http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070621/tc_afp/britaininternetlanguage_070621120604

Front page on yahoo this morning!
Funny how the ones that get overused appear to have not made the list at all.

People are frustrated with the word 'Blog', 'cookie', 'wiki' yet LOL in my opinion is so grossly overused that some people, myself included, don't even realize when they are typing it!

And now they want to include some of these words in the Collins English Dictionary??
Wait a second.... who the heck is Collins?? LOL  LMAO  !!!!! ::)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070621/tc_afp/britaininternetlanguage_070621120604

Wait a second.... who the heck is Collins?? LOL  LMAO  !!!!! ::)
Me!  ;D

What about STFU and LMFAO?

IMHO, all I have to say is OMG! WTF?!

the only ones I really use most is WTF and LOL and sometimes ROFL. 

The rest are all like OMG GHEY! lol

the only ones I really use most is WTF and LOL and sometimes ROFL. 

The rest are all like OMG GHEY! lol

GHEY!?  ???
Never heard of that one, what's that one stand for?

GHEY!?  ???
Never heard of that one, what's that one stand for?


It's like a leet way of saying Gay.  I've seen people use it on other boards.  It's gay lol

I didn't hate it, but

IIRC (If I Recall Correctly) seems to have fallen out of usage. 

I use those abbrevations (LOL, WTF, IMO, etc.) so I can't say I "hate" them, hackneyed though they are.  The ones I hate are more often used in IM and text messaging:
Truncations--eg.

Hw r u?  (How are you?)

I also hate:
"wOOt" because it reminds me of juvenile oneupmanship.

"Newbie" is OK.  "Noob," no!

Do you parents know what AITR means?  Chris Hanson says you should!
:o

I also hate:
"wOOt" because it reminds me of juvenile oneupmanship.





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I use a lot of the internet words so I can't say I have a problem with them depending on how much and what is abbrevated. I say "how r u" in ims a lot, I think that's fine. Or I'll make you're into ur frequently, it's just a lot faster to type so that's why I do it. And I'll do y for why quite a bit, again it's just faster to type and for informal im conversation it works. Now some people take it too far and start abbreviating every word to the point where it doesn't really look like they're typing in english anymore lol. My niece and nephew do this when I im them and sometimes I can't really understand what they're typing, that's when it's annoying to me.

I don't know what AITR means.

I type quite a bit slower than I can think, so I tend to use LOL, IIRC, IMHO, etc. more than typing out the words.

LOL is grossly overused, but the word "blog" irritates me more than any chatroom abbreviations. Leet and hacker speak are are whole different thing: most of that "talk" (if you can even call it that) is very irritating to read.

I'M SURPRISED NO ONE MENTIONED TYPING IN ALL CAPS IN BIG LONG RUN ON SENTENCES WITH NO PUNCTUATION EXCEPT TO END THE SENTENCE WITH 10 EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!!!!!!!!

THAT'S (pardon me) - that's a great way ^ to ensure your submissions will never make it into one of my sections on Amiright. ALL CAPS is probably the thing that annoys me the most.


I don't know what AITR means.


Neither do I.

What's wrong with blog? I think it's the official term for an online journal.

What's wrong with blog? I think it's the official term for an online journal.


Maddox sums it up better than I could (warning, some profanity in the following link):

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=banish

Blog sounds like some bodily function ...

"I gotta go to the toilet and take a blog"

Blog sounds like some bodily function ...

"I gotta go to the toilet and take a blog"


:D ;D

When I first heard that word, I instantly thought of that too. ;D

BTW, I don't think the acronym at the beginning of this sentence has been used yet in this thread.

Do you parents know what AITR means?  Chris Hanson says you should!
:o




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perhaps when used on msn and the like it could mean

Alien In The Room

i.e. watch what you say my parents have entered the room

Blog sounds like some bodily function ...

"I gotta go to the toilet and take a blog"


In that case, it's highly appropriate, because that's exactly the type of output that appears in many of them  ;)

In that case, it's highly appropriate, because that's exactly the type of output that appears in many of them  ;)

You guys are cracking me up!
Thanks for the laugh and I will now go post about it in my OJ!

