# Why teh? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 26, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327 "2008-06-26T16:40:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/21 "2008-06-27T01:12:42Z")
You mean it r0x0rz ur b0x0rz? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/22 "2008-06-27T02:59:04Z")
[QUOTE=NineToTheSky] …\*\*teh \*\* which obviously is standing in for \*\*the \*\*- but why? [/QUOTE] You are obviously a better typist than I. I’m about 10% “teh” and have been since I learned (sorta) to type 40 years ago. It’s just faster to correct on a computer. ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/23 "2008-06-27T04:51:49Z")
[QUOTE=NineToTheSky] Ah! I’ve obviously got to get more hip and groovy to teh scene, man. [/QUOTE] Now that you understand, buy [teh shirt](http://www.questionablecontent.net/merch.php) and spread teh word. (Scroll to bottom of page) ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/24 "2008-06-27T05:20:41Z")
Dunno about anyone else, but I’m more of a **hte** person myself… ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/25 "2008-06-27T08:45:29Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] You mean it r0x0rz ur b0x0rz? [/QUOTE] As long as it doesn´t sUx0rZ I´m fine 😛 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/26 "2008-06-27T08:50:39Z")
I typo “teh” all the time, and it annoys me when I do it. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/27 "2008-06-27T13:41:30Z")
this thread is teh sUx0rZ !!onehundredelevenmilliononehundredeleventhousandonehundredandeleven.11111 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/28 "2008-06-27T14:19:57Z")
Why nto? If used enough, alternate spellings becomes legitimate spellings. So, if clear communication is not compromised, why not accept alternate spellings? If “colour” is okay, why not “reciept” or “tounge”? Instead of slapping a child’s hand whenever they type “teh”, let’s encourage it as a legitimate word and start saying “the / teh” interchangeably. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/29 "2008-06-27T14:20:59Z")
What is “teh suxors”? I’ve seen that lots of times. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/30 "2008-06-27T14:22:22Z")
[QUOTE=The Controvert] Why nto? If used enough, alternate spellings becomes legitimate spellings. So, if clear communication is not compromised, why not accept alternate spellings? If “ **colour** ” is okay, why not “reciept” or “tounge”? Instead of slapping a child’s hand whenever they type “teh”, let’s encourage it as a legitimate word and start saying “the / teh” interchangeably. [/QUOTE] 'Cause colour is the way it´s spelled on that island that also speaks English 🙂 The others are not quite the same. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/31 "2008-06-27T14:26:30Z")
[QUOTE=The Controvert] If “colour” is okay, why not “reciept” or “tounge”? [/QUOTE] Well ‘colour’ is standard (British) English, while ‘reciept’ and ‘tounge’ are standard Dumbf\*ck English. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/32 "2008-06-27T14:41:28Z")
[QUOTE=Staggerlee] ‘reciept’ and ‘tounge’ are standard Dumbf\*ck English. [/QUOTE] Only if you allow the establishment to beat this convention into you. Why not be open-minded? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/33 "2008-06-27T14:44:57Z")
While we’re here … where did _roxors/suxors_ some from? More specifically: why the “ors” at the end? Surely not a typo? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/34 "2008-06-27T14:54:32Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t Call Me Shirley] What is “teh suxors”? I’ve seen that lots of times. [/QUOTE] If something is “teh suxors” (though preferably in 1337) it blows. It would for example be “teh suxors” if I missed the bus or something similar. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/35 "2008-06-27T14:59:26Z")
[QUOTE=bordelond] While we’re here … where did _roxors/suxors_ some from? More specifically: why the “ors” at the end? Surely not a typo? [/QUOTE] I’m guessing it came from hackers -\> haxors. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/36 "2008-06-27T15:18:15Z")
This thread sux0rz. Call teh phailboat. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/37 "2008-06-27T16:50:05Z")
[QUOTE=WormTheRed] If something is “teh suxors” (though preferably in 1337) it blows. It would for example be “teh suxors” if I missed the bus or something similar. [/QUOTE] How did suxors originate? And what is 1337? ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/38 "2008-06-27T17:13:38Z")
I’ve never done this before. [The Master Speaks](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030110.html) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/39 "2008-06-27T18:22:43Z")
[QUOTE=Rhubarb] Now that you understand, buy [teh shirt](http://www.questionablecontent.net/merch.php) and spread teh word. (Scroll to bottom of page) [/QUOTE] Thanks a lot, Rubarb. Now I’m pining for one of those ‘Evolution Kills’ shirts. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327/40 "2008-06-27T18:52:06Z")
[QUOTE=The Controvert] Only if you allow the establishment to beat this convention into you. Why not be open-minded? [/QUOTE] Only if you want to be able to read other people’s writing fairly easily. Try reading English texts from Shakespeare’s day, before English spelling became as standardized as it is today. The more variant spellings there are the harder it is to read a text smoothly. Where do you draw the line? Why accept “reciept” and not receet, reeseet, recyt, receitp, and so on? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teh/454327.md?page=3)