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Raffee
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2013/01/06 - 3:41am
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Why do they sometimes write 'loan' like that?

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EmmettRedd
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2013/01/06 - 4:24pm
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I do not know if this is the answer, but old-time typewriters did not have a "1" key. If one wanted to type a number with a "1" in it, one had to use the "l". Your question seems the backwards of the old typewriters.

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2013/05/10 - 9:09am
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If you're talking about its use in unsolicited E-mail, I'm guessing it's just a way to avoid spam filters.

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