Breaking the Code

LOL   this is a great post!   

I have  a lot of clients who text me more than they call me!  It is a time saver for sure! 

Marilyn:

Thanks for a fun post. LOL

Tom, I can't wait to see your response when someone ask for the definition of that one :)

Marilyn, especially since it goes right along with Tom's, you might want to add TMI = Too Much Information!

I am not a big texter, so I sort of ignored learning these shortcuts.  But then I started using Instant messenger and picked up a few.  Then Twitter happened and I started using them all the time in my tweets.  And now, I am sad to say, the acronyms are starting to work their way into my normal email communication!

The ones I seem to use most ofter are:

IRL - In real life

NP - no problem

OTP - on the phone

Great post Marilyn!  I work with First Time Buyers and they use texting almost exclusively. I'm learning the lingo slowly but surely.  It's been fun!

WRT TXT MSG: it's GR8. Less B&F. B4N

Texting is GR8. The parties immediately get to the reason of the communication. No weather discussions.

Texting language is great. I text my grandchildren.

But be sure to limit the text shorthand to the phones.

I saw a couple of realtors using text shorthand in the realtor remairks, and I didn't know what they meant. So I texted the agents to ask them WTF did that ahorthand mean? :-)

Marilyn, thanks for your confirmation. That's what I say too but it just doesn't seem right! LOL, I'll get it eventually!

I had a texting incident that sent a friend & I into gales of laughter...I mean LOL!  Another friend got a text and was reading it aloud.  She reach an abbreviation..... WTF (What The F---!) and read "Wednesday, Thursday, Friday?????  What does that mean??"

I don't think she'll ever forget ...WTF!!!!

What amazes me is that my daughter was standing next to her friend and they are texting between themselves! I asked her why can't you just talk, you're standing next to her. She said: "it's quicker and more private to text".

This is the start of the downfall of Western Civilization! They will loose the art of communications and expression of though.

Sometimes I post a bunch of nonsense letters on FB and watch while everyone tries to figure out what they mean. Pretty funny!

Most of the time you can figure out what they mean, but every once in a while I get stumped!

What's an English major going to do now or major in?

Ty

Thank God Lincoln did not write the Gettysburg address this way.

All I can say is that I'm glad I don't have to communicate that way!

When I talk with copywriting clients we use real words - sometimes an hour's worth on the phone - because I need to really understand their business, their goals for the copy, etc. In other words, we need to communicate real information.

Even e-mail (using whole words) isn't satisfactory because you can't stop right there and clarify a question or an answer.

And when I talk to friends ... we share thoughts, ideas, and experiences, not little sound bites.

However, I can see the use in real estate sales where you want to use whatever your clients are comfortable with.

There are complete lists out there for parents to kep understand what their children are communicating.  Instant messaging is a big thing in children protect.  I recommend all parents learn the language their children speak online.

Okay Tom....I give...what's SNAFU mean???  The rest I knew, but that  1 has me baffled.

I have a private one that I use with my daughter and husband....LULB  debra

Okay Tom....I give...what's SNAFU mean???  The rest I knew, but that  1 has me baffled.

I have a private one that I use with my daughter and husband....LULB  debra