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I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't recall
when or what was opined. Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just sheer laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of energy and time! :-) "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I think it sounds idiotic coming from an adult. What do you folks think? Wayne P S - Yeah, I know...after the cheddar fiasco, I'll probably be lambasted for raising this question, but so what. Everyone else here does. |
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Wayne Boatwright wrote: > > I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't recall > when or what was opined. > > Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) > > Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just sheer > laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of energy and > time! :-) > > "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I think it > sounds idiotic coming from an adult. > > What do you folks think? > > Wayne > > P S - Yeah, I know...after the cheddar fiasco, I'll probably be lambasted > for raising this question, but so what. Everyone else here does. > > No different than "kewl" or "rilly" or "hyooge". It's an internet thing and I use it when I'm stressing the concept involved. :-) I'll prolly get flamed by Sheldon again for this too. ;-) K. -- >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
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Katra > wrote in news:3FC6ED60.6DDE0492
@centurytel.net: > No different than "kewl" or "rilly" or "hyooge". Both the Vice President and the Director of the IS department where I work are prone to responding "kewl" to every bit of good news they hear. It seems out of place there. For whatever reason, I've never adopted any of these words. I think I used "kewl" once and thought it sounded strange coming out of my own mouth! <VBG> > > It's an internet thing and I use it when I'm stressing the concept > involved. :-) I suppose one can expect anything on the Internet. ;-) I guess I just don't expect to hear it from anyone over 20. <G> > I'll prolly get flamed by Sheldon again for this too. ;-) > > K. > Wayne |
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 00:38:23 -0600, Katra wrote:
> It's an internet thing and I use it when I'm stressing the concept > involved. :-) Nope, not really. I use it, sometimes. It's as old as the hills and I've used it off and on all my life. -- Tim. If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't. |
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In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote: > I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't recall > when or what was opined. > > Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) Neither. > Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just sheer > laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of energy and > time! :-) > > "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I think it > sounds idiotic coming from an adult. > > What do you folks think? I think it's an idiotic non-word and I despise it. Miche -- If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud. -- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant" |
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Miche > wrote in
: > In article >, > Wayne Boatwright > wrote: > >> I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't >> recall when or what was opined. >> >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? >> (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) > > Neither. > >> Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just >> sheer laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of >> energy and time! :-) >> >> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I >> think it sounds idiotic coming from an adult. >> >> What do you folks think? > > I think it's an idiotic non-word and I despise it. > > Miche > Well, that's at least two of us, Miche. Wayne |
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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message . .. > Miche > wrote in > : > > > In article >, > > Wayne Boatwright > wrote: > > > >> I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't > >> recall when or what was opined. > >> > >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > >> (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) > > > > Neither. > > > >> Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just > >> sheer laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of > >> energy and time! :-) > >> > >> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I > >> think it sounds idiotic coming from an adult. > >> > >> What do you folks think? > > > > I think it's an idiotic non-word and I despise it. > > > > Miche > > > > Well, that's at least two of us, Miche. > > Wayne Make it three. Dora |
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"limey" > wrote in
: > > "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in > message . .. >> Miche > wrote in >> : >> >> > In article >, >> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote: >> > >> >> I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't >> >> recall when or what was opined. >> >> >> >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type >> >> it? (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) >> > >> > Neither. >> > >> >> Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it >> >> just sheer laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save >> >> lots of energy and time! :-) >> >> >> >> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I >> >> think it sounds idiotic coming from an adult. >> >> >> >> What do you folks think? >> > >> > I think it's an idiotic non-word and I despise it. >> > >> > Miche >> > >> >> Well, that's at least two of us, Miche. >> >> Wayne > > Make it three. > > Dora And counting...! Cheers, Wayne |
