One CTO's quest to never type “the” againerikschluntz.com 4 pointsreteltech3 years ago3 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−retrac3yABBG LG WORDS CAN SAVE XB AMTS MON AVOG FAPIBAbbreviating long words can save exorbitant amounts of money, avoiding filing a petition in bankruptcy.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Code (The origin of "SCOTUS" and "POTUS", among others.)−Spastche3yTrying to eliminate words is like trying to eliminate punctuation.−eschluntz3yAuthor here - I'm not eliminating anything, I'm using keyboard shortcuts :)t -> thest -> somethingiirc -> if I remember correctlyetc. I autogenerated 200 abbreviations from analyzing 6 months of my writing on slack
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Code (The origin of "SCOTUS" and "POTUS", among others.)
Trying to eliminate words is like trying to eliminate punctuation.
Author here - I'm not eliminating anything, I'm using keyboard shortcuts :)
t -> the
st -> something
iirc -> if I remember correctly
etc. I autogenerated 200 abbreviations from analyzing 6 months of my writing on slack