tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post2226653341960256830..comments2024-03-29T08:29:20.833+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Guess when this was first written – “I wrote 2 U B 4”?Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-70659145951586828992011-07-19T07:31:32.675+01:002011-07-19T07:31:32.675+01:00Hi Count Sneaky - you did snook in to an earlier p...Hi Count Sneaky - you did snook in to an earlier post .. but I can see your connection to it.<br /><br />I enjoyed this .. and was just fascinated about all the developments as they occurred .. so am very pleased to read that you too were amused by the info .. <br /><br />Good to see you and thanks for coming by .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-6232984756533229592011-07-19T00:14:04.970+01:002011-07-19T00:14:04.970+01:00So much fascinating information here...my little b...So much fascinating information here...my little brain reels. Great posts. My best.COUNT SNEAKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367090847525917503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-84871040678547208922011-06-25T18:34:27.338+01:002011-06-25T18:34:27.338+01:00Hi Antonia .. how wonderful to see you from Patric...Hi Antonia .. how wonderful to see you from Patricia's blog .. and I'll be over to meet you shortly!<br /><br />Many thanks - I too love finding things out .. so I always mix and match here .. and look forward to seeing you more often.<br /><br />It's a pleasure to share - especially when it's appreciated! Thanks - have a good weekend .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-27058674456256196972011-06-25T15:33:43.720+01:002011-06-25T15:33:43.720+01:00Hi Hilary,
What a great post! I always find the...Hi Hilary, <br /><br />What a great post! I always find the history of language so fascinating! When I saw you on Patricia's top ten list, your topic caught my attention. :-) Thanks for sharing! <br />~Antonia/EdenSolEdenSolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209185090912512881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-5077201236139163822011-06-24T15:21:20.878+01:002011-06-24T15:21:20.878+01:00Hi SuZen .. thank you - I struggle with texting .....Hi SuZen .. thank you - I struggle with texting .. get my glasses out, get my head in gear .. and hit the letters .. at least I have an iphone now & can literally hit the letter, and not numerous key strokes for who knows what!<br /><br />Everyone's grammar is terrible I hate to say it .. I really need some lessons ... and some research lessons - one day perhaps we'll get together!<br /><br />Yes - I agree there are some strange phrases and words around - and we wonder how they come about .. we have a few irritating ones - 'cept I can't think of them now (fortunately!).<br /><br />I hope summer's turned up .. we are in for a warm weekend, I gather. Not having a garden to worry about is a boon or a nuisance .. as I can't easily get out .. and potter.<br /><br />Enjoy your garden .. and I must get over and read your 'brain - book' post. Cheers for now and big hugs - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-78947706990536650272011-06-24T14:38:13.061+01:002011-06-24T14:38:13.061+01:00Hi Hilary! This was delightful, great research! ...Hi Hilary! This was delightful, great research! I put off texting as long as I could - it really feels like a new language doesn't it? But I fear that it is yet another excuse to not learn spelling properly, let alone speak properly. I don't know about where you live, but grammer in the US is going to hell in a hand basket and none but English professors seem to hear it - oh and me too! haha. <br /><br />Drives me batty to hear "these ones, those ones" which I hear incessantly - also the complete dropping of -ly at the end of adverbs. ("She did that quick(ly)" as an example.<br /><br />Now that I've complained and got that out of my system, keep on enjoying the summer. Our weather here is finally starting to resemble what it should be and my garden is taking off! It's all good!<br />hugs<br />suZenSusan Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755153568864508986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-42649966083864956862011-06-23T10:40:16.350+01:002011-06-23T10:40:16.350+01:00Hi Sue .. how lovely to see you .. we're fine ...Hi Sue .. how lovely to see you .. we're fine - Mum is travelling in her mind because she has to ... I am travelling in my mind too - because I cannot!<br /><br />It's wonderful having such lovely comments - everyone is so generous that way .. just nice seeing you!<br /><br />Cheers for now and welcome back .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-48157260284258669242011-06-23T10:31:35.338+01:002011-06-23T10:31:35.338+01:00So many comments Hilary! I have nothing to add, bu...So many comments Hilary! I have nothing to add, but what a wonderful post and great comments. I've been thinking of you and your mother while I've been travelling and hope all is well with you both.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-81149529720233242392011-06-22T07:44:52.910+01:002011-06-22T07:44:52.910+01:00@ Summer .. glad you enjoyed it .. perhaps the gir...