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submitted 8 months ago by Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to c/memes@midwest.social
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[–] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But you could also wait a little and it would space out the next word

[–] original_reader@lemm.ee 27 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Takes too long. Who has that second or two? I've typed the next two words in that time.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I hope you had great success in life with all that time saved

[–] original_reader@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It's obviously ridiculous, but I was actually that impatient. I hope I learned some over the years. At least I now write with full-length words and not with abbreviations anymore.

Nt tht I 4got how tht wrks. I'm sure many here still rmbr how tht went. No time 2 spell out wrds. It bcame a secret lng of its own, like, 4 realz.

Keep it phat!

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

I mean, yes, I'm joking, but in reality with how fast you could type out messages in T9, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that you actually saved several days over the years, especially if you texted as much as I did, then you certainly saved some time.

[–] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Holy shit I never realised this! I was just patiently waiting like a dumb mfr so I can type the next letter all the way up until I got a touchscreen phone lmao