Abbreviations

[Pearls]

I guess I'm very traditional (old fashioned) ok just old and I see more and more abbreviations for words everywhere, I've only recently sussed out LOL and that can mean so many things..
Are we going to need a dictionary for all these abbreviations soon
I'm lost with most of them and find myself googling most of them..
Do you find this new era of chat frustrating?

 

[Therapon]

I guess I'm very traditional (old fashioned) ok just old and I see more and more abbreviations for words everywhere, I've only recently sussed out LOL and that can mean so many things..
Are we going to need a dictionary for all these abbreviations soon
I'm lost with most of them and find myself googling most of them..
Do you find this new era of chat frustrating?

Yes and no. I've nothing against using abbreviations when approprriate, and some I do need to lookup. My rant is people who insist on using text speak, and/or lots of abbreviations in a single message. If you can be arsed using English then I can't be arsed trying to decipher your infantile crap. Rant over.

 

[Pearls]

Yes and no. I've nothing against using abbreviations when approprriate, and some I do need to lookup. My rant is people who insist on using text speak, and/or lots of abbreviations in a single message. If you can be arsed using English then I can't be arsed trying to decipher your infantile crap. Rant over.

This is what I mean I guess, text speak, I went through our sons phone (we do regular) I couldn't work out what the hell he was on about

 

[Louise1970]

Well you cant beat the old english language but the i see the new abbreviations some what funny and one way of cutting of a chat if you dont want to talk to someone

 

[Pearls]

Well you cant beat the old english language but the i see the new abbreviations some what funny and one way of cutting of a chat if you dont want to talk to someone

 

[Lovernotfighter]

I hate text speak, especially since I remember the dark days of 140 character text messages when 2 rather than too and h8 rather than hate was essential but it's not now so people stop using them.

On a side note Apple and Google both your autocorrect/predictive text systems are pretty bad.

 

[Miss-Sexy-Legs]

I looked at my daughters phone the ither day and i thought what the hell
Wub=where you been
Mmas= meet me at shop
Fgfaw=fancy going for a walk
Dont think i could cope writing it never mind deciphering ut

 

[Pearls]

I looked at my daughters phone the ither day and i thought what the hell
Wub=where you been
Mmas= meet me at shop
Fgfaw=fancy going for a walk
Dont think i could cope writing it never mind deciphering ut

That's what I was reading but couldn't work it out and Wbu?

 

[Miss-Sexy-Legs]

That's what I was reading but couldn't work it out and Wbu?

Oh yes what about you

 

[Therapon]

This is what I mean I guess, text speak, I went through our sons phone (we do regular) I couldn't work out what the hell he was on about

I know what you mean. I have had a few messages from someone which just said "Ring me". I don't respond to demands so I just ignore them until I get a Please. The point I'm trying to make is that overuse of abbreviations is simply a lazy way of replying and comes across as I can't be really bothered making the effort to chat to you. It's not for me but I am an antique.

 

[Antogs]

I think I'm genetically incapable of using text speak.
I've tried but my fingers won't cooperate.

Antogs xx

 

[Baldrick]

I think the Teenagers have a code book they use to decipher it all IMHO

X

Yeah I'm down with the youth

 

[Pearls]

I think the Teenagers have a code book they use to decipher it all IMHO

X

Yeah I'm down with the youth

Class that

 

[Deleted member 1030]

I couldn't work out what the hell he was on about

That's why they do it

 

[Deleted member 6485]

abbreviations

one way of cutting of a chat if you dont want to talk to someone

when i say brb....i will brb. Not ceasing conversation with anyone...promisexx

 

[Tiger]

when i say brb....i will brb. Not ceasing conversation with anyone...promisexx

That was almost an hour ago & you haven’t Been back xx

 

[Baldrick]

when i say brb....i will brb. Not ceasing conversation with anyone...promisexx

X

 

[Pearls]

X

#disappearingdeb

 

[Deleted member 6485]

That was almost an hour ago & you haven’t Been back xx

Shipping them all off to bed...x

 

[Deleted member 6485]

X

Yes Balders...but i've always zonked out before getting round to saying brb to youxx

 

[Deleted member 6485]

#disappearingdeb

Booxx

 

[Pearls]

Booxx

Shit you scared me

 

[fincon]

Hell, I use semi-colons in text messages! I’m hardly going to welcome abbreviations, unless absolutely sensible ones, like ETA, etc.

 

[Lips_Pearls]

I guess I'm very traditional (old fashioned) ok just old and I see more and more abbreviations for words everywhere, I've only recently sussed out LOL and that can mean so many things..
Are we going to need a dictionary for all these abbreviations soon
I'm lost with most of them and find myself googling most of them..
Do you find this new era of chat frustrating?

CBA... TLDR.

ommm xx

 

[Louise1970]

I feel a brb coming on