how responsible do u think Prince is for the way most people text/shorten words today? i.e. "2" for the word two/to/too etc. ? do u have any other examples?

Omg I thought about that!!! Like "I Would Die 4 U" and "U Got The look".

I wonder if he did start it.. i think he did ?

it rubbed off on me. if i do it on non prince related forums ppl think i'm stupid.

purplemookiebut said:

it rubbed off on me. if i do it on non prince related forums ppl think i'm stupid.

lol I don't care, I do it anyway

But sometimes I have to admit that I have 2 catch myself when typing up papers 4 skool,

Honestly, I just think that when people are texting, it is quicker and easier.

Prince fans crack me up... they think he invented EVERYTHING!

lotusboy said:

how responsible do u think Prince is for the way most people text/shorten words today? i.e. "2" for the word two/to/too etc. ? do u have any other examples?

He's not responsible for that. If anything he got it from the field of journalism, where reporters since the days of writing pads are used to develop their own personal short/code writing system.

I'm still surprised how my mom (who's a journalist) can out-text me any day when texting me one the mobile. Sometimes I can hardly understand what she's writing because of the way she shortens words.

And sometimes I can hardly understand Prince, but that's not because of his text style, but what he says in between the lines.

ecstasy said:

purplemookiebut said:

it rubbed off on me. if i do it on non prince related forums ppl think i'm stupid.

lol I don't care, I do it anyway

But sometimes I have to admit that I have 2 catch myself when typing up papers 4 skool,

Yes!

Which is a big problem for us teachers!

purplemookiebut said:

it rubbed off on me. if i do it on non prince related forums ppl think i'm stupid.

People will think you're stupid even if you use it in Prince forums.

Do you think you're 'cool' because of using those stupid so-called Princebonics? Latest news: you aren't. By using those in a forum one only shows how little personality one has.

This topic arises every once in a while amongst newbies.

Prince didn't invent ANYTHING in this regard.

Most (if not all) of that language comes from way back: telegrams, cables, such.

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lotusboy said:

how responsible do u think Prince is for the way most people text/shorten words today? i.e. "2" for the word two/to/too etc. ? do u have any other examples?

He's not responsible for it at all.

He was doing it as far back as '79....

Who did it before that?

Revolution said:

He was doing it as far back as '79....

Who did it before that?

The OP was relating it to texting....

Not everyone who uses text messages is "versed" in Prince-speak.

chocolate1 said:

Revolution said:

He was doing it as far back as '79....

Who did it before that?

The OP was relating it to texting....

Not everyone who uses text messages is "versed" in Prince-speak.

The more attention that Prince received, the more people went back to check out his back catalogue of music and discovered his weird shortcuts for words....his relevancy in popular culture cannot be denied or the influence diminished.

Not everyone is versed, as you say, however, everyone is influenced by popular culture.

A few can move mountains.

Prince invented shortcuts for words....if not, he certainly is the one who made it popular.

Again, i ask, who did this before '79?

Revolution said:

chocolate1 said:

The OP was relating it to texting....

Not everyone who uses text messages is "versed" in Prince-speak.

The more attention that Prince received, the more people went back to check out his back catalogue of music and discovered his weird shortcuts for words....his relevancy in popular culture cannot be denied or the influence diminished.

Not everyone is versed, as you say, however, everyone is influenced by popular culture.

A few can move mountains.

Prince invented shortcuts for words....if not, he certainly is the one who made it popular.

Again, i ask, who did this before '79?

Why do you think he did it in 1979 already? The first abbreviation he used was in "Jack U Off".

vitriol said:

Revolution said:

Again, i ask, who did this before '79?

I'm sure the first instance was Jack U Off in '81, unless there's a boot somewhere I don't recall.

Prior to that, I only remember those "So-and-so 4 Prez" signs you'd see in school elections.

purplemookiebut said:

it rubbed off on me. if i do it on non prince related forums ppl think i'm stupid.

that´s not "stupid", "s2pid" would be correct.

fantasticjoy said:

vitriol said:

People will think you're stupid even if you use it in Prince forums.

