How To Use Telegraphese In A Sentence
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The telegraph girl should be discreet and show no interest in meaning; her task is translate English or whatever language into telegraphese.
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ASAP - as soon as possible - is one of the remnants of telegraphese.
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Curiously enough, however, as an aid to memory in the spelling of words the telegraphese is useful.
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Would this be an appropriate moment to draw to your attention the interesting case of postcardese, a derivative of telegraphese perhaps.
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They form a sort of telegraphese, an abbreviated form of communication that may have more in common with the grunts of Neanderthals than the written language of modern humankind.
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In fact, unquote should really be end quote: unquote is a relic of telegraphese - but let's not get too picky.