![]() *** Talk-To-You-Later, Too-Much-To-Handle Laughter could be the best medicine. Of course, Shakespeare would have tut-tutted at my own language skills and said “killeth me anon”. And when she is a copyeditor by profession, the use of “u” for “you” in a formal document becomes 2M2H***. But, for a woman that spent most of her formative years under Catholic nuns who frowned if she ended sentences with prepositions, it is hard to accept the rapid proliferation of digital-teenspeak, instinctively judged as degradation of language. Back in the nineteen-nineties (“dark ages”), when I was just dipping my feet into digi-speak, I signed my emails with “TTYL***”, and my best friend wondered if I was sassing him as “Take That You Lout”. Jokes aside (or BSF**), the use of abbreviations - some of which may even contain vowels – OMG**, has become the hallmark of the current adolescent generation, even when talking vocally and not just texting and chatting online. Now you wouldn’t have to google “What does IMP mean on Instagram” – your answer is right here. It’s My Pleasure (or IMP if you are on Instagram) to enlighten you on such important matters. While OFC is innocently used for “Of course”, it also takes on sexual connotations – “Orgy F*** Club”, and you’d certainly don’t want to be meaning that when you are concurring with someone. This field has become so complicated that digi-speak can mean different things in different contexts, and you might want to be careful when using them. But beware, SMH may take on sinister sexual meanings depending on the context – it also stands for “Sex May Help”. If that sets you searching for the meaning of the word “Snapchat”, I SMH (Shake My Head) at your abject ignorance. For example, did you know what PMOYS means? It means “put me on your story” or “put me on your Snapchat” and is often requested by someone to showcase their relationship or friendship with another person. Of course, the rest of us would require a dictionary, sorry, apps to translate it into a language that we know. Living with a teenager teaches me that this breed of literary genius can write entire epics without using vowels. *What-The-He#, Kill-Me-Now, That’s-So-Not-Fair “KMN*”, she groans, when I remind her that online school starts in about thirty-six seconds, and says, “TSNF*”. “WTH*” says my teen, as I pour water over her sleepy head.
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