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LoisB

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17. I agree. You are not being intolerant. It seems as if everything is shorthand

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Sat May 23, 2026, 11:27 PM

6 hrs ago

these days.

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A grammatical observation and question [View all] choie 8 hrs ago OP

Twitter brain... SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #1

Hmm I remember Bush always said just "nuclear" choie 8 hrs ago #3

120 char communications destroy neural networks SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #5

Curiously, Jimmy Carter, a U.S. Navy nuclear engineer pronounced it the same way Brother Buzz 8 hrs ago #6

Another one The Blue Flower 8 hrs ago #2

YES!!! choie 8 hrs ago #4

And "Oval" instead of "Oval Office." wnylib 6 hrs ago #15

Cyber works really well as a noun LearnedHand 6 hrs ago #20

As in "Baron knows the cyber" Disaffected 4 hrs ago #22

People no longer canetoad 8 hrs ago #7

Lord, that's right! choie 7 hrs ago #8

Oh yeah. Drives me mad. No one donates. Gave and given are vanishing Easterncedar 6 hrs ago #14

Gifting or gifting grinds my gears nt r�is�n_dubh 4 hrs ago #25

Mine too canetoad 3 hrs ago #27

Like you said, it's grammar. I've had some experiance in the South and noticed a long time ago that folks shortened..... FadedMullet 7 hrs ago #9

Yep, that's one! Easterncedar 7 hrs ago #13

Very common in Appalachia r�is�n_dubh 3 hrs ago #26

Agree With You :: I Do (!) wyn borkins 7 hrs ago #10

Thanks wyn! choie 7 hrs ago #11

Yes, it seems to be an accelerating trend Easterncedar 7 hrs ago #12

You want to go with? radical noodle 6 hrs ago #16

I noticed that while watching the Darral Brooks trial. I thought it was a Wisconsin LoisB 6 hrs ago #18

It's also an Illinois thing. 3catwoman3 1 hr ago #31

I agree. You are not being intolerant. It seems as if everything is shorthand LoisB 6 hrs ago #17

Language is very fluid and fast moving LearnedHand 6 hrs ago #19

This! Sometimes I love playing with language and B.See 1 hr ago #30

Oh dear - language changes. How painful. nt GenThePerservering 6 hrs ago #21

And ya, like I mean, your know, Disaffected 4 hrs ago #23

One reason I enjoy listening to BBC World Service and Al Jazeera Disaffected 4 hrs ago #24

I've noticed that, too. calimary 3 hrs ago #28

I've actually come to enjoy many of the shortenings mentioned here EverHopeful 3 hrs ago #29

I detest impactful. Clunky and awkward. 3catwoman3 1 hr ago #32

Leaving important words out leads sdfernando 29 min ago #33

The worst, to me, is calling a conspiracy theory a conspiracy. That's become all too common. n/t Mister Ed 26 min ago #34