter and, to my knowledge, isn't a common elided pronunciation ("probly" would be closer to what am used to hearing).

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Hobby! Find one and soon.
gorie
07-21-2005, 01:15 PM
lss vwls. vwls r xpnsv. $$
wtfsvi
07-21-2005, 01:15 PM
I know this fifty-something years old british-speaking guy who says mushrobly (most probably). I like the sound of it.
spamuell
07-21-2005, 01:17 PM
If you speak very fast or mumble, don't you pronounce it "prolly"? Is that just a London thing?
jakethebake
07-21-2005, 01:17 PM
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I know this fifty-something years old british-speaking guy who says mushrobly (most probably). I like the sound of it.

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Nice. But can it be pulled off if you aren't "british-speaking"?
Bulldog
07-21-2005, 01:20 PM
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2 keystokes less are huge - and "ll" (prolly) is faster to type than "bl"(probly)...

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Sometimes, though, a person may want to use extra keystrokes because it is "easier", but that's just mah opinion...
AsiaKurosawa
07-21-2005, 01:23 PM
I use prolly on occasion, since it sounds like the way I say it out loud/in my head. fwiw.