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limey wrote: > > "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message > . .. > > Miche > wrote in > > : > > > > > In article >, > > > Wayne Boatwright > wrote: > > > > > >> I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't > > >> recall when or what was opined. > > >> > > >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > > >> (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) > > > > > > Neither. > > > > > >> Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just > > >> sheer laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of > > >> energy and time! :-) > > >> > > >> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I > > >> think it sounds idiotic coming from an adult. > > >> > > >> What do you folks think? > > > > > > I think it's an idiotic non-word and I despise it. > > > > > > Miche > > > > > > > Well, that's at least two of us, Miche. > > > > Wayne > > Make it three. > > Dora Youse guys prolly take the internet WAY too seriously..... ;-D Sorry, but I have more important things to worry about than the way people spell words... and usenet typing errors! BTW, the one that annoys me the most is the most commonly mis-spelled word on the internet! Why do people always spell "Lose" as "Loose"??? And variations on that theme. K. -- >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
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Katra > wrote in
: > > > limey wrote: >> >> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in >> message . .. >> > Miche > wrote in >> > : >> > >> > > In article >, >> > > Wayne Boatwright > wrote: >> > > >> > >> I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I >> > >> don't recall when or what was opined. >> > >> >> > >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type >> > >> it? (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy >> > >> Hackett.) >> > > >> > > Neither. >> > > >> > >> Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it >> > >> just sheer laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save >> > >> lots of energy and time! :-) >> > >> >> > >> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I >> > >> think it sounds idiotic coming from an adult. >> > >> >> > >> What do you folks think? >> > > >> > > I think it's an idiotic non-word and I despise it. >> > > >> > > Miche >> > > >> > >> > Well, that's at least two of us, Miche. >> > >> > Wayne >> >> Make it three. >> >> Dora > > > Youse guys prolly take the internet WAY too seriously..... ;-D > Sorry, but I have more important things to worry about than > the way people spell words... and usenet typing errors! > > BTW, the one that annoys me the most is the most commonly mis-spelled > word on the internet! Why do people always spell "Lose" as "Loose"??? > And variations on that theme. > > K. > *Probably* for the same reason the idiots spell "probably" as "prolly". It appears our language has gone down the tubes since the Internet. Wayne |
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In article >,
Katra > wrote: > Youse guys prolly take the internet WAY too seriously..... ;-D > Sorry, but I have more important things to worry about than > the way people spell words... and usenet typing errors! I didn't say I was worrying about it. I said I despise it. And refuse to use it. Miche -- If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud. -- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant" |
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 12:02:35 -0600, Katra >
wrote: > >BTW, the one that annoys me the most is the most commonly mis-spelled >word on the internet! Why do people always spell "Lose" as "Loose"??? >And variations on that theme. > >K. that's the one that drives me nuts. your pal, blake |
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 21:31:53 +1300, Miche >
wrote: >In article >, > Wayne Boatwright > wrote: > >> I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't recall >> when or what was opined. >> >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? >> (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) > >Neither. > >> Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just sheer >> laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of energy and >> time! :-) >> >> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I think it >> sounds idiotic coming from an adult. >> >> What do you folks think? > >I think it's an idiotic non-word and I despise it. > >Miche jeez, miche, i thought in your part of the world, eliding syllables was a way of life. your pal, blake |
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In article >,
blake murphy > wrote: > On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 21:31:53 +1300, Miche > > wrote: > > >In article >, > > Wayne Boatwright > wrote: > > > >> I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't recall > >> when or what was opined. > >> > >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > >> (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) > > > >Neither. > > > >> Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just sheer > >> laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of energy and > >> time! :-) > >> > >> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I think it > >> sounds idiotic coming from an adult. > >> > >> What do you folks think? > > > >I think it's an idiotic non-word and I despise it. > > jeez, miche, i thought in your part of the world, eliding syllables > was a way of life. What gave you that idea?  Miche -- If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud. -- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant" |
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It isn't terribly common, but I have run into a few "prolly" speakers
