Wayne Boatwright > wrote in message >...
> I think this was discussed here at some point in time, but I don't recall
> when or what was opined.
>
> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it?
> (Sounds like rolling marbles in the mouth, ala Buddy Hackett.)
>
> Is it just an aesthetic preference for the aberration, or is it just sheer
> laziness? Typing 6 characters instead of 8 must save lots of energy and
> time! :-)
>
> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I think it
> sounds idiotic coming from an adult.
>
> What do you folks think?
>
> Wayne
>
> P S - Yeah, I know...after the cheddar fiasco, I'll probably be lambasted
> for raising this question, but so what. Everyone else here does.


I'm pretty sure that Winnie the Pooh used that "word" in the original
books, but don't quote me on that. It would make this usage fairly
old. (Drives me nuts, too!)

Carol, whose nickname at home is Pooh-Bear