Bad typos, or just plain acronyms.

[DarkBlood]

WTF! liek an't I jst the cutst darned thng youv eva seen?

Anyway, why do people insist on using shorthand words like IMO (In my Opinion) or lol (Laugh out Loud)? Because they're lazy? Or is it because they think it is a standard?

The shorthand abbreviations/acronyms, whatever you want to call it is NOT a standard, people CHOOSE to use it. And whenever you do, you're basically makin' an arse outta yourself because all of those things are basically not spelled correctly or not words in the english dictionary. If you want to use them, use them correctly and in ALL CAPS so that Microsoft Word doesn't throw a fit at you.

But yeah, I think it ain't a standard, so what do you think or want to elaborate on the issue at hand?

[Tree]

I've got a question for you:

Why do you post so many useless things? You answer me that, and I'll answer you this.

[DarkBlood]

Because: postcount here is worth a damned; I haven't always posted useless things and I am getting rusty; I like randomness; I used to spam a whole lot when I was not on here; ....

[Tree]

Where's Johnson when you need him?

Well, here's my answer, as promised.


why do people insist on using shorthand words like IMO (In my Opinion) or lol (Laugh out Loud)? Because they're lazy? Or is it because they think it is a standard?

This is largely used by those who do not have quick enough fingers, or feel that writing out the whole word makes them sound 'old' and not 'in sync'. This may also be used when one has a drink in one hand and pizza in the other and can only make a few keystrokes.

Think that it's the standard, I would hope not. I would hope that those using the internet don't feel that they have to dumb themselves down to 'fit in' with the rest of the internet.


The shorthand abbreviations/acronyms, whatever you want to call it is NOT a standard, people CHOOSE to use it. And whenever you do, you're basically makin' an arse outta yourself because all of those things are basically not spelled correctly or not words in the english dictionary. If you want to use them, use them correctly and in ALL CAPS so that Microsoft Word doesn't throw a fit at you.

Um, Word will still throw a fit at you unless you have the "Ignore words in ALL CAPS" option ticked in the spell checker settings.


But yeah, I think it ain't a standard, so what do you think or want to elaborate on the issue at hand?

Hey, I'm only replying because I made a promise.


Because: postcount here is worth a damned

But spam is not. It's this logic that I hate...

[DarkBlood]

Well whatever the case, I got an answer outta yeh. But that's still beside the point... I type all the time with normal words spelled out, but then again That's just me. Unfortunately, I have other things I hate about these silly things, like making jests with the


I HATE YOU!!!!!1111111ooneoneone!!1!!!11one~~~!

It annoys the hell outta me whenever I see that sort of thing... but I guess it cannot be helpedm ost of the time. *sigh*

[Daniel]

Because we can.

[Blank Verse]

Post count is worth a damn? did you say that and mean it?

[hottweelz]

Post count is worth a damn? did you say that and mean it?
says the man with 9100+ posts :p

[tandoc]

I think it ain't a standard

roflol. dn't b b!chen 'bout no linguistix if j00 nawt gunna use pr0pa yoslef!

[sep]

I do agree with everyone here.

[soulm8sflyff]

I do agree with everyone here.

Me too. :-)

Geez was that a spam? :eek2:

[Johnson]

Where's Johnson when you need him?

I'm right here son. You see, people like to type like this:


yo sup man u c da koolest sheete eva?1 wrd

because it makes it seem like they're the "Dog" and "With it" by talking like Eminem would do in real life. You see, people are much cooler with bad grammar and using fake words, because, some day, they will too become a millionaire rap star.

[Blank Verse]

says the man with 9100+ posts :p


Most of which are of the utmost quality, thank you very much :p

[Galaxy-Hosts.com]

lmao, I dont see any rules saying I can use shorthand. lol
Also text messaging on cell phones helped shorthand become popular. In fact to send the message LOL you had to punch in 555 666 555 so shorthand saved alot of time and was alot safer if you were driving.

[Blank Verse]

It's not against the rules to use shorthand, you just look like a complete and utter tool when you do.

...is all I'm saying.

[Daniel]

It's not against the rules to use shorthand, you just look like a complete and utter tool when you do.

...is all I'm saying.

Most people look like complete and utter tools, anyways.

