Welcome me

[basil]

Wow basil I have never felt so welcome to anything in my life. Forgive me for not giving an intro that meets your standards.

's'what I thought.

[logan37]

read me

[npcigar]

Try using words, you know putting letters together in groups.

[basil]

Try using words, you know putting letters together in groups.

What! I said welcome. You should try thinking. It's what most folks do before they start typing. Before you get your panties in too much of a twist, maybe chill and do a little reading.

[wild]

Welcome from AZ Nick. Congratulations on the new kid.

[BigMacFU]

Try using words, you know putting letters together in groups.

He did; he used a common way of shortening phrases/words in English literature. It's similar to a contraction, but instead of combining two words into one with an apostrophe, it shortens one word to a letter or more with the use of an apostrophe (though the apostrophe isn't always needed; see below).

The 's'what = that's what.

"Tis" is a popular example of this, in fact, it became so ubiquitous that people stopped putting the apostrophe for it altogether. Another common one today is 'nother, as in a "whole 'nother deal."

For more on this and other interesting but not oft (oops, I just did it, "oft" is another example) used grammatic idiosyncrasies, consult your basic college level English Grammar.

BTW, welcome; we're sticklers for knowing proper grammar and treating the established community with respect.