Does NE One Else Have a Problem with This?
It’s recently come to my attention that now, when conversing online, some folks are writing “ne one” instead of “anyone.”
Is this a time issue? Really? Because “anyone” doesn’t take long to write–indeed, “anyone” has only ONE MORE LETTER than “ne one.” Does this really free up a big chunk of your day?
“Ne one” doesn’t even look like “anyone.” I was just on Facebook when I came across one of my FB friends asking if “ne one” wanted to join her for a concert. It took me a good thirty seconds to figure out what the hell she meant.
Come on, folks. Take the extra second to write out your words.
And if you’re so pressed for time that you can’t manage six letters–you’re clearly too busy to be wasting precious hours on Facebook.
I have a HUGE problem with the ne one “shortcut,” if we can even call it that, as you pointed out. It takes no extra time to write out the word — just write it out. I, too, spent a good 30 seconds trying to figure this one out at first. And, you’re right, if you don’t have time for the one extra letter, get off FB!
NE is only useful for vanity license plates, as in “NE1410S” (Anyone for tennis?)
If we’re really that busy that we can’t type out full words maybe we shouldn’t be wasting so much time on Facebook? Not to mention that with the space it really isn’t any shorter.