over my lifetime. I'm remembering one in particular, but I can't remember where she was from. I don't recall her trying to be cute or speaking babytalk. That's just the way she pronounced the word. --Lia Wayne Boatwright wrote: > I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't recall > when or what was opined. > > Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) > > Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just sheer > laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of energy and > time! :-) > > "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I think it > sounds idiotic coming from an adult. > > What do you folks think? |
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 05:58:36 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote: >Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? I type, in casual settings like newsgroup postings or personal correspondence, pretty much as I speak. "I'm gonna try that recipe!" because that's what it sounds like when I say it. I've never *said* "prolly," so I would type "probably." I use web-type (BTW, AFAIK, OTOH) for things I would normally speak, but for which the abbreviations are well-known and save typing time. |
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Frogleg > wrote in
: > On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 05:58:36 GMT, Wayne Boatwright > > wrote: > > >>Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > > I type, in casual settings like newsgroup postings or personal > correspondence, pretty much as I speak. "I'm gonna try that recipe!" > because that's what it sounds like when I say it. I've never *said* > "prolly," so I would type "probably." I use web-type (BTW, AFAIK, > OTOH) for things I would normally speak, but for which the > abbreviations are well-known and save typing time. Yes, all of the above. Perhaps we were just taught to speak more correctly. Wayne |
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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message . .. > I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't recall > when or what was opined. > > Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) > > Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just sheer > laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of energy and > time! :-) > > "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I think it > sounds idiotic coming from an adult. > > What do you folks think? > > Wayne > > P S - Yeah, I know...after the cheddar fiasco, I'll probably be lambasted > for raising this question, but so what. Everyone else here does. > > "Prolly" is a figure of speech known as a "syncope", a type of metaplasm with letters omitted in the middle of the word. For those interested check out a cool (I really wanted to write "kewl" but resisted  ) web-site whichcategorizes many figures of speech and literary devices at http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/silva.htm Danny Hardesty |
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"Danny Hardesty" > wrote in
: > > "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in > message . .. >> I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't >> recall when or what was opined. >> >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? >> (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) >> >> Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just >> sheer laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of >> energy and time! :-) >> >> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I >> think it sounds idiotic coming from an adult. >> >> What do you folks think? >> >> Wayne >> >> P S - Yeah, I know...after the cheddar fiasco, I'll probably be > lambasted >> for raising this question, but so what. Everyone else here does. >> >> > > "Prolly" is a figure of speech known as a "syncope", a type of > metaplasm with letters omitted in the middle of the word. For those > interested check out a cool (I really wanted to write "kewl" but > resisted ) web-site which categorizes many figures of speech and> literary devices at http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/silva.htm > > Danny Hardesty > > Very interesting, and very interesting site you posted. Thanks! Wayne |
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"Danny Hardesty" > wrote: > "Prolly" is a figure of speech known as a "syncope", a type of metaplasm > with letters omitted in the middle of the word. For those interested check > out a cool (I really wanted to write "kewl" but resisted ) web-site which> categorizes many figures of speech and literary devices at > http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/silva.htm Hey! You're posting facts rather than opinion, conjecture and defamation! Stop it, stop it at once! Miche -- If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud. -- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant" |
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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message . .. > I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't recall > when or what was opined. > > Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) > > Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just sheer > laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of energy and > time! :-) > > "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I think it > sounds idiotic coming from an adult. There are a lot of people who pronounce it that way, especially in places where folks are trying to 'out-bubba' each other. > > What do you folks think? It's bubba talk. > Wayne > > P S - Yeah, I know...after the cheddar fiasco, I'll probably be lambasted > for raising this question, but so what. Everyone else here does. > Apply aloe to those burn marks. Jack Asbestos(Prolly) PS It ranks up there with: Febuary Idear Nuculer et al.... |
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"Jack Schidt®" > wrote in
news 
