PENMART01 wrote:
> DuhWayne BoatNewbie writes:
>>
>> Does anyone actually verbalize the "word" *prolly*, or just type it?
>>
>> "Prolly" sounds like babytalk, and is really just too "cute". I
>> think it sounds idiotic coming from an adult.
>>
>> What do you folks think?
>
> I think you're a newbie... in fact I *know* you're a newbie... and
> from reading this thread you are FAR from alone.
>
> "prolly" is net-speak tantamount to emoticons; sometimes a response
> to indicate someone asked a silly question but much more often used
> when one is conveying a point/opinion in cyber conversation that is
> meant in a light hearted/jocular manner, is not to be taken
> seriously... *means the subject is moot, let's move on*... is not
> something worth wasting keystrokes arguing, and certainly not a
> difference of opinion that is worth the risk of trashing an otherwise
> valuable cyber relationship... an example of terminology that evolved
> so that folks can embue the feeling of a personal hand written letter
> to the typed business letter format of computers.
>
> Yes, you are definitely a NEWBIE.. no prolly about it... you probably
> use correct anatomical terms in the bedroom too, not that it matters
> much since there's only you.
>
Are we to assume that you use only incorrect anatomical terms when you bop
on down to the trailer park youse got stashed in your barn?
Ken.