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
Ben
I never thought my innocent little miaow could be taken like that. I best call him again and stop him from doing all those things…. there has to be a word to counter it…. right?! *shakes*
Ben
I said I'm good. xD
And.. wow? you think its.. epic? thats on the exaggerated side, but omg thanks!
Chynna
Well it damn well worked!
I hate chatspeak now 🙂
I'm feeling very happy now – no more shitty life. Also, Lily Allen rocks my socks 🙂
x
Jill
Bah it works for me. Poo I thought I was so clever in putting it up.
Aim as in AIM? I gots it, I just don't ever use it lol.
Kissliin
omg that's totally true! reading those kind of "abbreviations" gives me a headache. im such a noob with those things! well, i only use: lol, brb and stuff. but i always right the whole word for others.
sometimes, i need my bro's help to read messages like those! grr.
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Amy
The end did fail a bit. They didn't make enough of the Dumbledore scene.
I didn't understand half of that letter, haha. I don't understand some of the abbreviations. This guy I know makes up his own and the conversation gets really confusing. People should write in full sentences more often.
xx
Ben
FINE. HAVE THE PIZZA 🙁 The woman left all but one slice anyways.
I hate it when people type like that. Am I sad for knowing like pretty much all of that?
Laura
Hey Justin how are you :D? I never did get why it was such a long word! Not that I could ever spell it aha, my spelling is really bad =/. There's a random side note for you – Laura cannot spell to save herself. Haha, I'm not a huge fan of chat speak. Actually, the other day this idiot guy was hassling me on MSN trying to act all hard but he kept using all of this chat speak. It really made me just want to laugh at how idiotic he sounded. Nice letter though :P. If I ever need a break up letter can I employ you to write me one? I would pay you well honestly :).
Ben
I'm good. and you?
Lee
XD I like yours better!
What font is that?
Jill
Well yeah, as a hobby. But like I take pictures of my friend's band and stuff. I saw your videos and I'm impressed lol
Meaghan!
LOL. I didn't get an invite! D;
Meaghan!
Haha well no one invited me back in! You invite me back in (:
Meaghan!
Hahaha.
Making new content for the site since I haven't made any in a while. I'm SOOO tired D;
Haha it's probably because I can't think of anything to talk about or I'm tired 😛
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