Internet Lingo.

It can be annoying especially when I'm not sure what it means exactly. It more or less depends on what's said for me. I admit it is lazy. I've learned to tolerate it and that's about it. That's all I can do at this time.

I feel pretty much the same way, although I do allow it to slide a little more than you do, it sounds like. I feel as though people should definitely use proper grammar, even online. It's irritating to have to try and decipher sometimes what someone is trying to say. Oh, and then there's the people who "tYpE LiKe DiS." Oh, that drives me crazy, too. If you can take all that extra time to hit shift for every other letter, then you can take the time to write properly, right? The way people do it, you would believe that they actually saved a ton of time shortening like that. It's annoying, but I guess some people... *sigh*.

Chryssi What you describing is text messging lingo. People use these abreviations for texting on their cell phone, which is o.k by me but not in any other context. In forums people should use proper spelling and grammar. When I first joined Mylot there was a lot of text messaging lingo. It did irritate me and a lot of other people. In fact I used to tell people when I responded to their questions that they should use proper language in a forum. I don't think it has to do with low intellect. It still irritates me when I see it on Mylot but I usually don't bother to respond to texting.

Well, where do you draw the line. I notice you have spelt 'grammar' incorrectly, missed a comma after 'say' put in an unnecessary comma before a conjunction, thrice. We all make mistakes I only see it as a problem when the clarity of the meaning is marred. all the best urban

Yes, it irritates me. If I see a lot of "ur" "r" "b4" and other supposedly abbreviated words, then I just pass it by and don't even bother reading. I just figure that is not a conversation that I want to be a part of, not if I have to decipher everything. It just looks like they are in a hurry and use shortcuts. I can take a "lol" here and there, I use that myself. But to replace whole words with a letter or two, just seems lazy to me, too.

It can be annoying if the receiver cannot understand, but words like, u, ur,r , i don't think that make any problems especially in informal discussions like in mylot, it just shows the freedom between sender and receiver, problem comes when we use it in some serious documents, in informal occassions if the receiver understand the thing ,then where is the problem?

The thing is, that isn't internet lingo, it's texting shorthand. People typing as if they are using one thumb to tap out a cryptic message. When I am doing tarot reading online I will have someone at least 3 times a day start typing like that and I will tell them to "please type complete words". When I was on Mylot more a few months ago, people who used texting shorthand in responses to my discussions were sometimes given a (-) because I found their response impossible to read, and it is rude to text when you have a whole keyboard in front of you.

I personally think that the use of internet lingo should be kept in the confines of personal mobile messages. It's irritating for me. When writing for the public, proper use of the english language is better. It does show a tad of laziness and i do hope that myLot users will also try to do their best in posting using proper english. - Lyn

That annoys me as well... Whenever I encounter someone who types like that regularly, it gives me the impression that the person is not very intelligent. Even if they are intelligent, by using that type of 'chat speak' they are making it seem as though they are unrefined and unable to formulate proper sentences. I think that kind of typing can be accepted for text messages on a phone only, since it is more difficult and time consuming to send messages with the number pad on a cell phone. But with a computer, users have the entire alphabet laid out in front of them so there should be no trouble typing out full words! This style of typing is probably most common among young kids, but when an adult does it... it can really lower people's opinions of them. I know I could never use that type of slang, the only internet abbreviations I'm guilty of using are 'brb' and sometimes 'lol'.

I agree totally. Why should Internet language be different from normal one? Is it for sending your chats a millisecond sooner? In prehistoric times, telegrams had to be paid by word count, so people mutilated sentences in order to pay less. Telex the same, and Fax also was cheaper using a single page instaed of two. But who does pay for Internet use a dime more because he's using civilizad language. I think this fashion is a pretext so people don't have to think about rules. Now, if there were an English language institution as there is the Real Academia Española for Spanish, they could think about how to simplify English writing and adapt it to pronounciation. Meanwhile, I prefer to use it 'as it is'.

1st of ol gud day 2 u Chryssi, do u lyk readin dis? Absolutely not! Like you I also hate reading messages like this. Why do they have to type messages like that? In sending messages it is good to make the message short and simple but the message should also be understandable.

Most of the messages that my friends will send messages in lingo form. First time i am not been able understand the lingo used in the sentence but gradually i am able to understand the lingo in the messages. Main advantage is that messages can be shortened and easily typed.

yeah i can stand it i never type like that online any more pisses me off. then even worst when people say "lol" drives me mad haha

When I type, I type like I speak. So sometimes I don't use the best grammar. I always try to spell things correctly and I definitely do not shorten things like "hey u whats up" "how r u?" that is do annoying. I find it very hard to read and I do not like befriending people with whom I can not read what they type!

It absolutely drives me batty. My own older sister is 37 and sends me messages with

first of all, the shortened words you're saying like 'u', 'r', 'ur' are not part of internet lingo. they are in fact part of text messaging (sms). people use those compressed words for them to accommodate more letters and could use more words in a text message enough to send in as a single text otherwise if they exceeded the limit of letters or words in a single text message then they would be asked to pay for additional charge equivalent to another text message. in short, a single text message if composed of 160 characters, if you exceed this number that is equivalent to having another text message. people like here in the philippines are having fun using these compressed words to save space and money in text messaging. i consider abbreviations like 'brb', 'lol', 'gtg', 'asl' and many more are parts of the internet lingo.

I know exactly what you mean. It is very frustrating when you are trying to read a discussion and come across theses lingo words. It then takes you more time to decifer out what is trying to be said. I can understand people using them on cell phones, but on the computer come on. Especially if the person is someone who has taken a typing class and knows how to type. It shouldn't take that long to spell out the words properly. Now for the most part it is probably lazyness and then you probably have those people that can't type, who as I call it "peck type". So to them it is probably easier. But either way it should not be used on forums or any other place where you are expected to use proper grammer. I think the only time I have used such lingo is when I am instant messaging a friend. It is only me and the other person seeing the conversation and I would only use lingo that the other person would understand, like "brb", "lol", "ty", "yw", and "ttyl".

Frankly speaking, it is the same feeling for me also. But that is the order of the day. People are habituated to use shortcuts everywhere and the same system came into the web. Seeking shortcuts are the fashion of the day. Like shortcuts for doing a math problem, shortcuts to a place, shortcut to do a job etc. So I personally feel that the shortcuts are the order of the day and has inherent problems as all the shortcuts have.

yes...!!! it quite irraitates me at first but as i go along, im just used to it...i cant tell everybody to do this and that so i just try to understand it but keeping in mind that the proper word is the other one....

I think its ok for me.People use it just to reduce their time and if other person understands then its not a problem i suppose.Its not a sign of laziness.