This is v interesting

[GoodTaste]

Does "This is v interesting" mena "This is very interesting"? Is such usage popular on Internet?

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Penny Sarchet 2h
This is v interesting. It estimates that UK confirmed cases represent between 3.1 to 7.7% of total. If accurate, that would mean between 1.5 and 3.9 million #COVID19 cases so far in the UK

 

[Tarheel]

You never know what you're going to see on the internet. In any case, it is clear what is meant there. (I don't recommend copying that usage though.)

 

[Tarheel]

I would say that v for very is common in all forms of informal written communication.

I didn't know that.

 

[SoothingDave]

You can only use up to 288 characters in a tweet. They are a poor place to go to look for proper grammar and usage. It's quite common to cut corners and abbreviate where one normally wouldn't.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would say it's used pretty much everywhere in casual informal writing - texts, emails, WhatsApp messages, tweets etc. I use it all the time. When I was at school, it was commonly used by teachers in the comments on homework. I remember being delighted when my English teacher handed back a poem I had written, with "V v good" written in red at the bottom.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I would say that v for very is common in all forms of informal written communication.

I've only ever seen it in those Bridget Jones books.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I would say it's used pretty much everywhere in casual informal writing - texts, emails, WhatsApp messages, tweets etc. I use it all the time. When I was at school, it was commonly used by teachers in the comments on homework. I remember being delighted when my English teacher handed back a poem I had written, with "V v good" written in red at the bottom.

See #8.