Internet words
I think I'm really running out of things to say. So this is a really random one. Since because I'm on the internet so much with gaia and msn messenger I decided to analyze why people use internet abbreviated terms. First Ill give you a list of some of the terms that I know:
lol: laughing out loud
brb: be right back
ttyl: talk to you later
ASL: Age, sex, location
B4: before
g2g: got to go
jk: just kidding
Lal: love ya lots
ROFL: rolling on the floor laughing
B: back
k: okay
BF: boyfriend
GF: girlfriend
IC: I see
NM: nevermind
NP: no problem
YW: your welcome
RPG: role playing game
THX: thanks
im: instant messenger
As you can see these are just a handful of what people use when talking on the internet. So let us ask the question, why do people use these abbreviations? Well one reason might be that the internet is not an english class. People aren't being tested or graded on as to how well they can write. Therefore people tend to be more lazy when talking to friends on instant messenger or websites because no one is around to criticize their writing skills.
Abbreviations or acronyms are just a way to compress communication. Take for example the abbreviation ttyl, or in other words talk to you later. See it compresses the phrase by taking the letter of each word to create an acronym. By this you can realize that humans are natually lazy in that they will always try to find shortcuts instead of doing the work. Thus, people use these acronyms to decrease their work or time because it's just easier and faster to type an acronym then a whole phrase of words. For example if you are speaking to a friend on msn messenger and you are in a hurry then you will probably use internet abbreviations because it speeds time up, therefore allowing you to talk to your friend for a couple more extra minutes. have to hurry and tell a friend something and you aren't that fast of a typist, you can use internet acronyms to speed time up.
Another reason for using acronyms can be for slow typists. I've seen this in that some of my friends who are a slow typists tend to use acronyms more then I do (I'm a fast typist). The reason for this is that abbriviations provide a crutch for those who are slow. They can still get their point across or answer faster when talking to someone who is faster then them.
Thus people use internet abbrevations because it's faster and easier to type a certain phrase of words. lol I even use them. ha see?
lol: laughing out loud
brb: be right back
ttyl: talk to you later
ASL: Age, sex, location
B4: before
g2g: got to go
jk: just kidding
Lal: love ya lots
ROFL: rolling on the floor laughing
B: back
k: okay
BF: boyfriend
GF: girlfriend
IC: I see
NM: nevermind
NP: no problem
YW: your welcome
RPG: role playing game
THX: thanks
im: instant messenger
As you can see these are just a handful of what people use when talking on the internet. So let us ask the question, why do people use these abbreviations? Well one reason might be that the internet is not an english class. People aren't being tested or graded on as to how well they can write. Therefore people tend to be more lazy when talking to friends on instant messenger or websites because no one is around to criticize their writing skills.
Abbreviations or acronyms are just a way to compress communication. Take for example the abbreviation ttyl, or in other words talk to you later. See it compresses the phrase by taking the letter of each word to create an acronym. By this you can realize that humans are natually lazy in that they will always try to find shortcuts instead of doing the work. Thus, people use these acronyms to decrease their work or time because it's just easier and faster to type an acronym then a whole phrase of words. For example if you are speaking to a friend on msn messenger and you are in a hurry then you will probably use internet abbreviations because it speeds time up, therefore allowing you to talk to your friend for a couple more extra minutes. have to hurry and tell a friend something and you aren't that fast of a typist, you can use internet acronyms to speed time up.
Another reason for using acronyms can be for slow typists. I've seen this in that some of my friends who are a slow typists tend to use acronyms more then I do (I'm a fast typist). The reason for this is that abbriviations provide a crutch for those who are slow. They can still get their point across or answer faster when talking to someone who is faster then them.
Thus people use internet abbrevations because it's faster and easier to type a certain phrase of words. lol I even use them. ha see?
posted by Sorano18 @ 11:40 AM
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