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[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Did you read the article? It was barely used until 2000.

[–] Natanael 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Well excuse me for being from the Nordics where it was adopted early

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Just saying it doesn’t work as a reason to abbreviate everything in this meme. 🤷‍♀️

[–] Natanael 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

These TVs coexisted with abbreviated texting in Sweden