てて (て form followed by て)

Japanese
#1

I came across this sentence but I think I recall seeing this elsewhere before
“あなたの英語は略しすぎててわからないよ”
I’m not sure if this is similar to the Verb[て]+いては grammar point which would make sense
“If you keep abbreviating too much, I can’t understand your english”
Is it the same but shortened in a similar way to ている -> てる and leaving the は out?

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#2

In general I see the 〜てて form when as a conversational present progressive imperative.

E.g. 食べていて→食べてて、飲んでいて→飲んでて
Keep eating, keep drinking.

In this case I think it is using the connective use of てform to connect to わからない.

So it that’s were the “keep abbreviating” meaning comes from.

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