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Internet Jargon Just like all countries, the internet has an official language. Internetisms, cyberspeak, net jargon. No matter what you call it, nothing will make them any less annoying. It's possible that "net jargon" started because someone was too lazy to learn to touch type. Obviously, being able to type is very handy if you are one to frequent chat-rooms and message boards. But if you are a "hunt & peck" typist, then trying to converse at a reasonable speed is almost impossible. Thus, internetisms where born. Unfortunately, many of these abbreviations have made their way to cellphone text messaging. Shall we kill IRC now? If you are a first time user, it can be most frustrating trying to understand this foreign language, so here I am, here to help. Most commonly found are singular letters or numbers used to represent entire or part words. For example, "c" means see, "u" means you and "4" means for. You may also find "8" in words such as later (l8ta) and abbreviate (abbrevi8). The letters "er" in words such as bigger are often replaced with the letter "a". This brings an american gangster (gangsta) feeling into it all. Using these abbreviations is most helpful when you have no knowledge of the keyboard and you care not for good grammar.
You may also find the following acronyms: The only suggestion I have for you is do not use them. If you wouldn't say it out loud or write it in a letter to your boss, then make them out of bounds. I mean, you wouldn't put a sign on your nicely mowed and trimmed grass that said, "KOTG" would you? I wouldn't. I'd much rather yell and shake my cane. |