[Zenith023]

Originally Posted by U2Lynne

They are compressed, Drew, in order to save space. Think of it like this:

This is a normal sentence you would read on screen.
Thisisanormalsentenceyouwouldreadonscreen.

The second sentence has all the same data as the first (no data lost), but the spaces are removed to save space (it's compressed). We just need an application to take it and spit it back out with the spaces so it's easier for you to read.

So presumably by that rationale, the mp3 equivilent would be "lke wrtng t n txt spk"