Short on Patience, Long on Words
What is with our passion for abbreviations? And while we’re at it, why is “abbreviations” such a long word?
I firmly believe in spelling out words entirely. Chatspeak is a last resort for me, reserved for those who don’t deserve the effort. For example, if I were typing a breakup email (yes, I’m an awful person), it might read something like this…
Sup Ex,
Yes, u hurd me… U r my ex now. We r thru. It’s ur fault. U shouldn’t have wlkD away aftr our fyt. Y did u leaV? Y did u do dis 2 me? If u reply 2 dis letta, I dnt care f u say u will BRB or BBL. The fact is dat u rly said TTFN. Omg. I m seriS. I m nt LOL… nor m I ROFL or LMAO… I m nt evn ROFLMFAO. IMO, I honestly <3’d u. U wr my qt. U made me say ILY. U hurt me. WTG, jerk. FML.
I wish I knu the 411. Nt every1 n the wrld has ESP. It all hapnd so fast… 1 day I was @ the comp, but thN, I went AFK to vzit u. And as I went n 2 ur home, wut did I c? I saw u and ur other luvr. I wuz ^set. I ran 2 anoth AVE, BLVD, RD, ETC… I jst had 2 get 4, 4 away. The runN made me lose a lot of lbs (IE. APPROX 2).
@ home, my ETA wuz 4:00 PM. I prolly ran @ a pace of 1k MPH. Not dat u care tho. U always had a lo IQ. N e wA, here’s the surpriz: I filmd u cheatin on me. LOL! Take dat! Wld u like a copy on VHS or DVD? Uhh… well… no 1 rly uses a VCR n e mor, but I’ll gladly make a VHS 4 ur parNts. Yes, dey gt a copy. ROFL. FYI, now u r the 1 dat is SOL. Dey will gt 2 watch evry sec of it. The day I send it is TBA. Liv n’ fear!
O, no need 4 thx… I’ll gladly say yw n advance.
RSVP 4 ur doom ASAP! (BYOB)
RIP,
Ur Ex Luvr
PS: FU
Okay, I lied. That took way more effort than writing the actual words.
I think I’ll ditch the shortcuts and cutesy initials. In terms of communication and a clearer exchange of ideas, it’s just better PR.
135 Comments
Eka
Oh my goodness, my friend and I have an inside joke with chatspeak breakup letters! XD
Anyway, I hate abbreviating things. I'm always the last person done taking notes in school because I write slow and REFUSE to abbreviate. It just looks nasty.
Meaghander At My Butt
Haha well it was funny! In the moment 😛
Haha what category do you want to be under? "Justin a Vagina"?
Cecilie
Haha, yes I have that much free time:P At least now when I'm on vacation. When I start school, not so much:S
Great post though:P It annoys the shit out of me when people write all their blog posts like that.
Shur
I can't believe you get THAT much spam lmao
Nnie
HAHA I don't really like people who use chatspeaks too much. I do use chatspeaks (like lol, lmao etc.) but I don't type lYk d1ZZZZ. It's awful.
Chrys
Yeah… Hahaha. I just watched the Vlog again… I do say "I have nothing to say" quite a lot… don't I? Hahhaa. I hadn't noticed, whoopsie.
Now that you say it, I kind of remember TTFN. But I'm liking "What the God?!" more than "Way to Go"… So I think that should be universally changed in honour of me 😉 … hey, a girl can dream.
I don't think I'll ever remember AFK and BYOB though. "Bye you old Bastard" makes much more sense that "Bring your own beer/booze" Hahaha. I should be in charge of abreviations… The whole world would be in ruins.
Oh, don't laugh… Forgetting passwords… is… common. I mean you seriously need a password for EVERYTHING nowadays. Not suprising I forget a few =/
Allie
LMAO. I see. Aw, you have poison ivy? 🙁
Allie
..I have poison ivy?! Since when? O_o *gasp*
Anna
I am not sure how to comment on this blog XD
Same here! Well now I am off hiatus! 😀
Masoud
Future plans, huh?
Actually not.. I am so bored these days, so I'll probably go downtown and buy some new clothes!! 😀
what about you?
Sky
Haha, I think I could get over my fear of heights if I could fly. Then I wouldn't have to go on planes 😀
How's your summer going? 😛
-Sky
Chrissi
Uhm it's very interesting that I'm able to understand a few sentences though I'm german, haha. But I absolutely agree with what you said: it's very stressful to read and it simply anoyes me. Yep.
in germany those little kiddies write in the same way. abbreviations, omissions of letters, et cetera. god, it's very, VERY annoying ;D
Ben
But what if the bark sets off another weird thing with the man… that man scares me now. I blame you!
Axi
Damn. How did you type that? How long did it take you to type that? Every time I try to post something in chatspeak like this, I get frustrated with all the numbers and symbols that get thrown into the bunch. Oh, and the replaced letters too. Not even including the caps. I once posted a rather long paragraph as a joke on a forum or something like that, and it took me half an hour to type it… ughhh. Epic fail.
I usually only abbreviate places when I'm talking to someone. Or typing "lol" and "wtf". Everything else is complete.
Ben
Actually, I posted it on the same day. xD
[Lol]Orangeade. I'm random.[/Lol]
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