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
Amara Selvin
Never before in my life,I have ever seen so much chatspeak. My mom would freak at this XD
Georgina
i read this and gave up on the paragraph when it started saying "i wish you knew the 411" o_o im useless at abbreviations. i can barely spell normally. why do i need to abbreviate it lol? i tried to read it but never mind lol i read the words i understood ;o good blog :]
0mg y0u sh0uld try numb3r5. th3y 4r3 s0 h4rd s0m3t1m3s t0 und3rst4nd. o_o
Rachel
Way too many abbreviations Justin. How long did that take? Probably longer than just going ahead and writing the words out. Haha
Greg
Hey Justin!
I have got a new layout up.
Please check it out and tell me what you think.
I was experimenting with Image Rollovers, anyway the site is looking fabulous!
Haha
The blog hurt my head too!
Cya soon, Greg (:
Ben
Yeah I hate abbreviations and I never use them if I'm talking to someone who is worth my time! But people who I really don't want to chat to on msn I use abbreviations for them. But I don't use all the stupid ones that don't even sound right or things like 4 or dat, I can't be bothered with ones like that.
Lillie
LOLOLOL. I got a bit excited from reading that. I almost typed everything in caps O_O" BUT ANYWAY.
I<3U. Id tek me hours 2 rite all dat ^.
btw. "I honestly <3'd u." = I honestly ballsacked u.
kekkee ^___^
& If I caught every excited idiot who fell off the drop off, I'd have a back problem. AND WHAT IF THE PERSON WHO DROPPED OFF WAS A BIT OVERWEIGHT.
You know what they say:
Fatty and Skinny slept on a bed.
Fatty rolled over, now skinny is dead.
*cough* Okay, maybe only I say that. BUT, I make a good point D:
Greg
I didn't understand one word of that!
Haha
I'll have 2 TRYY ND SP3LL LiiKe totalliee normal fae now on! Ken?!
Ok that wasnt funny?! 😮
Bye
Merete
Hi 🙂 Sorry for the late comment back. I have been on a long boattrip.
Yeah, I'll try that out xp sup?
April
I write some abbreviations, common ones, but not that way! Gosh, it will take me time to figure out what she/he is telling me.
Lee
:O You saw it!! How embarrassing!
LOL, a smartass… I can't tell if that's a compliment or an insult. I've experienced both ways. D:
Allie
..You miss me? We've been talking on AIM pretty much everyday now, Justin. LOL. *facepalm*
Rachel
Mm, yeah, guess I can’t blame you. 😛
Gillian
Lmao yeah I guess I can't blame you. 🙂
Tammie
seriously. I dont have it!!!
And I love non-abbreviated blogs. So nice to read proper english for a change.
Meaghander At My Butt
Normal? Haha you don't want your own category? 😀
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