Using the example from the article: "K let circle back nxt week bout it . thnks"...

marcellus23 · 2026-02-17T16:05:20 1771344320

I'm not sure that's a literal quote from their boss. It seems to be an illustrative example, probably exaggerated.

cracki · 2026-02-16T22:52:48 1771282368

typed on a phone, so unlikely to have been at the office.

exegete · 2026-02-17T00:18:32 1771287512

You have to deliberately turn off autocorrection on most phones

Hnrobert42 · 2026-02-17T00:55:18 1771289718

I hare auto correct. It ducks me over all the time.

maplethorpe · 2026-02-16T23:40:16 1771285216

That depends on your typing ability. My mother only looks up at the end of the sentence to see if she hit all the right keys.

arduanika · 2026-02-16T22:40:28 1771281628

The boss was following Strunk & White's advice to omit needless letters.

LeonB · 2026-02-17T01:09:34 1771290574

You must be referring to the abridged Strnk n Wyt