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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">...Text-messaging shortcuts make sense on a cell phone
keypad,</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">but
are jarring (to me at least) in other contexts.</font>.. <font
face="Arial" color="#000000"> a careless</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">writing style, poor spelling, etc., detract from what
you're saying.</font></blockquote>
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<div>Ditto. This is a professional list and as such should have
coherent,</div>
<div>more formal posts, not posted in the lax format one would
Instant</div>
<div>Message persons on a Buddies List.</div>
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<div>When I read something over abbreviated, I simply delete</div>
<div>and not read other posts from that author.</div>
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<div>Please use upper case, punctuation and real words.</div>
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Regards,<br>
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Jon Page</div>
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