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Originally Posted by GarthB
Nope. I have heard some uneducated people pronounce "probably" this way in the past, but I have not seen or heard it in the mainstream of educated people, regardless of age. If this is becoming widely used, it hasn't made it to my corner of the world yet.
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It's "chat speak." I catch my sons doing it quite a lot while they're using instant messaging, and it irks me to no end. My feelings are if they're going to be using a keyboard to communicate then they need to learn to use it properly. Grammar, punctuation, shift key and all need to be included.
Tim.