@ Summer .. glad you enjoyed it .. perhaps the girls will be interested?<br /><br />@ Connie .. I think the kids of today are writing quite happily and with emoticons .. I can't read them either! Glad you enjoyed it ..<br /><br />@ Sandy .. you are very lucky that you all get on so well and have fun together. Yes - our Mother's Day is part of the Christian year .. Rose Sunday .. at the fourth Sunday in Lent. Father's Day is the same as yours .. <br /><br />@ Clarissa - ah now Hilree makes sense - another blogging friend calls me that! I will most certainly Xcuse U .. and thank you for decoding .. <br /><br />Cheers everyone .. have good weeks .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-90378288728973758732011-06-22T03:33:59.356+01:002011-06-22T03:33:59.356+01:00Hill-R-E, Please, X cuse all the lettRs I rite. I ...Hill-R-E, Please, X cuse all the lettRs I rite. I believe "I pray U 2 X Q's " is I pray you to excuse. And<br />perhaps F E G is effigy. Great essay...ahem, I mean S A.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-55386293024703493842011-06-21T23:09:02.739+01:002011-06-21T23:09:02.739+01:00We are very blessed that our son and his wife actu...We are very blessed that our son and his wife actually enjoy our company. We spend holidays together as well as many Saturday evenings with their friends and dinner. Do you celebrate Mothers Day and Fathers Day in Great Britain?Wellington Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442589521361689701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-87119630901467130062011-06-21T22:14:40.220+01:002011-06-21T22:14:40.220+01:00How interesting, Hilary! I see those types of writ...How interesting, Hilary! I see those types of writing on Twitter and struggle through reading them. Folks who do text messages and Twitter seem to just naturally write and read that way. Fascinating that it was done previously as you have shared!Connie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264510809220669622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-66221568612893194512011-06-21T21:57:12.528+01:002011-06-21T21:57:12.528+01:00This was very interesting- thank you for posting!This was very interesting- thank you for posting!Summer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122694893668693244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-46146817599130559062011-06-21T21:29:58.172+01:002011-06-21T21:29:58.172+01:00Hi Theresa .. thought you might be interested! Th...Hi Theresa .. thought you might be interested! The linguistic aspects would, I agree, be very interesting .. and this constrained writing of using only one vowel (univocalic) does make for lovely sounds .. that's why I included it - glad you liked it.<br /><br />Good luck with things your end .. all will be well .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-89003942364292906762011-06-21T19:33:12.702+01:002011-06-21T19:33:12.702+01:00All that text-speak is giving me a headache!
It&#...All that text-speak is giving me a headache!<br /><br />It's interesting to see how language evolves. It would've been a good subject to study. <br /><br />I love the way this sounds:<br /><br />“No cool monsoons blow soft on Oxford dons,<br />Orthodox, job-trot, book-worm Solomons.”Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-27959951561569153442011-06-21T10:57:51.131+01:002011-06-21T10:57:51.131+01:00Hi Duncan .. I sincerely hope not?! Cheers Hilary...Hi Duncan .. I sincerely hope not?! Cheers Hilary ...Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-56182725618854348402011-06-21T10:55:47.660+01:002011-06-21T10:55:47.660+01:00It's quite scary how the English language coul...It's quite scary how the English language could end up - entirely text message language!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.duncaninkuantan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Duncan In Kuantan</a>Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693187639452569397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-10215779792661502872011-06-21T08:37:09.672+01:002011-06-21T08:37:09.672+01:00@ Marinela .. it was a surprise to me too .. but o...@ Marinela .. it was a surprise to me too .. but on thinking about it - of course completely logical. Glad you enjoyed it ..<br /><br />@ Inger .. I'm sure most of us - proved here - think it's of today .. but they kids definitely would.<br /><br />I too love words etc .. I do by necessity text, but not a lot and on the edge of FB etc .. blogging now that's a different story!<br /><br />The Oestrogen/Cancer connection I'll have another look .. especially after your experience. Thanks for the thought .. <br /><br />@ Nutschell ..pleasure .. enjoying the tour around England with you! Ok good I'll pop over and see the reason for selecting Ridge House..<br /><br />Warm hugs to you too - it's still cold here, so I'll have one of those!<br /><br />Great to see you - Marinela, Inger and Nutschell .. have good weeks .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-41358229116054433222011-06-20T23:25:19.082+01:002011-06-20T23:25:19.082+01:00Hi Hilary!
