OT: txt abrvs in speech? (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Joel S. Berson]

At 3/30/2010 04:42 PM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC wrote:
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>I think she is referring to Bill Griffith's strip "Zippy the Pinhead"
>(who does often say what seems to be random utterings), not Scott and
>Borgman's "Zits" (which does feature a teenager).

I know that.  I was suggesting she should look at Zits for something
closer to ... home.  :-)

Joel


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> > At 3/30/2010 08:46 AM, Amy West wrote:
> > >I thought the original inquiry was for published research.
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> > >My 13-year-old used to drive me nuts by actually saying "loll" for
> > >LOL out loud in speech/conversation. I use the term conversation very
> > >loosely as he's very much like Zippy and likes to just say random
> > >things.
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> > >(Unfortunately he's not a pinhead nor does he have any other
> > >diagnosis other than teenagehood.)
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> > Turn the (comics) page -- not Zippy but Zits.
> > Joel
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