Hi, Janet,
Can I share more acronyms with you, (some of which were printed in our
local paper last fall):
AKA also known as
ASAP as soon as possible
F2F face to face
GMTA great minds think alike
HHOK ha ha only kidding
IDK I don't know
IMnsHO In my not so humble opinion
ITA I totally agree
J/K Just kidding
MOTOS members of the opposite sex
MYOB mind your own business
BTW by the way
OTOH on the other hand
SUL see you later
TGIF thank God it's friday
TTYL talk to you later
WTG way to go
K? OK?
R&D runnin' & duckin'
Then there are EMOTICONs:
:-) smiley face, generic
]:-) feeling like royalty
8-( ) smiley face with glasses & mustache
>:-( angry face
*<( :-{ ) Santa Claus
I hope nobody thinks this is too trivial to waste BBS space on. It's the
cyberspace language of our grandkids (who will replace us.)
IOOH (I'm out of here) Jim (age/gauge: 69/64/59)
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Date: Friday, March 26, 1999 8:08 AM
Subject: Re-post: Newbies: acronyms / purpose of our list / cyber-dad
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> hi all
>
> ...those of us who have been privileged
> to have access to the internet for some time
> are frequently guilty of using 'insider' language and short-forms
> without regard for the newer internet adventurers
>
> i consciously try to avoid using such insider 'lingo'
> in consideration of the above-mentioned 'newbies' and
> in consideration of the international aspect of this list-family
>
> i am privileged in that
> english [my native language - albeit the canadian version]
> is becoming or already has become
> the internet's primary language
>
> i only have admiration for those who have learned english
> as a second [or third, or fourth...] language
>
> so...
>
> SPAM
> = that canned manufactured pseudo ham
> = 'junk' e-mail spewed to all and sundry
>
> LOL
> = laughing out loud
>
> ROTFLOL
> = rolling on the floor, laughing out loud
>
> PD
> = parkinson's disease
>
> PWD or PWP
> = person with parkinson's disease
>
> PARKIE
> = another version of person with parkinson's disease
>
> in re the above two terms:
> you pays your money and you takes your choice!
>
> ...
> words / ideas that are written can be easily misunderstood
> [especially, it seems, when the tone is casual and teasing]
> since there is no body language / facial expression
> to assist the receiver in interpretation
> so short-forms and 'emoticons' like:
> <g> = grin or giggle
> :-) = smile
> have developed for clarity's sake
>
> the internet and e-mail are a brand new communications phenomenon
> so in the larger sense, we are all 'newbies' to this medium...
>
> IMHO = in my humble opinion,
> FWIW = for whatever it's worth,
> sometimes very short messages can 'backfire'
> in the sense that the sender may intend a kindness in being brief
> but the receiver may interpret the brevity
> as curtness or criticism
>
> some of our cyber-family want short messages
> some want long messages
> some want jokes
> some want purely pd-related info
>
> we are each of us totally unique one-of-a-kind individuals
> [how's that for excess redundancy?]
> we have to do
> what we have to do
> to be true to ourselves
> and not be overly concerned with others' opinions of us
>
> i believe that the purpose of this list is sharing
> [of which our 'list-mom' barb patterson perpetrated the ultimate
> by starting this list in november 1993]
> if we feel the need to share
> news about pd or non-pd
> grief or celebration
> anger or humour
> joy or pain
> so be it
>
> ...i hope all of us continue writing to all of us
> we are in this 'boat' together and for the 'long haul'
>
> each one of us
> regardless of our skill or comfort level with the internet
> has something to contribute which might benefit others
>
> ...i think that 99% of angry reactions
> are caused by mis-understandings or mis-interpretations
> and the best [maybe only] way to clear out the mess
> is to talk it all out
>
> back to our favourite cyber-dad don mckinley
> and his expression I.Y.Q.:
> which as pronounced in english sounds like:
> 'eye why kew'
> which if said quickly can sound like:
> 'i wike you'
> which can sometimes be interpreted as 'baby-talk' for:
> 'i like you'
>
> i have always found the expression delightful
> as well as more than a tad goofy
> which is another reason why
> i.y.q. 2!
> [mr. don and mr. pd both!]
>
> your cyber-sibling in silliness
> [yr cybyr-cyblyng yn syllynyss]
>
> janet
>
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