Just dropping by again to say thanks so...Hi Hilary!<br />Just dropping by again to say thanks so much for following me on my England trip series and always leaving such delightful comments! I love reading all the comments you leave, though I am currently unable to reply to all of them. :P I did reply to the one about Ridge House though!<br />warm hugs,<br />Nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-4444498387321580172011-06-20T22:29:16.947+01:002011-06-20T22:29:16.947+01:00This is so interesting and I had no idea. I bet th...This is so interesting and I had no idea. I bet the kids of today would be surprised to learn that this language didn't originate with them. Great post, thank you. I love word and where the come from, but I have decided to not text. I don't like Facebook either or any of the other social media, except, of course, my and all the other blogs. Please look into the estrogen/cancer connection.--IngerIngerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-79178192358210038372011-06-20T20:41:01.263+01:002011-06-20T20:41:01.263+01:00Hi Hilary, This was fun and interesting post. Real...Hi Hilary, This was fun and interesting post. Really surprises me! I've enjoyed reading it!<br />Take care<br />Marinela xM. Rekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178807956502786062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-20613340512891089782011-06-20T17:54:11.138+01:002011-06-20T17:54:11.138+01:00@ Ella .. who knows what's out there - you'...@ Ella .. who knows what's out there - you're so right - but we seem to have opened most scrolls etc .. but there's coding on the pyramids .. and the nobility and royalty sending coded messages ... so plenty of work for researchers!<br /><br />@ Helen .. so was I - but I was fascinated. Stenography's a whole 'nother ball game .. machine shorthand - and I don't know about the machines. As a shorthand typist for a few years .. I could never puzzle things out - so I guess I'd struggle!<br /><br />@ Ellie .. it is staggering isn't it.<br /><br />@ Julie .. What a good idea for your X post in the A - Z challenge .. love the translation!! Yup - I can imagine the boys' eyes rolling around .. and thinking 'Mum - what now ...?' Personally I agree with you A+ for originality .. <br /><br />Cheers Ella, Helen, Ellie and Julie .. good to see you all .. have good weeks HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40585499645991758532011-06-20T17:12:10.629+01:002011-06-20T17:12:10.629+01:00Very interesting post! Who knew the whole texting ...Very interesting post! Who knew the whole texting idea was recycled from the past? During A-Z when I was looking for ideas for "X" I found this: XYZ PDQ (examine your zipper - pretty darn quick). I told my boys about it and they just rolled their eyes at me. "A+" for originality! JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-291448130117530452011-06-20T15:24:46.045+01:002011-06-20T15:24:46.045+01:00OMG. That really surprises me!
Ellie GarrattOMG. That really surprises me!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.elliegarratt.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Ellie Garratt</a>Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-60827516965334736222011-06-20T15:08:29.785+01:002011-06-20T15:08:29.785+01:00Man, I was totally lost through some of that. Some...Man, I was totally lost through some of that. Some I could sound out though. This reminds me of the stenographers in courtrooms. Their little machines, I believe, do not have all the keys of a typewriter, so they're writing in their own shorthand. I wonder if that would look as foreign to non-courtroom stenographers as this old abbreviated writing.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.com