“Laziness is at the root of all changes in language.”
Not true:
“WTF?” — Five syllables
“What The F***?” — Three syllables
“Huh?” — One
“’Laziness is at the root of all changes in language.’
Not true:
‘WTF?’ — Five syllables
‘What The F***?’ — Three syllables
‘Huh?’ — One”
Firstly, “Huh?” is widely used, and though I don’t have any data to back me up, I assume it is in no danger of being replaced by “WFT?” Secondly, the spoken “WFT” is an offshoot of the written “WTF,” which undeniably is lazy. This, I’m sure, is what the previous poster meant by saying “Laziness is at the root of all changes in language.” “Language,” not necessarily speech. Even if it’s not lazy to say “WTF,” it is lazy to write it.