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Internet Speak: Acronyms

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  1. SwoLy-D

    SwoLy-D Member

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    FAIL on myself. I meant "You Fail At Using Internet Acronyms." :( Gracias, señor loco.
     
    #21 SwoLy-D, Jan 22, 2009
  2. JuanValdez

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    Lisa: "Come to Homer's BBBQ, the extra 'B' is for BYOBB"
    Bart: What's that extra B for?
    Homer Simpson: That's a typo.
     
    #22 JuanValdez, Jan 22, 2009
  3. Royals Ego

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    STFU KTHX
     
    #23 Royals Ego, Jan 22, 2009
  4. hjg877

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    I don't blame you for this. I've had more than one person make it a point in asking why I'm the only person in the world who regularly uses semi-colons in text message conversations.

    The best I can tell them is it's chic, unique, and the best of the available colons.
     
    #24 hjg877, Jan 22, 2009
  5. Franchise3

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    The only one I use on message boards is "Pics or GTFO!". :)

    If I'm texting/emailing a chick, I find myself sometimes using "Lol". In general, I'll also occasionally use shorthand for certain words when texting, e.g., "u" for "you".

    Personally, I've never found it to take up a significantly more amount of time when typing on a message board to use proper grammar, spelling, and capitalization. Call me old school in that I believe the way in which you communicate your message also speaks about yourself.
     
    #25 Franchise3, Jan 22, 2009
  6. thelasik

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    FTW and FTL
     
    #26 thelasik, Jan 22, 2009
  7. King1

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    FO/KY
     
    #27 King1, Jan 22, 2009
  8. London'sBurning

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    AFK G2P
     
    #28 London'sBurning, Jan 22, 2009
  9. duwende

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    roflcopter
    Adding an 's' or 'z' where it's not needed like:
    internets
    lulz
     
    #29 duwende, Jan 22, 2009
  10. Kyakko

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    have you tried t9?
     
    #30 Kyakko, Jan 22, 2009
  11. fadeaway

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    They drive me crazy! I hate them! Aside from LOL or the occasional ROFL you won't ever catch me using them.

    What I really hate is when a new one comes along like QFT or OP, I have to waste time looking the damn things up. They make me insane!
     
    #31 fadeaway, Jan 22, 2009
  12. Blurr#7

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    On Clutchfans It's IBTL.
     
    #32 Blurr#7, Jan 22, 2009
  13. LonghornFan

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    It's teh internetz. You have to grow with it. SYHTFOTW.
     
    #33 LonghornFan, Jan 22, 2009
  14. professorjay

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    A2M.

    Somehow this comes up in every text conversation I have.
     
    #34 professorjay, Jan 22, 2009
  15. david_rocket

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    the most I use are:

    LOL
    WTF
     
    #35 david_rocket, Jan 22, 2009
  16. JBIIRockets

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    Saw this one the other day....pretty vicious

    EABOD
     
    #36 JBIIRockets, Jan 22, 2009
  17. IROC it

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    IBTD




















    (in before this dies)
     
    #37 IROC it, Jan 22, 2009
  18. Fatty FatBastard

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    Thankful that I don't recognize what the the hell the last four posts talked about.
     
    #38 Fatty FatBastard, Jan 22, 2009
  19. Galaksy

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    CP :rolleyes:
     
    #39 Galaksy, Jan 23, 2009
  20. Mr. Brightside

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    lol..
     
    #40 Mr. Brightside, Jan 23, 2009
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