Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for October 09, 2023

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    Da'Dad  about 1 year ago

    Janis, don’t forget the little extra effort Arlo adds. His punctuation and capitalization are also spot on. I know it drives the kids crazy!

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    syzygy47  about 1 year ago

    Great. Just as when I take effort to choose the right birthday card, the media is significant to the message.

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    Lyrak  about 1 year ago

    What’s wrong with being grammatically correct?

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    Rhetorical_Question   about 1 year ago

    I bet that Arlo did well in spelling bee!

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    Mr. Organization  about 1 year ago

    Heh.. I hear the same thing about my texts. However, that did help a friend I texted verify it was me, since I was the only one she knew who created grammatically correct texts. I spent too many years learning correct grammar to throw it away now.

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    LoveBritTV Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Text “speak” looks like it should be written in crayon. It is sad to see that more and more young adults don’t know how to write any other way.

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    nosirrom  about 1 year ago

    That stop at the hardware store is going to cost him his ice cream.

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    some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Predictive text makes that pretty common these days.

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    Michael Jones  about 1 year ago

    makes sense to me

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    The-Great-Gildersleeve  about 1 year ago

    Your criticism is incorrect. Arlo has a dangling participle in that sentence. He should say : “then I’ll be (heading for) home.”

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    The-Great-Gildersleeve  about 1 year ago

    unless “home” IS the hardware store. haha

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    j_m_kuehl  about 1 year ago

    Janice, just admitting she has a fondness for the bad boys who break the rules

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    [Traveler] Premium Member about 1 year ago

    I’m that way also

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    colddonkey  about 1 year ago

    I was horrible with English class when in school so I really worked hard to improve myself because of the job I had at the time. Now when I text or email I’ll review at least twice before sending.

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    Grace Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Considering how often lack of communication adds to breakup of marriages, Janice should feel lucky he communicates at all.

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    Egrayjames  about 1 year ago

    I have the attitude that text messages are more akin to being ’’coded’’ messages that have to be resolved.

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    jmarkow11  about 1 year ago

    Mine are also.

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    trainnut1956  about 1 year ago

    SOME of us learned spelling and grammar in school, instead of Social Justice.

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    ScullyUFO  about 1 year ago

    Janis: “k thx by”

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    Ignatz Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Yes, my texts even use semicolons. Wanna make somethin’ of it?

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    billwog  about 1 year ago

    R U Bin Silly?

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    flagmichael  about 1 year ago

    I was late to the party in getting a phone that supported texting (mine was company issued). When I got one with texting capability I texted my daughter to let her know. At first I was concerned she might think it was an imposter, but then I realized it would be obvious from my style.

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    royq27  about 1 year ago

    Never had to worry about that, even prior to texting…

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    ChessPirate  about 1 year ago

    And then there’s Emojis, and Avatars, and L33t, and Memes… Who’s got time for Grammar? ㋛

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    RadioDial Premium Member about 1 year ago

    I resemble that remark.

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    paranormal  about 1 year ago

    Me too.

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    BeniHanna6 Premium Member about 1 year ago

    And why does she have a problem with that?

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    morningglory73 Premium Member about 1 year ago

    I’m with Arlo. Spell everything out.

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    mourdac Premium Member about 1 year ago

    I’m guilty of the same when texting.

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    tiomax  about 1 year ago

    Nothing wrong with that, Janis. Helps to reduce the chance of misunderstandings and the “20 questions” that follow.

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    dpatrickryan Premium Member about 1 year ago

    I do this. Arlo and I will resist the downfall of civilization together.

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    jerdog_jcl  about 1 year ago

    This is SOOOOOO me! My spelling and grammar are correct on nearly all of my texts. However, on the receiving end, I’ve learned to decipher many a text.

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    Ermine Notyours  about 1 year ago

    I briefly engaged in an email correspondence with my uncle’s wife. I use full sentences and proper grammar if I do say so myself, but my aunt (in law?) complained that I didn’t end my letters properly. I didn’t feel emails were formal enough to warrant such treatment, so I experimented with ending my letters “END TRANSMISSION”. I don’t think she got the joke.

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    sheashea  about 1 year ago

    WHOA! One of them left the house, and even did it without the other. It’s a red letter day.

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    Back to Big Mike  about 1 year ago

    As it should be for a smart person.

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    T Smith  about 1 year ago

    A man to be admired and emulated.

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    stephnrich  about 1 year ago

    just wait til Arlo finds out about voice-to-text

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    LakeBill  about 1 year ago

    Arlo must have had the same English teachers I had.

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    lawguy05  about 1 year ago

    I’m with Arlo. If you’re going to do it, do it right.

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    David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace  about 1 year ago

    Pore thang.

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    WF11  about 1 year ago

    As I wrote in my much longer response to Lyrack (far above), I think that at the very least, sending a message that is grammatically correct is just simple, common courtesy! Otherwise it’s saying that “You’re not important enough for me to write this more clearly!”.

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    chief tommy  about 1 year ago

    As it should be

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    tinstar  about 1 year ago

    I hate texting, but, that is exactly how I do it. I have never used “text speak,” even to include “lol.”

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    jarvisloop  about 1 year ago

    Someone else might have already mentioned this. If so, I apologize.

    Arlo was not completely perfect, at least in terms of old-school punctuation. It should have been “…and, then, I’ll…”

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    mafastore  about 1 year ago

    Husband never has to text me from the car or when away from the house – he doesn’t go anywhere unless I go with him.

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    paul GROSS Premium Member about 1 year ago

    However, he does use contractions.

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    baraktorvan  about 1 year ago

    I am that man too. Every time I send any text, it is always grammatically correct.

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    majobis.  about 1 year ago

    Even if you correctly spell things, auto correct has different ideas.

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