Question about IM/Twitter short-cut spellings

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2. Thank you for a thoughtful response

But in telegraphy, wouldn't "ttyl" (one word) (or some equivalent) trump "talk to you later" (four words)?

I guess I'm just surprised we haven't boiled this down before.

Personally I hate today's spelling habits. I grew up reading books. Granted, today's spelling problems (IMHO) is a result of not reading stuff in print. Personal hatred: Using "loose" instead of "lose". It's self perpetuating. People type what they hear, and then others type what they see the first type, and it goes to hell from there.