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Can someone explain to me...

#1 Post by nitrah55 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:08 pm

...why someone would text the single not-quite-word "thks," when all they had to do was include an "a" to give the appearance of both knowing how to spell and making it look like they weren't just dashing off a response?
I am about 25% sure of this.

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#2 Post by Rexer25 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:11 pm

nitrah55 wrote:...why someone would text the single not-quite-word "thks," when all they had to do was include an "a" to give the appearance of both knowing how to spell and making it look like they weren't just dashing off a response?
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#3 Post by littlebeast13 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:12 pm

nitrah55 wrote:...why someone would text the single not-quite-word "thks," when all they had to do was include an "a" to give the appearance of both knowing how to spell and making it look like they weren't just dashing off a response?

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#4 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:14 pm

nitrah55 wrote:...why someone would text the single not-quite-word "thks," when all they had to do was include an "a" to give the appearance of both knowing how to spell and making it look like they weren't just dashing off a response?
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#5 Post by Jeemie » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:17 pm

nitrah55 wrote:...why someone would text the single not-quite-word "thks," when all they had to do was include an "a" to give the appearance of both knowing how to spell and making it look like they weren't just dashing off a response?
Because they don't know how to spell "thx"?
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#6 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:18 pm

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nitrah55 wrote:...why someone would text the single not-quite-word "thks," when all they had to do was include an "a" to give the appearance of both knowing how to spell and making it look like they weren't just dashing off a response?
Because they don't know how to spell "thx"?
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#7 Post by minimetoo26 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:21 pm

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nitrah55 wrote:...why someone would text the single not-quite-word "thks," when all they had to do was include an "a" to give the appearance of both knowing how to spell and making it look like they weren't just dashing off a response?
Because they don't know how to spell "thx"?

No, it's "b/c they don't know how to spell 'thx'?" :P
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#8 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:23 pm

nitrah55 wrote:...why someone would text the single not-quite-word "thks," when all they had to do was include an "a" to give the appearance of both knowing how to spell and making it look like they weren't just dashing off a response?
Because including an "a" without an "n" would still call down the Spelling Moderator, so why not save a keystroke and let him fix it?

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#9 Post by Jeemie » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:18 pm

nitrah55 wrote:...why someone would text the single not-quite-word "thks," when all they had to do was include an "a" to give the appearance of both knowing how to spell and making it look like they weren't just dashing off a response?
BTW, unless you made a typo, they needed to add both an "a" and an "n".
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#10 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:49 pm

Is there a slow-motion echo in here? :P

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#11 Post by a1mamacat » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:08 pm

nitrah55 wrote:...why someone would text the single not-quite-word "thks," when all they had to do was include an "a" to give the appearance of both knowing how to spell and making it look like they weren't just dashing off a response?
Because they don't do vowels??

Of course they also dint do all the consonants either. They missed a AND n
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#12 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:06 pm

There's that echo, again! :lol:

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#13 Post by Jeemie » Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:20 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:There's that echo, again! :lol:
No one can hear you...you're a ghost.
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#14 Post by a1mamacat » Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:32 pm

Jeemie wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:There's that echo, again! :lol:
No one can hear you...you're a ghost.
You talking to yourself again, Jeemie :mrgreen:
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#15 Post by Snaxx » Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:53 pm

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nitrah55 wrote:...why someone would text the single not-quite-word "thks," when all they had to do was include an "a" to give the appearance of both knowing how to spell and making it look like they weren't just dashing off a response?
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#16 Post by lilclyde54 » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:25 pm

I wish I could help with an explanation but I am a devout non-texter.
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#17 Post by SportsFan68 » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:48 pm

I don't have any splanation for your Q.

I like one-word texts. I got a text primary election night saying Who.

I texted back CandidateA.

Actually, I just texted back the first three letters of his last name. All info was asked and answered in less than a minute. I see why people are such fans of texting.
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#18 Post by peacock2121 » Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:13 am

Because what you did for them was not worthy of an entire word.

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#19 Post by silverscreenselect » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:44 am

nitrah55 wrote:...why someone would text the single not-quite-word "thks," when all they had to do was include an "a" to give the appearance of both knowing how to spell and making it look like they weren't just dashing off a response?
They think it sends the message "I'm so busy that I don't have time to type out two additional letters, but I value you and the message you sent me so much that I will take a little bit of that precious time to respond to you."
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#20 Post by Jeemie » Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:04 am

SportsFan68 wrote:I don't have any splanation for your Q.

I like one-word texts. I got a text primary election night saying Who.

I texted back CandidateA.

Actually, I just texted back the first three letters of his last name. All info was asked and answered in less than a minute. I see why people are such fans of texting.
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