krj wrote:
Dave wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 17:24:15 -0500, krj said:
Are you too lazy to type two extra letters and type probably instead
of prolly?
No. For those with an ear for regionalisms in the mother tongue, it's
intended to convey a certain air of insouciance. For those without
such an
ear, or who are just tight-assed prescriptivists, it's designed to simply
get their goats. Guess I succeeded on the latter score, eh?

No you didn't 'get my goat'. Just wondering if you didn't know how to
use spell check or were just to lazy to type works properly. And what
region uses prolly for probably? I grew up in the south east, lived
several years in the north east, the southwest and the mid-west. I never
heard anyone pronounce probably as prolly.
krj
It is a Brit. affectation, often seen on uk.rec.sailing. I
have to agree that it looks contrived, even to a UK
expatriate like myself. So as I obviously don't have "such
an ear" I must be a "tight-assed prescriptivist" - or should
that be tight-arsed?
BrianH.