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Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :

I received this reply to the following question I sent someone on IM: "So, how's it going?"

The answer was simple:

quote:
im k.... like w\e

Now, here are the the issues and things I would change:

In structure:

1) Write a capital--"I" for two reasons: the first, it being the first person nominative pronoun; the second, beginning a sentence.

2) Use an apostrophe to show that--"I'm" is a contraction.

3) Replace--"k" with either--"OK" or--"okay", according to preference.

5) Replace the ellipsis with a semi-colon.

6) If inapplicable, backspace on one dot from the ellipsis.

7) Replace--"w\e" with--"whatever".

8) If inapplicable, at least writ--"W/e"!

9) Write a full stop at the end.

In Content:

1) Drop the--"like".

2) Drop the--"w/e".

This is the continuation of the previous thread posted yesterday (I think).

[ April 09, 2005, 04:21 PM: Message edited by: Jonathan Howard ]