hamster Posted 29 May, 2011 Posted 29 May, 2011 I'm helping someone learn to text and need some useful a ronyms to program into their light-writer. Useful genuine timesavers preferred pls? Genuine post btw.
Deppo Posted 29 May, 2011 Posted 29 May, 2011 These are the ones that I know of: BTW = by the way PLS = please a ronyms = acronyms
Whitey Grandad Posted 29 May, 2011 Posted 29 May, 2011 Strictly speaking an acronym should make a new word, such as radar or laser. Otherwise it's just an abbreviation or an initialism. Beware of autocorrect: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?30464-Text-message-auto-correct
Whitey Grandad Posted 29 May, 2011 Posted 29 May, 2011 Are these any use? http://www.trygve.com/personalsglossary.html HTH
Deppo Posted 29 May, 2011 Posted 29 May, 2011 Why does this person need to learn acronyms to text? If you'll forgive me, hamster, I think it sounds like a bloody stupid idea. The person shoudl just be allowed to text in a language that is comfortable to them, rather than imposing a new idiolect upon them. Texting isn't meant to be something daunting that you can only do if you fit the linguistic criteria. It s for everyone to do how they want to.
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 29 May, 2011 Posted 29 May, 2011 I'm helping someone learn to text and need some useful a ronyms to program into their light-writer. Useful genuine timesavers preferred pls? Genuine post btw. So now you've mastered the phone you wish to learn text speak?
RedAndWhite91 Posted 29 May, 2011 Posted 29 May, 2011 do u rly wnt 2 receive txts lyk dis after u taught ur m8 txt speak, cos it wil get rly fkn annoyin init? lol
saint boggy Posted 30 May, 2011 Posted 30 May, 2011 i have a few Teens on my Facebook (family members etc) and i have noticed that a few of them not only SHORTEN words but also LENGTHEN them too!!! ....what the f... is that all about????? ? one girl in particular lengthens nearly every word with an extra letter ot two i.e 'goood' or haavingg'......its extremely annoying! At the risk of sounding bloody old, I just don't 'get' the younger generation!!!
Whitey Grandad Posted 30 May, 2011 Posted 30 May, 2011 i have a few Teens on my Facebook (family members etc) and i have noticed that a few of them not only SHORTEN words but also LENGTHEN them too!!! ....what the f... is that all about????? ? one girl in particular lengthens nearly every word with an extra letter ot two i.e 'goood' or haavingg'......its extremely annoying! At the risk of sounding bloody old, I just don't 'get' the younger generation!!! No risk about it.
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