Let me clear things up, before I officially blog..

The internet and technology have sort of invaded our lives during the past decade - for some, unobtrusively, but for others, quite invasively. They're the biggest tools to finding information and connecting with others via social media, (like this particular blog...) but there are some cons that we inadvertently run into along the way. Internet lingo? Not cool. Of course everything has its own brand of language to accompany it, like math and science and law and whatnot, but does the language of technology really have to chopped in half and mashed together and served on a plate of utter crap? Because that's how far too many people write, to be blunt. Let me provide an example:

I quote: "sry cant lol i got2b home tmrw rly soon cuz i have a sht ton of hmwk to do bro"

See? That's messed up, when you think about it. Most of the words are halved, the vowels are taken out and numbers are inserted instead of the words that sound like them. It especially seems ridiculous since our keyboards are about 18 x 7 inches. We can definitely strain our fingers those extra few millimetres to reach these other excluded letter keys. So much effort, people, it's overwhelming... 

Here are a few of my favourite abbreviations and acronyms.


Pree, Aight, Thru, K

Not the most interesting examples of word slaying, but they prove the point. Pree is only 2 letters less than pretty, as is aight to alright, thru is 3 less, and K is one less letter from being OK. The effort! Gah.

2B or not 2B

So you've decided to to be contemplative? Well, why not shorten your thoughts while thinking, I mean, typing in the extra letters would take away from your time reflecting the meaning of life. Shakespeare would be so proud to see you using such fine English skills, you're on the road to becoming the next world class poet! Seriously, if you can't convey your point in full language, please abstain from taking on the world of philosophy.

ILY,  FU/4Q

Feeling sentimental? A little emotional? Well let's express that emotion in short forms! Imagine how happy your lover will be when they see you have sent them a text expressing your love to them, in only three letters! Shows commitment to the love. Of course, you'd seem so angry when you tell someone "f**k you" with FU or 4Q. 4Q...Four q...fork you.. I'd be so threatened, if I were them. Forking doesn't seem like a very nice way to go.

LOL....or loooooool or lolololol.

I admit, LOL is perfectly fine in my books if used sparingly, and if you're actually laughing somewhat. "Laugh out loud," sure. But "laugh out out out out out out loud," and "laugh out laugh out laugh out laugh out laugh out loud" sound stupid, admit it! Because that's what you're saying when you draw LOL out.

PTPOP.

Next, OMGROFLMAO (oh my god rolling on the floor laughing my arse off) can just be turned into LOL, all those extra bits almost make up for the lack of letters used in all the real words.

And of course, PTPOP...

You can't forget Pat the Pissed Off Primate! 

Anyways, there is my shortlist. The point of this whole spiel is that I promise I will never, ever, ever, ever annoy my lovely blog viewers with this horror. Unless at knifepoint, in which case I may give in.