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Trying to eliminate words is like trying to eliminate punctuation.
Author here - I'm not eliminating anything, I'm using keyboard shortcuts :)

t -> the

st -> something

iirc -> if I remember correctly

etc. I autogenerated 200 abbreviations from analyzing 6 months of my writing on slack

> ABBG LG WORDS CAN SAVE XB AMTS MON AVOG FAPIB

> Abbreviating long words can save exorbitant amounts of money, avoiding filing a petition in bankruptcy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Code (The origin of "SCOTUS" and "POTUS", among others.)