Writing in short forms while online chatting

India
June 20, 2008 4:43pm CST
Do you use short forms while chatting online? I use! which short forms do you know and you use. Like... w8 - wait u - you r - are btw - by the way bfn - bye for now gm - good morning gn - good night
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eden32
@eden32 (3973)
• United States
20 Jun 08
If I am talking to someone I know can follow my shorthand I do, if not then I write it out completely. I tend to use things like 2, 4, B & U or quick statements like ROFLMAO, FWIW, FYI etc.
manojrajput
@manojrajput (27)
• India
22 Jun 08
ROFLMAO?? FWIW?? Not understood
eden32
@eden32 (3973)
• United States
22 Jun 08
ROFLMAO= rolling on floor laughing my a$$ off FWIW= for what it's worth
kerriannc
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
21 Jun 08
No I don't practice it. You see if one does when you are doing discussions whether here in mylot are working in data entry on line you will but them in your writing and them persons will not understand it. There are alot of english students out here who fail because of these jargon.
manojrajput
@manojrajput (27)
• India
22 Jun 08
Agree! Sometimes by mistake i also write short forms in official documents
lavenderbloom
@lavenderbloom (1057)
• United Arab Emirates
21 Jun 08
hmm I too use short forms like, gn, gm, tc, cu, ? for what, and other smily icons to express my feelings that r difficult to say in words. It is a good way to interact while chatting.. regards
Rikza1
@Rikza1 (295)
• Finland
22 Jun 08
I don't really like to use them at all. I used to use them, Its also very annoying when someone only uses them. I see many people just say "ey u, u hav dis?" That makes me irritated, I don't know why. Only ones i use are ty and lol, sometimes brb. Others i have given up using.
scorpiachoo
@scorpiachoo (347)
• Malaysia
21 Jun 08
sometimes i will use short form while online chatting,most of the time i will not use short forms because i scare that your friend don't understand what i an saying.When i feel tired in typing things, i will use short form and that time i don't care whether your friend understand or not.
bianca0531
@bianca0531 (427)
• Philippines
20 Jun 08
No. I don't use it when chatting because there are some who don't understand short forms. I might end up being misunderstandd. I do use short forms in texting.
manojrajput
@manojrajput (27)
• India
22 Jun 08
Ya sometimes i too get in to this situatuion.
pixelpixie
@pixelpixie (473)
• Canada
20 Jun 08
The only short forms I ever use are "lol" and "brb". The rest of them just seem silly to me. Why not just hit the y and o? It's not THAT hard to type out a full word.