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No Stupid Questions

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[โ€“] gastroglizzy@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Did at least one pair of people engage in the act? Perhaps. Was it regular/common? No. Telegraphs cost money and most places charged by the length of the message, which is why so many abbreviations were common.

[โ€“] Hal@piefed.nz 3 points 2 weeks ago

The cost of telegrams is probably why acronyms like DTF got so popular.

[โ€“] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Dont stop!!!!, STOP