[Johnson]

ya butt tepying leik dis sher hepls

[UntoucheDolls]

I'm right here son. You see, people like to type like this:



because it makes it seem like they're the "Dog" and "With it" by talking like Eminem would do in real life. You see, people are much cooler with bad grammar and using fake words, because, some day, they will too become a millionaire rap star.

I Agree Johnson, most people talk like: omgz i gotz da bst syt everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! joyn it da syt url iz omgzigotdeperfectsytforgayz.french.omgzthisisatakeovER!

[DarkBlood]

I Agree Johnson, most people talk like: omgz i gotz da bst syt everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! joyn it da syt url iz omgzigotdeperfectsytforgayz.french.omgzthisisatakeovER!

That's just annoying most of the time. Maybe I should really consider enabling the option on IPB where it automatically capitalizes or gets rid of extra ?s or !s

[Ben]

I'm right here son. You see, people like to type like this:



because it makes it seem like they're the "Dog" and "With it" by talking like Eminem would do in real life. You see, people are much cooler with bad grammar and using fake words, because, some day, they will too become a millionaire rap star.
Shaute, you so trill

[themoose]

People talk shorthand because its quicker yet understandable. 'lol' however has become a word in itself I believe.

[Tree]

More of an acronym. If it was a true word, it would be pronounced "lawl" or "lul"

[aggiedude]

psh...i do it out of pure habit now. 5 years chatting with people under the age of 18 will do it to you.

[stabme]

I'm just used to it for using chat proggies (irc/aim/mmorpg chats) for eight years now. It's much more faster, and... well.. to type 'Hahaha!' or 'That's so funny!' or 'I'm laughing so hard here!' repetitively is so much more annoying than a simple 'lol.'


More of an acronym. If it was a true word, it would be pronounced "lawl" or "lul"I saw 'lawl' outloud numerously. >_>

[Bruce]

I say 'lawl' outloud QFT

Well, I think it... don't really say it.

[Ben]

QFT

Well, I think it... don't really say it.
Same here. It's a curse.

[Matt8]

I use a lot of shorthand when I am in AIM or such, but I can't keep up with all the new ones. I just learned what FTW meant yesterday because I finally asked in a IRC chat.

[Bruce]

http://urbandictionary.com FTMFW.

:p

[tandoc]

I hate it when people say 'sif' irl. So I tell them 'sif say sif EYE-ARR-ELL' and then I just cry in the corner while listening to Linkin Park.

[DarkBlood]

Next time I meet a person who talks like the indicated post in my first post, I'm just going to either

A.] Up and leave.
B.] Harken back to the days I spent my years doing it and then barrage the person with words or phrases s/he does not understand.

B would be for a person who does it repediately... .... Excuse me for a moment.

*whacks a n00b talking person whilist explaining something in a weird language*

That was well worth it.

[Ben]

Next time I meet a person who talks like the indicated post in my first post, I'm just going to either

A.] Up and leave.
B.] Harken back to the days I spent my years doing it and then barrage the person with words or phrases s/he does not understand.

B would be for a person who does it repediately... .... Excuse me for a moment.

*whacks a n00b talking person whilist explaining something in a weird language*

That was well worth it.
Whack-A-Noob.

That could be a new arcade game. Like Whack-A-Mole.

[stabme]

for some reason.. some people don't know what some acronyms mean. either they're really old acronyms, or relatively noobies that know nothing, or... i dont know! i just can't explain it.

i don't know how many times i've said 'afk' on aim and they've responded 'what?' or 'what's afk?'

-cringe-

they only know lol, wtf, lmao, rofl, asl, qt (anymore?), . . . . i forgot any other aol acronyms popular in 2000-2002 :'(

[tandoc]

what the f*ck does wtf mean?

[DarkBlood]

what the f*ck does wtf mean?

It either means where the f*ck or what the f*ck. But then again, there was always room for someone else to explain it as a dummy type 1XR J2 3NEWB person. :p

[Johnson]

Jesus----.

[WhereToLook]

Yes Father?

[tandoc]

It either means where the f*ck or what the f*ck. But then again, there was always room for someone else to explain it as a dummy type 1XR J2 3NEWB person. :p

it was a joke, fyi.

fyi, fyi stands for for your information.

[Johnson]

And CIFYG stands for Can I Fluff Your Garfield