I don't know about you guys, but I'm having a hard time accepting abbreviations/acronyms. Fair enough when sending a text or posting but now my TD No. 2 has started saying them out loud! Instead of laughing she actually says 'LOL'! Telling us a funny story someone had told her the other day, she said, 'OMG, I LOLled, so much'! But most bizaare of all is that now she has abbreviations for abbreviations - 'B T Dubs' is the abbreviation for 'BTW', which is the abbreviation for 'by the way'. Is this normal? I don't think she realises it's actually quicker to just laugh or say 'by the way'!!
As if it's not confusing enough, I'm also having a really hard time working out what smiley face means what. Okay, so this :) means I'm happy and this :( means I'm unhappy - so does that mean I can use this :/ for being angry? Is there a sign for being angry? Sometimes if I'm really happy, I have been known to use :)). Are there rules to these little symbols or can I just make them up? I suppose it's just the way of the new technological world and maybe there needs to be an abbreviation user guide - 'Abbreviations and Symbols for Dummies' for dummies like me who are a little out of the loop.
Anyway, TTYL or as Winnie-the-Pooh says, TTFN!!!
Try this one: http://scilnet.fortlewis.edu/edtech/webmail/emoticons.html and
ReplyDeletethis one: http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php has some rated R ones there. I was kind of shocked to see some of these.
Thanks Betsyanne. I had no idea there were so many emoticons and I've printed them! 8-)
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