Which stands for "Welcome To Facebook".in today's world most of the people use online social networking sites, such as facebook and twitter, and most of the people using those sites use chat slangs such as LOL (Laugh Out Loud) instead of proper english language. i also do it because it speeds up everything. its easier to type, its faster to get a point across and its also kinda funny. take the following example of a proper line of chat:
Today I went to the dentist's office to pull out my wisdom tooth. He managed to numb the entire right side of my face but failed to completely numb my tooth, but it wasn't a disaster until he pulled the wrong tooth and i thought to myself 'what the fuck is this guy doing?' and 'where did he buy his dentists license from?'. Well, he finally pulled the right one out and it hurt like crap.
Now here is how I would deliver that information in a chat:
went 2 dentist, ouch!!
if I want to be really specific i would say:
went 2 dentist, pulled wrong tooth (i was like WTF asshole?? lol)
its much shorter and a lot easier even though it doesn't completely deliver all the information. here are some of the common slang's used:
ROFL - roll on floor laughing
FML - fuck my life
JK - just kidding
LMAO - laughing my ass off
ROFLMAO - ..
BTW - by the way
OMG - oh my gosh (or god)
BRB - be right back
c u l8r - see you later
btw sorry 4 using the F word and the A word, c u in class!
I am guilty of using chat/text slang. However, I can’t stand people that use it in conversation. Nothing bothers me more than hearing “Jay Kay” or “El Oh El”. When talking it’s supposed to be more personable, not in cryptic code so barely anyone understands what you’re saying. At the beginning of the semester it took me a few times to figure out what “BFD” meant. I’ve noticed that the more we use technology to communicate the worse our personal interactions become. I personally would rather communicate with people I don’t know via email or text rather than trying to dust off the communication skills that have slowly been disappearing over time. Hopefully personal conversations don’t become outdated like thank you cards seem to have become.
ReplyDeleteIt is a lot easier to type the short "slang" words when trying to describe something. But, of course if someone uses them for the actual english language it sounds weird to me. It honestly gets on my nerves. My friends say the phrase "smh" a lot. When they do, I'm just thinking "Why don't you just say that fully or not say it at all and just shack your head?" It's honestly really annoying.
ReplyDeleteForget the slang, what about that crappy dentist? I would lose my mind if my dentist pulled the wrong tooth. I'm still not sure why C- students are allowed to be dentist. As for the slang, I do think it is efficient when texting or talking online. It's effective as long as the person that you are communicating with understands the slang. When the other person doesn't have a clue and you're forced to explain each acronym, it defeats the purpose of using the short slang. I also hate it when people use the short slang in regular conversation. I can only be but so lazy. -AAOTW
ReplyDeleteKorean is much easier for me because I lived in Korea for over 20 years. And this phenomenon, that people especially young people who are familiar to the Internet tend to simplify and reduce words, appears frequently in the same way in Korea.
ReplyDeleteI personally have large interest in Linguistics, so love to read articles about it. And, many articles are saying that all the languages in any cultures, regions, or ages have been changing according to every aspect of their characteristic. However, it is still confusing whether this phenomenon is on the step with this generation or it is only an instant trend that would fade away soon. I’m concerning of it because the words are most likely to be only simplified.