> > "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in > message . .. >> I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't >> recall when or what was opined. >> >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? >> (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) >> >> Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just >> sheer laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of >> energy and time! :-) >> >> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I >> think it sounds idiotic coming from an adult. > > There are a lot of people who pronounce it that way, especially in > places where folks are trying to 'out-bubba' each other. >> >> What do you folks think? > > It's bubba talk. Luckily, I'm not a memeber of the bubba society! <G> > >> Wayne >> >> P S - Yeah, I know...after the cheddar fiasco, I'll probably be > lambasted >> for raising this question, but so what. Everyone else here does. >> > > Apply aloe to those burn marks. <G> > > Jack Asbestos(Prolly) > > PS It ranks up there with: > > Febuary > Idear > Nuculer > et al.... For Ggod's sake, get them to a speech therapist! Wayne |
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 13:47:15 GMT, "Jack Schidt®"
> wrote: > >"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > It ranks up there with: > >Febuary >Idear >Nuculer >et al.... Back up the truck. While Febuary and nuculear (and libary) are clearly wrong ('though common), the spoken "idear" reflects several regional accents. JFK did not, one assumes, *write* "Cubar" when he meant Cuba. He just pronounced it that way. |
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"Frogleg" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 13:47:15 GMT, "Jack Schidt®" > > wrote: > > > > >"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote > > >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > > > It ranks up there with: > > > >Febuary > >Idear > >Nuculer > >et al.... > > Back up the truck. While Febuary and nuculear (and libary) are clearly > wrong ('though common), the spoken "idear" reflects several regional > accents. JFK did not, one assumes, *write* "Cubar" when he meant Cuba. > He just pronounced it that way. I agree. And upon my asking what type of automobile my friend from Boston acquired several years ago, he replied 'a hondercah'. Jack Boylston |
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 13:47:15 GMT, "Jack Schidt®"
> wrote: >> > >Apply aloe to those burn marks. > >Jack Asbestos(Prolly) > >PS It ranks up there with: > >Febuary >Idear >Nuculer >et al.... > god damn it, it does not. and you left out 'libarry.' your pal, blake |
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Hark! I heard blake murphy > say:
> On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 13:47:15 GMT, "Jack Schidt®" > > wrote: > >Apply aloe to those burn marks. > > > >Jack Asbestos(Prolly) > > > >PS It ranks up there with: > > > >Febuary > >Idear > >Nuculer > >et al.... > > > god damn it, it does not. and you left out 'libarry.' And "meer" And "expresso" Not that these bother *me* in any way... ;-) -- j.j. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~ ...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum! |
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DuhWayne BoatNewbie writes:
> >Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > >"Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I think it >sounds idiotic coming from an adult. > >What do you folks think? I think you're a newbie... in fact I *know* you're a newbie... and from reading this thread you are FAR from alone. "prolly" is net-speak tantamount to emoticons; sometimes a response to indicate someone asked a silly question but much more often used when one is conveying a point/opinion in cyber conversation that is meant in a light hearted/jocular manner, is not to be taken seriously... *means the subject is moot, let's move on*... is not something worth wasting keystrokes arguing, and certainly not a difference of opinion that is worth the risk of trashing an otherwise valuable cyber relationship... an example of terminology that evolved so that folks can embue the feeling of a personal hand written letter to the typed business letter format of computers. Yes, you are definitely a NEWBIE.. no prolly about it... you probably use correct anatomical terms in the bedroom too, not that it matters much since there's only you. ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." |
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DuhWayne Boatwuss writes:
>(PENMART01) wrote: > >> DuhWayne BoatNewbie writes: >>> >>>Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? >>> >>>"Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I think >>>it sounds idiotic coming from an adult. >>> >>>What do you folks think? >> >> I think you're a newbie... in fact I *know* you're a newbie... and >> from reading this thread you are FAR from alone. >> >> "prolly" is net-speak tantamount to emoticons; sometimes a response to >> indicate someone asked a silly question but much more often used when >> one is conveying a point/opinion in cyber conversation that is meant >> in a light hearted/jocular manner, is not to be taken seriously... >> *means the subject is moot, let's move on*... is not something worth >> wasting keystrokes arguing, and certainly not a difference of opinion >> that is worth the risk of trashing an otherwise valuable cyber >> relationship... an example of terminology that evolved so that folks >> can embue the feeling of a personal hand written letter to the typed >> business letter format of computers. > >I've never noticed you using it. Your "fercockteh" language, yes, but >not this. You've only been here a few weeks, NEWBIE! >> Yes, you are definitely a NEWBIE.. no prolly about it... you probably >> use correct anatomical terms in the bedroom too, not that it matters >> much since there's only you. >I've been on the Internet and reading and posting to newsgroups since >before personal computers existed. Not only are you a newbie, you are also a liar. ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." |
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PENMART01 wrote:
> DuhWayne BoatNewbie writes: >> >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? >> >> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I >> think it sounds idiotic coming from an adult. >> >> What do you folks think? > > I think you're a newbie... in fact I *know* you're a newbie... and > from reading this thread you are FAR from alone. > > "prolly" is net-speak tantamount to emoticons; sometimes a response > to indicate someone asked a silly question but much more often used > when one is conveying a point/opinion in cyber conversation that is > meant in a light hearted/jocular manner, is not to be taken > seriously... *means the subject is moot, let's move on*... is not > something worth wasting keystrokes arguing, and certainly not a > difference of opinion that is worth the risk of trashing an otherwise > valuable cyber relationship... an example of terminology that evolved > so that folks can embue the feeling of a personal hand written letter > to the typed business letter format of computers. > > Yes, you are definitely a NEWBIE.. no prolly about it... you probably > use correct anatomical terms in the bedroom too, not that it matters > much since there's only you. > Are we to assume that you use only incorrect anatomical terms when you bop on down to the trailer park youse got stashed in your barn? Ken. |
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't recall > when or what was opined. > > Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? > (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) > > Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just sheer > laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of energy and > time! :-) > > "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I think it > sounds idiotic coming from an adult. > > What do you folks think? > > Wayne I usually pronounce it "probly". I sometimes type "prolly" because it it easy to type and people know what I mean, and sometimes I spell it out "probably". I suspect "prolly" comes to us from text messaging and chat room shorthand, (which I don't do, but I assume typing speed and message brevity are important) and it spilled over into usenet. "Prolly" doesn't bother me, but "shrooms" does. Whatever. Best regards, Bob |
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zxcvbob > wrote in
: > Wayne Boatwright wrote: >> I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't >> recall when or what was opined. >> >> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it? >> (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.) >> >> Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just >> sheer laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of >> energy and time! :-) >> >> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I >> think it sounds idiotic coming from an adult. >> >> What do you folks think? >> >> Wayne > > I usually pronounce it "probly". I sometimes type "prolly" because it > it easy to type and people know what I mean, and sometimes I spell it > out "probably". I suspect "prolly" comes to us from text messaging > and chat room shorthand, (which I don't do, but I assume typing speed > and message brevity are important) and it spilled over into usenet. > > "Prolly" doesn't bother me, but "shrooms" does. Whatever. > > Best regards, > Bob > > I guess we all have pet words that irritate. "Prolly" just happens to be one of mine. I *probably* type other things that I take for granted and that others don't like. Wayne |
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I've never seen the "prolly" discussion before, but I have seen the "all
caps" discussion and the "no caps" discussion and the "uses ... instead of periods and commas" discussion and the "mispells everything" discussion the "your/you're, there/their/they're, who's/whose and it's/its" discussion and a dozen others like it. They all go roughly like this: 1. Original poster posts peeve about some manner of posting that drives him/her nuts. 2. Other posters chime in about how much that bothers them too. 3. Discussion broadens out to include other peeves. 4. Plea is made for people to make their messages more easily understood/read. 5. Poster for the dissent says that s/he speaks English as a second language and is being made to feel uncomfortable about typing/grammar/spelling skills. (Or sometimes time constraints or arthritis are given as reasons for typing the way one does.) 6. Original poster says that while some excuses for obnoxious communications are acceptable, other messages are simply too hard to be bothered with. Repeat offenders are killfiled. 7. Errors are found in the messages written by those who purport to support good spelling and good grammar. Those people are now dubbed pompous. 8. All hell breaks loose with accusations flying. "If you want me to read your messages, write them so I can read them." "Don't be so mean to poor arthritic poster who's typing the best she can." "Pompous!" "Asshole!" 9. If there's a moderator, the moderator gets on to tell everyone to cut it out. If not, accusations continue for a while until all get bored. I've found that I can even cut to the chase by admitting that I killfile people who post in a way I always find difficult to read without naming the specific habits that are too much trouble to bother with. --Lia |
