42% Of Scrabble Tiles For A Reason
Nw in my jb I wrk wth rcrds, rcrds tht r crticl nd ncssry fr dcmntng actns. nd ths rcrds hv to be ntrd in in a tm-crtcl fshn, as it's a cll evrnmnt nd so thr's 1 cll aftr nthr cnstntly.
As sch, smtms ppl wll abbrvt crtn thngs. Crtn thngs cn b abbrvtd, lke th wrd "cstmr". As lng as ths abbrvtns r kpt in a unfrm, nd cnsstnt mnnr, thn thngs wll b jst fn. Hwvr, whn smn dcds thy nd 2 strt mkng up thr own abbrvtns, is whn prblms strt to occr.
Abbrvtng sm rndm wrd tht nbdy ls abbrvts cn cas cnfsn nd dsmbgtn. Abbrvtng mltipl wrds cn cas ggrvtn, whn u hv to st thr nd try to fgr out wht's bng sd. Hwvr, n ll css, an abbrvtn shld stll fllw crtn rls abt abbrvtng. Jst tkng out ll of th vwls frm a wrd, is nt abbrvtng, ll it ds is mk it gly nd hrd to rd.
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Now, for those who are having trouble reading the above stupid, here's the article with it's vowels:
Now in my job I work with records, records that are critical and necessary for documenting actions. And those records have to be entered in in a time-critical fashion, as it's a call environment and so there's one call after another constantly.
As such, sometimes people will abbreviate certain things. Certain things can be abbreviated, like the word "customer". As long as these abbreviations are kept in a uniform, and consistent manner, then things will be just fine. However, when someone decides they need to start making up their own abbreviations, is when problems start to occur.
Abbreviating some random word that nobody else abbreviates can cause confusion and disambiguation. Abbreviating multiple words can cause aggravation, when you have to sit there and try to figure out what's being said. However, in all cases, an abbreviation should still follow certain rules about abbreviating. Just taking out all of the vowels from a word, is not abbreviating, all it does is make it ugly and hard to read.
See the difference? And, there's a couple spots in the top where my removal of vowels is inconsistent, taking one out in a word then deciding to leave that vowel in the next time that word has come up. I did that on purpose, because I have seen that. Honest to goodness, people, take some freaking typing lessons if you can't type very fast!
Date posted: 29 May, 2007 Tags: spelling
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