Internet shorthand

[TimJing]

I hate internet shorthand.

What do you think of it? Discuss.

Edit: More specifically, I'm talking about extreme shorthand such as 'u', 'r', etc. Not acronyms.

[Skywatch_NC]

I've never had a problem with it...the lol's, BTW's, CIAO's, etc.

Eric

[O Town]

Not a problem with me, I only use a few, the few that I know and is common. Like Eric just posted CIAO's, I don't know what that is. But BTW, LOL, and I find useful.

[Skywatch_NC]

Until recently I didn't know what CAIO meant either...but looked it up the other day and it's Italian for goodbye.

Eric

[Miss Mary]

I like it! My college aged daughter laughs when I come up with my own, as in recently I typed T-giving. She said a few times, teegiving....cute mom!

Even though I like to type, abbreviations are too tempting.

Mary

[breeze]

LMBO, LOL.....

C' Ya & TTYL!


~Annette~

[kevin]

I say them aloud for humor.

'whhhtttfff'
'lawl'
'raufl!'
'brrrrrbbuh'
'Ahmg!'

[Brent]

ROFL
LOL
LMAO(goes with ROFL at times)
BTW
FWIW
FYI
J/K

That's about it... I'm not a fan of using "r" or "u" for words.

[coriolis]

I tend to write everything out. Since I put so much thought into my words they deserve a full airing.

OK, so what's the short hand for a bronx cheer? Phlbt.

[streetsoldier]

Frankly, I believe it unwittingly encourages semi-literacy by fomenting a form of "NewSpeak", which in turn will hinder younger people later in life; Aldous Huxley would be proud (read Brave New World).

[Skywatch_NC]

Since I never took shorthand in H.S. typing class...my sister did...well, it's nice to be able to use computer shorthand lingo from time to time.

Eric

[arkess7]

Well when I was in school and you would write notes to your friend.....we had a form of short hand......and some of it has still stuck with me to this day like 2.... .....2morrow.......B4(before) UR (your) stuff like that......but I try not to use it on the forums....but sometimes it just sneaks out.......especially when I am instant messaging with my friend.....he he!!

[TexasStooge]

Took me a while to get used to the internet shorthand language, but I'm getting used to it now.

[Skywatch_NC]

Well when I was in school and you would write notes to your friend.....we had a form of short hand......and some of it has still stuck with me to this day like 2.... .....2morrow.......B4(before) UR (your) stuff like that......but I try not to use it on the forums....but sometimes it just sneaks out.......especially when I am instant messaging with my friend.....he he!!

Amy,

I remember when my maintenance boss at a tire tread and repair products plant would leave notes tucked inside with my time card in the slot and he would say...Please see me B4 you start work. A co-worker of mine in maintenance and I always looked forward to those notes...which meant extra duties for the very hard workers that we were!

I believe that was the first time I ever saw the word before written that way.

Eric

[CajunMama]

I use them mainly because my brain works faster than my fingers and by the time my brain waves get to my fingers they're behind already! If i didn't use them i'd leave out entire words!!!! One that i semi use is prolly which is easier to type than probably. One thing i find i do most of all is not capitalize words within a sentence.

[kevin]

Frankly, I believe it unwittingly encourages semi-literacy by fomenting a form of "NewSpeak", which in turn will hinder younger people later in life; Aldous Huxley would be proud (read Brave New World).

Ahmg you are right!

[Miss Mary]

Well, years ago in my high school yearbooks we used abbreviations, RMA - remember me always, or 2 cute to be 4gotten. There were more but I forget some of them. Of course you have to realize that none of these are used today (or so my kids tell me!). Nina never types the word probably out, instead it's always - prolly. And she's a Journalism major. But somehow when she writes for real, she spells very well. So that's a good thing.

Mary

[brunota2003]

Well, years ago in my high school yearbooks we used abbreviations, RMA - remember me always, or 2 cute to be 4gotten. There were more but I forget some of them. Of course you have to realize that none of these are used today (or so my kids tell me!). Nina never types the word probably out, instead it's always - prolly. And she's a Journalism major. But somehow when she writes for real, she spells very well. So that's a good thing.

Mary

Hey, would HAGS be one of them??? Have A Great Summer... And, since its Friday anyways, TGIF Thank God Its Friday!!!

[Miss Mary]

Actually HAGS is one my kids use or used. LOL! We used one for friends forever or something....forget how it went! My HS years were the mid 70s.

Mary

[brunota2003]

Actually HAGS is one my kids use or used. LOL! We used one for friends forever or something....forget how it went! My HS years were the mid 70s.

Mary

I'm in 10th grade right now, FF is Friends Forever, and BFF is Best Friends Forever, BF is either Boyfriend or Best Friend, Best Friend for me since I'm a guy...lol and GF for, what I'd use it for, Girl Friend!!!