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"Julia Altshuler" wrote in message > I've never seen the "prolly" discussion before, but I have seen the "all > caps" discussion and the "no caps" discussion and the "uses ... instead > of periods and commas" discussion and the "mispells everything" > discussion the "your/you're, there/their/they're, who's/whose and > it's/its" discussion and a dozen others like it. They all go roughly > like this: > > 1. Original poster posts peeve about some manner of posting that drives > him/her nuts. > > 2. Other posters chime in about how much that bothers them too. > > 3. Discussion broadens out to include other peeves. > > 4. Plea is made for people to make their messages more easily > understood/read. > > 5. Poster for the dissent says that s/he speaks English as a second > language and is being made to feel uncomfortable about > typing/grammar/spelling skills. (Or sometimes time constraints or > arthritis are given as reasons for typing the way one does.) > > 6. Original poster says that while some excuses for obnoxious > communications are acceptable, other messages are simply too hard to be > bothered with. Repeat offenders are killfiled. > > 7. Errors are found in the messages written by those who purport to > support good spelling and good grammar. Those people are now dubbed > pompous. > > 8. All hell breaks loose with accusations flying. "If you want me to > read your messages, write them so I can read them." "Don't be so mean > to poor arthritic poster who's typing the best she can." "Pompous!" > "Asshole!" > > 9. If there's a moderator, the moderator gets on to tell everyone to > cut it out. If not, accusations continue for a while until all get bored. > > I've found that I can even cut to the chase by admitting that I killfile > people who post in a way I always find difficult to read without naming > the specific habits that are too much trouble to bother with. > > --Lia I fell off my chair laughing when I read this - it's so true. Thanks, Lia! Dora> |
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Julia Altshuler writes:
>I've found that I can even cut to the chase by admitting that I killfile >people who post in a way I always find difficult to read Why do you lack the inner strength (fortitude) to simply refrian from continuing to read something past the point where you find you would rather not read further, are you afflicted with an obsessive-compulsive disorder or are you a wuss? ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." |
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PENMART01 wrote:
> Julia Altshuler writes: > >> I've found that I can even cut to the chase by admitting that I >> killfile people who post in a way I always find difficult to read > > Why do you lack the inner strength (fortitude) to simply refrian from > continuing to read something past the point where you find you would > rather not read further, are you afflicted with an obsessive- > compulsive disorder or are you a wuss? > Jeez - calling the kettle black or what?!! |
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Julia Altshuler > wrote in
news:wZQxb.248145$9E1.1337446@attbi_s52: > I've never seen the "prolly" discussion before, but I have seen the > "all caps" discussion and the "no caps" discussion and the "uses ... > instead of periods and commas" discussion and the "mispells > everything" discussion the "your/you're, there/their/they're, > who's/whose and it's/its" discussion and a dozen others like it. They > all go roughly like this: > > 1. Original poster posts peeve about some manner of posting that > drives him/her nuts. > > 2. Other posters chime in about how much that bothers them too. > > 3. Discussion broadens out to include other peeves. > > 4. Plea is made for people to make their messages more easily > understood/read. > > 5. Poster for the dissent says that s/he speaks English as a second > language and is being made to feel uncomfortable about > typing/grammar/spelling skills. (Or sometimes time constraints or > arthritis are given as reasons for typing the way one does.) > > 6. Original poster says that while some excuses for obnoxious > communications are acceptable, other messages are simply too hard to > be bothered with. Repeat offenders are killfiled. > > 7. Errors are found in the messages written by those who purport to > support good spelling and good grammar. Those people are now dubbed > pompous. > > 8. All hell breaks loose with accusations flying. "If you want me to > read your messages, write them so I can read them." "Don't be so mean > to poor arthritic poster who's typing the best she can." "Pompous!" > "Asshole!" > > 9. If there's a moderator, the moderator gets on to tell everyone to > cut it out. If not, accusations continue for a while until all get > bored. > > I've found that I can even cut to the chase by admitting that I > killfile people who post in a way I always find difficult to read > without naming the specific habits that are too much trouble to bother > with. > > --Lia > As the OP of this thread, I have to say that I had a great laugh reading your post. Reading the thread itself is almost as bad as wading through the "prollys" and "kewls"! Thanks for brightening and lightening it all. Wayne |
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That's two of you found it amusing and liked it. Thanks for the note of
support. The funny thing is that I wasn't trying to be funny when I wrote it. I figured someone would be mad at me for admitting that I sometimes killfile people for their writing style as opposed to the content of their posts. (There's also the "too many abbreviations" discussion and the "doesn't trim previous discussion" discussion and the "top posts/bottom posts" discussion and the "too/two/to" discussion and the "apostrophes in plurals discussion" which is quickly followed by the "no apostrophes in contractions" discussion ...) --Lia Wayne Boatwright wrote: > As the OP of this thread, I have to say that I had a great laugh reading > your post. Reading the thread itself is almost as bad as wading through > the "prollys" and "kewls"! Thanks for brightening and lightening it all. |
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>From: zxcvbob
>I suspect "prolly" comes to us from text messaging and chat >room shorthand, (which I don't do, but I assume typing speed and message >brevity are important) and it spilled over into usenet. Yeah. That's where I first saw prolly. Back on IRC, oh, I guess in late 95, early 96. We would have Sunday Night Tsunami's (very fast exchanges of WAVs) on one particular channel I hung out at, and typespeak became a fast way to communicate, though crudely. Despised kewl though. Oh, and the Loose for Lose, ARGH.....that drives me bonkers! Ellen |
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