For what it's worth, I don't mind them here and there - I use the common ones myself all the time. I guess it's just when they permeate conversations or where it's every other word that it can get annoying, lol. IM'ing is usually more informal, so that's a little different than an actual message board posting or an Email. Although most of the time I'm pretty good with grammar and spelling, even without trying to be. It's sorta just natural because I'm used to it.

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I also hate:
"wOOt" because it reminds me of juvenile oneupmanship.

"Newbie" is OK.  "Noob," no!


Some ppl also use zero's for the O's in those terms...i don't know what's up with that. ::) Altho I sometimes say "n00b" on here to refer to someone with zero posts.

Probally.

LMFAO, ASLP. Can't stand those.  I mean WTF  Were is Noah Webster when you need him?

In that case, it's highly appropriate, because that's exactly the type of output that appears in many of them  ;)


Of course, mine is pretty good, right?

LMFAO, ASLP. Can't stand those.  I mean WTF  Were is Noah Webster when you need him?


ASLP? ASLP!!?? Is that like ASL? With.... a P? Please?

I don't know what AITR means.

Apparently, it means ADULT IN THE ROOM.



I'M SURPRISED NO ONE MENTIONED TYPING IN ALL CAPS IN BIG LONG RUN ON SENTENCES WITH NO PUNCTUATION EXCEPT TO END THE SENTENCE WITH 10 EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!!!!!!!!


MY FRIEND SAM DOES THAT BECAUSE HE DOESNT NO HW TO TYPE AND HES THE KIND OF GUY WHO WHEN YOU SAY THATS ANNOYING HE KEEPS DOING IT ANYWAY AND IF YOU TRY TO TELL HIM ALL CAPS MEANS YOUR SHOUTING AND PPL DONT LIKE 2B SHOUTED AT HE KEEPS DOING IT ANYWAY AND THEN HE GETS KICKED OUT OF THE CHATROOM/MESSAGEBOARD BECAUSE NOBODY LIKES HIM SHOUTING ALL THE TIME BUT NO MATTER HOW OBNOXIOUS SAM IS ITS ALWAYS THE OTHER PPL HOO R THE PROBLEM NOT HIM BECAUSE HES GOT A NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER AND SPENDS ALL DAY COOPED UP IN HIS HOUSE LISTENING TO OLD JAZZ RECORDS AND WATCHING PORN AND WHEN HE DOES GO OUT HE ALWAYS WINDS UP ARGUING WITH PPL AND EMBARRASSING U SO U JUST TALK TO HIM ON THE PHONE AND HE GOES ON AND ON AND ON ABOUT HW HE GOT KICKED OUT OF THE CHATROOM CUZ HE TYPES IN ALL CAPS AND PPL THINK THATS SHOUTING BUT HE SAYS ITS NOT SHOUTING ITS JUST TYPING IN ALL CAPS WHICH HE DOES BECAUSE OF NERVE DAMAGE TO HIS FINGERS FROM A FAILED SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN 1980 AND PPL SHOULD GET OVER THE HANGUP ABOUT ALL CAPS BEING SHOUTING!!!!!!!!!!!
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In that case, it's highly appropriate, because that's exactly the type of output that appears in many of them  ;)


LOL this actually is so true

ASLP? ASLP!!?? Is that like ASL? With.... a P? Please?


Yes, apparently there are some polite people that try to hit on individuals in yahoo chat rooms. ::)

