Shorthand doesn’t benefit everyone. It only benefits those so familiar with the language that the shorthand was devised for easier communication. Slang is the same. These are localized words adopted because of a particular quirk in the community of that area. Even if part of the same larger language set, a native speaker from another region could feel lost in conversation.
Shorthand and Slang
Shorthand and Slang
Shorthand and Slang
Shorthand doesn’t benefit everyone. It only benefits those so familiar with the language that the shorthand was devised for easier communication. Slang is the same. These are localized words adopted because of a particular quirk in the community of that area. Even if part of the same larger language set, a native speaker from another region could feel lost in conversation.