Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 9, 2020Just struck me that typing with awkward abbreviations (like ‘what r u doing’) is like a textual pidgin for older people who learned typing late in life while effective emoji use and internet abbreviations like brb ngl etc are a proper creole79125
/əˈlɛksɪs/ @alexisgallagher·Aug 9, 2020Replying to @vgrjfc I speak a pidgin? Not sure if this is awesome or an embarrassment.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @alexisgallagherNo you’re at the creole stage6:28 AM · Aug 9, 20202 Likes