<p>Has anyone noticed a trend in which people shorten words? I have friends who do it, and they shorten words like:
Definitely (becomes "deff")
Totally (becomes "totes")
Maybe (becomes "maybs")</p>
<p>Those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head, but there are more. Personally, I don't like it, though it's probably because I'm an English dork. Or maybe I just don't like shortened words. Either way, it wasn't around two years ago and I hear it everyday now.</p>
<p>I have never heard any of these spoken aloud nor have I seen the latter two in any form.</p>
<p>You think that's bad? There is a girl in one of my classes that shortens almost everything. One day she shortened anorexic to "ano" (as in, " you aren't eating any cookies? oh, you're so ano"). Another day, we were going to a performance at a high school in another town and she said that the area was "sketch" (as in sketchy). And those are only two examples.</p>
<p>I've heard my friends say "sketch" as well (also, "sketch-ball"). And they also like to call people who would otherwise be stalkers the name "creepers". They're always coming up with new ones, so one should pop up once school starts again...</p>
<p>i HATE when people shorten words
usually they're people who try to pretend they're from CA</p>
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One day she shortened anorexic to "ano" (as in, " you aren't eating any cookies? oh, you're so ano").
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<p>hahahahaha. that is so ridiculous.</p>
<p>i never DEFF hear some one saying maybs or totes.</p>
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<p>Totes .</p>
<p>i def short mos al of my words, it's so muc easier.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>that's annoying... YOOU ^^^^^</p>
<p>"usually they're people who try to pretend they're from CA"</p>
<p>haha i live in CA.
i go to one of the most "preppy" schools out there -____________-</p>
<p>I don't live anywhere near California, though my friends seem to like it there...though I'm the only one who's been there...</p>
<p>I thought of another one:
Relax(ed)=lax
I tell my friends that those are the initials of Los Angeles' airport, and that seems to annoy them.</p>
<p>This thread is ridic. Whoever says people do that is tot wrong. And they're probably mad sketch too.</p>
<p>it's really annoying. I only know a few people who do it, and I hate it.</p>
<p>I think "sketch" is more common than the others though.</p>
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This thread is ridic. Whoever says people do that is tot wrong. And they're probably mad sketch too.
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<p>lik u r tot rit.</p>
<p>Another one to add to the list: pregs=pregnant.</p>
<p>Preggers. Hahaha.</p>
<p>haha yeah. we say preggers.</p>
<p>We say preggo.</p>
<p>Edit: I missed the biggy! The most popular abbreviation is... "obvi!"</p>
<p>I love obvi.</p>
<p>People say "probs" here.</p>