Dickens may have been the first texter in the world. In several places in the manuscript we can see instances of early “text speak” - shortening full words to letters and numbers. As one of several examples on this page, when Dickens imitates Pip’s own writing, he uses “2 u” instead of “to you.”

Dickens may have been the first texter in the world.

In several places in the manuscript we can see instances of early “text speak” - shortening full words to letters and numbers. As one of several examples on this page, when Dickens imitates Pip’s own writing, he uses “2 u” instead of “to you.”

7th February 2012
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