Do you think you're 'cool' because of using those stupid so-called Princebonics? Latest news: you aren't. By using those in a forum one only shows how little personality one has.

This topic arises every once in a while amongst newbies.

Prince didn't invent ANYTHING in this regard.

Most (if not all) of that language comes from way back: telegrams, cables, such.

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I don't think anyone does to be cool or it makes them look stupid. It's just a short cut. It's not like this is some type of English class or journalism. What's the big deal?

the big deal is now the youth of america have no clue how to spell properly. it seems like most people don't even have a grasp on elementary school grammar skills.

^Exactly!

MANY native English people's language is terrible enough for them to try and worsen it.

I mean 'there' is not the same as 'they're' and none of those is the same as 'their'.

But lots of natives don't seem to know that.

And just don't get me started with the 'should of' dones...

Anyone who uses Princebonics needs to get out and read some boox.

purplemookiebut said:

it rubbed off on me. if i do it on non prince related forums ppl think i'm stupid.

My circle of friends know me and if I use so called Prince-ebonics, they know what's up. Most of my people are Prince Enthusiast anyway. It's difficult to deal with people I know, that ain't feelin' P ...

squirrelgrease said:

Anyone who uses Princebonics needs to get out and read some boox.

You got jokes today.

Vict0r said:

lotusboy said:

how responsible do u think Prince is for the way most people text/shorten words today? i.e. "2" for the word two/to/too etc. ? do u have any other examples?

He's not responsible for it at all.

I think it is clear he is somewhat responsible for bringing the shorthand style into pop culture.

Revolution said:

chocolate1 said:

The OP was relating it to texting....

Not everyone who uses text messages is "versed" in Prince-speak.

The more attention that Prince received, the more people went back to check out his back catalogue of music and discovered his weird shortcuts for words....his relevancy in popular culture cannot be denied or the influence diminished.

Not everyone is versed, as you say, however, everyone is influenced by popular culture.

A few can move mountains.

Prince invented shortcuts for words....if not, he certainly is the one who made it popular.

Again, i ask, who did this before '79?

Sly Stone - "Luv N' Haight"

Graham Central Station - "Happ-E-2-C-U-A-Ginn"

And they were not the first either. Shortened words were not invented by Prince, people.

Nightcrawler said:

purplemookiebut said:

it rubbed off on me. if i do it on non prince related forums ppl think i'm stupid.

that´s not "stupid", "s2pid" would be correct.

it rubbed off on me. if do it on non prince rel8ed 4ums ppl think 'm st2pid.

Prince invented purple, and founded the Scottish town of Paisley, he also invented sex, and guitars with stupid shapes.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Prince invented purple, and founded the Scottish town of Paisley, he also invented sex, and guitars with stupid shapes.

and don't forget sarcasm...probably his greatest invention.

^^ And cheese.

omfg. i only started doing it cause i got really bad nerve damage in my wrists/hands..also i have no attention span with my ADHD and i just don't give a rat's ass

purplemookiebut said:

omfg. i only started doing it cause i got really bad nerve damage in my wrists/hands..also i have no attention span with my ADHD and i just don't give a rat's ass

I'm a SpEd teacher-- for 22 years....

I'm sorry, but I hate when students use "ADHD" to explain away things.

It's a real thing, but it's thrown around a lot...

• "I didn't do my homework. I got distracted with my ADHD and..."
• "I don't remember you telling me about that assignment/test. I have ADHD and..."
• "You know my son has ADHD, so you have to..."

I tell my students: If you KNOW you have it, than let's work to overcome it and work around it, not use it as a "reason" for everything...

Bottom line is, you like using abbreviated text. Own it.

its more the carpel tunnels really..less typing the less my wrists will hurt! i grew out the h part. still the add makes me not read the really long posts. i just scroll after awhile. i don't see why i need to worry about punctuation and all that stuff when i can get my point across without it. it's not like i'm writing a term paper for a grade. this drives my good friend corryn crazy. she's a sp/ed teacher too!