Apparently, it means ADULT IN THE ROOM.
MY FRIEND SAM DOES THAT BECAUSE HE DOESNT NO HW TO TYPE AND HES THE KIND OF GUY WHO WHEN YOU SAY THATS ANNOYING HE KEEPS DOING IT ANYWAY AND IF YOU TRY TO TELL HIM ALL CAPS MEANS YOUR SHOUTING AND PPL DONT LIKE 2B SHOUTED AT HE KEEPS DOING IT ANYWAY AND THEN HE GETS KICKED OUT OF THE CHATROOM/MESSAGEBOARD BECAUSE NOBODY LIKES HIM SHOUTING ALL THE TIME BUT NO MATTER HOW OBNOXIOUS SAM IS ITS ALWAYS THE OTHER PPL HOO R THE PROBLEM NOT HIM BECAUSE HES GOT A NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER AND SPENDS ALL DAY COOPED UP IN HIS HOUSE LISTENING TO OLD JAZZ RECORDS AND WATCHING PORN AND WHEN HE DOES GO OUT HE ALWAYS WINDS UP ARGUING WITH PPL AND EMBARRASSING U SO U JUST TALK TO HIM ON THE PHONE AND HE GOES ON AND ON AND ON ABOUT HW HE GOT KICKED OUT OF THE CHATROOM CUZ HE TYPES IN ALL CAPS AND PPL THINK THATS SHOUTING BUT HE SAYS ITS NOT SHOUTING ITS JUST TYPING IN ALL CAPS WHICH HE DOES BECAUSE OF NERVE DAMAGE TO HIS FINGERS FROM A FAILED SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN 1980 AND PPL SHOULD GET OVER THE HANGUP ABOUT ALL CAPS BEING SHOUTING!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/13/jerk.gif

yeah i hate that too. it's considered equivalent to shouting; why do people do it all the time? ::)

yeah i hate that too. it's considered equivalent to shouting; why do people do it all the time? ::)


BECAUSE IT IS STUCK ON CAPS LOCK!!!!!!  That is annoying. :P

BECAUSE IT IS STUCK ON CAPS LOCK!!!!!!  That is annoying. :P

yup... 'tis CAPS LOCK FEVER :D ;D

yup... 'tis CAPS LOCK FEVER :D ;D


I think there ought to be some sort of ban on unnecessary cap locking.

I think there ought to be some sort of ban on unnecessary cap locking.

Agreed.

I know that when you accidentally have the caps lock on in MS Word and you try to type a capitalized word like tHIS, the AutoCorrect will kick in and change it like This. I wish internet forums had that feature.

Apparently, it means ADULT IN THE ROOM.
MY FRIEND SAM DOES THAT BECAUSE HE DOESNT NO HW TO TYPE AND HES THE KIND OF GUY WHO WHEN YOU SAY THATS ANNOYING HE KEEPS DOING IT ANYWAY AND IF YOU TRY TO TELL HIM ALL CAPS MEANS YOUR SHOUTING AND PPL DONT LIKE 2B SHOUTED AT HE KEEPS DOING IT ANYWAY AND THEN HE GETS KICKED OUT OF THE CHATROOM/MESSAGEBOARD BECAUSE NOBODY LIKES HIM SHOUTING ALL THE TIME BUT NO MATTER HOW OBNOXIOUS SAM IS ITS ALWAYS THE OTHER PPL HOO R THE PROBLEM NOT HIM BECAUSE HES GOT A NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER AND SPENDS ALL DAY COOPED UP IN HIS HOUSE LISTENING TO OLD JAZZ RECORDS AND WATCHING PORN AND WHEN HE DOES GO OUT HE ALWAYS WINDS UP ARGUING WITH PPL AND EMBARRASSING U SO U JUST TALK TO HIM ON THE PHONE AND HE GOES ON AND ON AND ON ABOUT HW HE GOT KICKED OUT OF THE CHATROOM CUZ HE TYPES IN ALL CAPS AND PPL THINK THATS SHOUTING BUT HE SAYS ITS NOT SHOUTING ITS JUST TYPING IN ALL CAPS WHICH HE DOES BECAUSE OF NERVE DAMAGE TO HIS FINGERS FROM A FAILED SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN 1980 AND PPL SHOULD GET OVER THE HANGUP ABOUT ALL CAPS BEING SHOUTING!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/13/jerk.gif


Er... What does nerve damage have to do with all caps?

All cap lock is annoying.

oh hell no. thats leet. how can that be hated?

oh hell no. thats leet. how can that be hated?


Sometimes people use them when they are not necessary.  I will use the most common ones here on the boards but its not like being in a chat room where you need to type your message as quickly as possible to get your comment in before someone else does.

04.

I hate when people say some of these words in everyday speech: Instead of actually laughing out loud they say "L O L" or "Laugh Out Loud" etc. Of course I've only experienced this once, and they might've been taking the piss, but it was weird.