Acronyms of the Internet(What do they mean?)

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Well, simply put, if your team-mates are not on TS, or need to make a general annoucement and you plan on playing anything online, then its simply a much needed thing to do.  Saves time, and effort, PvE included.

LFG, LFP, WTB, WTS, brb, afk, gtg, omw (Guildwars Only) IWAY, SS, IDS, UW, FoW, 55 Monk, FGJ, SI, (DAoC & Others) LT, DoT, WC, UI, DD, (yes I'm a Warlock lol), proc, HP, MP, SP, FG, inc, BG, CG,and so forth.

Also....if you find yourself in serious need of cursing or to simply save time.

stfu, fu, wtf, wth, lol, rofl, lmao, ect.

At the end of the day....who is smarter?

The guy typing "LF IWAY group." or the guy typing "I am looking for a group, which contains members of the Warrior Class, who use the skill "I Will Avenge You.""

Purposely making a simple task harder on yourself, just seems silly does it not?

lol = I am currently laughing aloud, but you are not on TeamSpeak or Vent to hear it, so I am informing you of this fact.
 
Given that the source of some of these is a matter of what  look like typos, I ashamedly admit to being guilty of something similar once. bkye, instead of bye - ended up becoming my sign off. I wasn't the only one either. Luckily, it doesn't seem to exist anymore.
 
I have come to agree that it often makes sense to use acronyms when one needs to very quickly express information to soembody else who is easily able to decipher those acronyms.  However, on a forum it makes the user look stupid.  So, if you're playing an MMORPG and you are trying to use strategy, good for you.  If you are just idly chatting with somebody then, NOT good for you.  :neutral:  Not good for you at all.

-Grocat the Anti-Sober Steak Tangler
 
I use the most common acronyms, or abbreviations, or whatever IMHO, IIRC and IYKWIM, AITYD (if you know what I mean, and I think you do) are. However, this "article" has also made me understand just why the internet phenomenon of changing language is bad. Very , very bad.

For example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would be dropped to be replased either by "k" or "s", and likewise "x" would no longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which "c" would be retained would be the "ch" formation, which will be dealt with later. Year 2 might reform "w" spelling, so that "which" and "one" would take the same konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish "y" replasing it with "i" and Iear 4 might fiks the "g/j" anomali wonse and for all.
Jenerally, then, the improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with useless double konsonants, and Iears 6-12 or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist and unvoist konsonants. Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez "c", "y" and "x" -- bai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez -- tu riplais "ch", "sh", and "th" rispektivli.
Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.
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by  Mark Twain OR by M. J. Shields, the site has more information and further links
http://www.i18nguy.com/twain.html
 
I disagree partially.  It's no longer necessary for a change in language.  New languages would form via cultural diffusion.  People who had no way of understanding other's communication would still be forced to live with said "other" by natural phenomena or by warring populations.  Ultimately it led to children being raised in a community with two languages, those children would be able to communicate to each other using both, and I'm sure you can piece together yourself from there how a new language is formed out of necessity.

Today, though, almost every country in the world teaches their youth English.  If everybody can communicate to each other, because of advancements in technology and access of information, then there is no need for a change.  I'd imagine that by the year 2050, almost everyone alive will be able to speak fluent English.  New words can certainly be added, words that are derived from other cultures and have no English equivalent, but they wouldn't effectively change the language fundementally, they'd just increase the vocabulary which is happening every day.

The main point here is this.  While "change" can be good for a language, change shouldn't be pushed through by a small minority.  That is essentially what is happening with the internet languages.

Also, here's an interesting fact.  Young people who use Instant Messenger and are E-mail addicts lower their IQ by 10 to 20 points.  The reason, you ask?  Because they become trained to mispell words for efficiency's sake.

Rant, rant, rant...explain, explain, explain...crush!

-Grocat the Hulk Imploded Neighbor
 
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you see the problems. it would be cool for everyone to speak the same language, however people dont, and leet can provide a "translation" buffer that both sides, in some online games, can understand

however, i limit mine to "lol", rofl, noob, newbie, stfu, imo, etc. Not the utter crap in the quote lol
 
lol = I am currently laughing aloud, but you are not on TeamSpeak or Vent to hear it, so I am informing you of this fact.
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To be honest, most people I see use "lol" in situations that don't seem to warrant laughter. Personally I use 'lol' in kind of "that's interesting" fashion. For laughing I use lmao/rofl/*laughs*.

Is anyone else the same or am I just crazy?
 
In CS source i had a guy in my clan who would actualy say lol and rofl or roflcopter ON teamspeak!!!
 
An4Sh said:
In CS source i had a guy in my clan who would actualy say lol and rofl or roflcopter ON teamspeak!!!
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in that case i hope the people around him give him a good wack round the head. theres simply no reason at all to use that
i use TS a lot....never seen that before. if i was you, i would have shot him in the back.
 
Grocat said:
Also, here's an interesting fact.  Young people who use Instant Messenger and are E-mail addicts lower their IQ by 10 to 20 points.  The reason, you ask?  Because they become trained to mispell words for efficiency's sake.
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For a "fact" that has disturbingly little basis behind it. Most people can't spell even if they don't use the Internet. My grandfather, who is a technophobe, can't spell worth a damn. I've been an Internet user for at least 13 years, and I have always been a better speller than most people I know. The Internet can't make you dumber, that's a ridiculous concept.
 
Spelling is not a measure of IQ, it is a measure of memory and recollection.  If there is a reason that those IM addicts scored it is probably that they spent too much time yacking via the interweb to read a damn book.
 
Spelling is not a measure of IQ, it is a measure of memory and recollection.  If there is a reason that those IM addicts scored it is probably that they spent too much time yacking via the interweb to read a damn book.
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I should note that

1) I use MSN, skype, etc a lot, running a large community, keeping in touch with friends, and talking with work.

2) i am the worst speller i know

3) i am the best reader i know. i read about 4 400 page fiction (why to some people read tons of non- fiction books....zzzz) a week. And i also have a good memory.

However, i cannot spell to save my life. I get a 13 year old kid to check my wording and spelling in reviews and large forum posts. Yet i read tons. Always have my whole life, and my memory is fine, not amazing, but ok.

 
You have to have learned something to recall it.  If you did not learn it and internalize spelling when it was taught than you cannot recall it now.  Of course everyone's mind works in different ways.

On the topic.  I still hate that leet is called a language, as it is simply corrupted English.
 
All languages are corrupted something else.

Titan: non-fiction can be a lot of fun. I seldom got bored with old history texts (a lot more interesting than Hemingway). But, each has their own taste: I usually don't go for biographies.
 
calandale said:
All languages are corrupted something else.
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True, it just seems too complicated.  Can you read Titanx3's version of Grocat's rant?  I can't even imagine playing a fast paced game and then having to decode a bunch of jiberish in a tight spot.  It just doesn't seem practical at all.
 
calandale said:
I only know English and some Latin.
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Than we seem to be in the same situation.  If in battle, a Roman general began to shout to his soldiers in French, a language derived from Latin, his soldiers would have no idea what to do.
 
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