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Started by Enselic Jul 20, 2003 at 3:23 PM 15 replies 650+ views

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Jul 20, 2003 at 3:23 PM

I find it lame that people write w/ instead of with. Btw, is / pronounced as ith? ____________________ ____ ___ __ _ Enselic''s Corner - My site. Go test my game Spatra and see if you can beat it onto the Official Spatra Top 10. (source available) CodeSampler.com - Great site with source for specific tasks in DirectX and OpenGL.

Unwritten Axiom

Jul 20, 2003 at 3:26 PM

It takes longer to type w/ instead of with because of the positioning of the / key.

It's done for the same reason people use "f*ck" and "u".

EDIT: That wasn't intended as a subliminal message.

[edited by - Unwritten Axiom on July 20, 2003 4:27:12 PM]

Enselic

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Enselic

Jul 20, 2003 at 3:28 PM

I think I get it now. Everythings clears up.

My swedish keyboard layout isn''t the same as your. To get a / I must hold shift and press 7...

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Strife

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Strife

Jul 20, 2003 at 3:46 PM

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Who in their right mind actually TYPES w/? I WRITE w/ whenever I''m taking notes, because it''s a hell of a lot quicker to write than with. And it''s NOT the same reason as doing f*ck. That''s done for censoring

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Promit

Jul 20, 2003 at 4:08 PM

Probably becuase they are afraid that typing the word "with" may cause this:

glassJAw

Jul 20, 2003 at 5:16 PM

How is "f*ck" any less offensive than "fuck"?

It just makes whoever types it look like a dipshit.

Bossk

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Bossk

Jul 20, 2003 at 5:19 PM

quote:
Original post by glassJAw
How is "f*ck" any less offensive than "fuck"?

It just makes whoever types it look like a dipshit.

You are quite correct in that statement, you fucker.

23yrold3yrold

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23yrold3yrold

Jul 20, 2003 at 5:21 PM

quote:
Original post by Enselic
I find it lame that people write w/ instead of with.

I''m w/ you.

Chris Barry (crbarry at mts.net)
My Personal Programming Depot

RamboBones

Jul 20, 2003 at 5:51 PM

I''m not WITH you. I personally think that some anacronyms are useful, when they ARE anacronyms, but shortening words in ghey ways like w/ just seems plain stupid.

Then again, maybe it''s cause I can actually type fast

Beer Hunter

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Beer Hunter

Jul 20, 2003 at 6:03 PM

Using ''w/'' saves a fraction of a second for the typer, and wastes a fraction of a second for each reader.

LockePick

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LockePick

Jul 20, 2003 at 6:10 PM

w/ doesn''t even save time, I''m more likely to miss the "/" key than screw up on "ith".
As nobodynews pointed out, w/ and w/o are very good for note-taking and I use them all the time there.

f*ck, sh*t, and other stuff were originally done for places where those words were censored out (after all, **** could mean lots of things). But people who use those in places where there is no censoring are just dumb.

RamboBones

Jul 20, 2003 at 6:40 PM

Sometimes using f*ck and sh*t instead of fuck and shit can actually add to the meaning of what your trying to say. When used in the correct circumstances I''ve found that putting the * in can be even more powerful than leaving it out, although if you do it at the wrong time......

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Promit

Jul 20, 2003 at 7:39 PM

quote:
Original post by RamboBones
I''m not WITH you. I personally think that some anacronyms are useful, when they ARE anacronyms, but shortening words in ghey ways like w/ just seems plain stupid.

Then again, maybe it''s cause I can actually type fast

And writing "ghey" is far more fucked up and GAY than anything else.

Programmer Four

Jul 20, 2003 at 9:08 PM

GHEY?

DrunkenBastard

Jul 20, 2003 at 10:30 PM

GAY HITLER

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p.s. excuse me english. im from L.A.

Enselic

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Enselic

Jul 21, 2003 at 8:07 AM

I think RamboBones accidently hit the ''H'' key and didn''t bother changing it. It is gay to bother actually, and even more gay to point it out in big pink letters.

quote:
Using ''w/'' saves a fraction of a second for the typer, and wastes a fraction of a second for each reader.

Clever point.

Btw, were I correct when I assumed that the american keyboard has a ''/'' key?

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googlyeyes

Jul 21, 2003 at 8:14 AM

/ is right next to the right shift.

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