Timeline for Is there a term for negligent spelling of words such as 'you' as 'u'?
Current License: CC BY-SA 2.5
3 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2016 at 12:47 | comment | added | Max Williams | @DanBrumleve I can understand both of those things just fine, and I think a lot of other people could too. | |
| May 25, 2011 at 13:14 | comment | added | Unreason | @Dan Brumleve, self-referentiality does not disqualify the word from consideration - see en.wiktionary.org/wiki/TLA or other words here en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Autological_words; as for permanence similarly - that is not really relevant if the word (and specially acronym) is accepted it can still be used (for example quicksilver comes from 'living silver', it does not matter that quick is not used in the sense of living, alive anymore - the meaning of the coined word is not changed) | |
| Mar 1, 2011 at 17:31 | history | answered | Guffa | CC BY-SA 2.5 |