Internet Lingo - Lost in Acronyms
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Cyberspace Shorthand - New Generation Language?!
Cyberspace lingo (or internet slang if you wish) is full with acronyms! Words people use in their short forms to make their online conversation quicker, faster, more interactive! Today conversation can't be seen online - either on chats, text messages or Twitter, without lots of LOL, LMAO and many other forms of initialisms.
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms
Differences and Commons
An abbreviation originated from Latin word brevis, meaning "short". It's a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not as a rule, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase.Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name. These components may be individual letters (as in FAQ) or parts of words (as in Interpol). Acronyms are used in moder English but also in other languages. Usually, acronyms are regarded as a subgroup of abbreviations.
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Additional Learning Resources:
- Abbreviation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Abbreviation has been used as long as phonetic script existed, in some senses actually being more common in early literacy, where spelling out a whole word was often avoided, initial letters commonly being used to represent words in specific application. By classical Greece and Rome, the reduction of words to single letters was still normal, but no longer the default.
- Acronym and initialism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- While the word abbreviation refers to any shortened form of a word or a phrase, some have used initialism or alphabetism to refer to an abbreviation formed simply from, and used simply as, a string of initials.
- Types of Acronyms
- Types of Acronyms explained
- What is Internet Slang?
- Brief and Straightforward Guide: What is Internet Slang?
Acronyms - Popularity List
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Search and find meaning of numerous internet slang words including acronyms:
- All Acronyms - The Most Comprehensive Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary
- All Acronyms Dictionary. Quickly define the meaning for all acronyms and abbreviations. Not sure how to abbreviate something or what does the particular acronym stand for? Search the All Acronyms online database for your definition
- Acronyms Free Dictionary
- Search and find acronyms and meanings.
- Abbreviations and acronyms dictionary: Find definitions for over 4,219,000 abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms
- Acronym Finder: The Acronym Finder is a searchable database of over 4 million acronyms, abbreviations and meanings. Covers: common acronyms, computers, science, technology, government, telecommunications, and military acronyms.
- funworld/fun4you: Funny Acronyms and Definitions
- Funny Acronyms and Definitions
- Internet Slang.
- A list of common slang words, acronyms and abbreviations as used in websites, ICQ, chat rooms, blogs, SMS, and internet forums.
- Internet Slang List
- Internet Slang List
What Do You Think About Acronyms Online?
Do You Use Acronyms In Online Chats?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYeah! Couldn't imagine chat without them!
lamo says:
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! :)))
Posted September 09, 2011
AddaptAbilities says:
Acronyms get the point across with less typing. I'm all for that.
Posted October 16, 2010
kitty222 says:
Acronyms are now so much a part of Internet and online chatting culture that it's hard to imagine either without. The ones I use most are LOL, ROFL, and AFAIK...And I know what you mean if you say, MTFBWY (May the Force be with you!). Cheers!
Posted August 29, 2009
says:
I use them whenever I chat with people I'm sure will understand it. Otherwise I wont.
Posted August 15, 2009
Laniann says:
I can understand and see how they do speed things up. But, I haven't learned the code.
Posted August 14, 2009
Stazjia says:
Yes, I use them all the time and on the odd occasional I write a real letter, I have to make a conscious effort not to use them then too.
Posted August 14, 2009
KathyMcGraw says:
I had to learn these the hard way.....asking :) But it does make things so much faster....especially like the LOL :)
Posted August 13, 2009
No! Hate them! Hidious slang!
mysticmama says:
I do use them, but I really don't care for them...I think that this type of "lingo" is just another aspect of the dumbing down of the human race... and rots the brain just like television & fast food...There is a movie called Idiocracy where the World's population just gets dumber & dumber...from it's continued love affair with instant gratification...It's suposed to be a comedy...but I find it more of a horror movie...since it seems to be where humans are headed.
Posted August 15, 2009
Spook says:
I like to be different so am joining this side. Being deaf I need this type of thing to help with making things easier. However LOL really winds me up. I am so sad today LOL. Your English is exceptional for a second language, so I'm sure you understand what I mean LOL. But I mean it sincerely and keep it up.
Posted August 14, 2009
Longest Acronym? LOL
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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A bear coughed down enough fish.
Goats hide in jellyfish.
Kangaroos love monkeys.
Noisy octopusses play quadrillateral rocks.
Swordfish take undershirts.
Velvet wombat xylophones, yet zebras
Tell Me...
Which acronym you wish existed?
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snakesmom
May 3, 2011 @ 11:10 pm | delete
- Love the lens! I just used the lensroll button and added it to my page titled internet lingo, acronyms, symbols and other mumbo jumbo, nice work here!
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Dorcy
Dec 18, 2010 @ 11:49 pm | delete
- SOTDC====shut off the dam computer
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AddaptAbilities
Oct 16, 2010 @ 9:16 pm | delete
- WodCustard is right! How could you forget HYMALAT?
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WordCustard
Jun 1, 2010 @ 6:22 am | delete
- Oh we were needing a lens like this. But you forgot HYMALAT ;) I came acrros a new Internet acronym just the other day when Clouda9 wrote WTG in a message to me. Took me a little while to figure that one out!
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JoyfulPamela
Apr 29, 2010 @ 2:20 pm | delete
- I think there should be courses in this stuff! My daughter usually has to translate messages for me! :D
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Acronyms Dictionary
Apr 8, 2010 @ 4:50 pm | delete
- Lots of Internet Lingo terms are here
http://www.all-acronyms.com/tag/internet_slang
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a_willow
Jul 23, 2010 @ 5:04 pm | delete
- U had that site already linked here but thatnks for reminder! Still, we like to play! ;)
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kitty222
Aug 29, 2009 @ 2:41 pm | delete
- Good lens. Your Alphabet Acronym got a big LOL for me. 5* for you.
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Laddoo
Aug 21, 2009 @ 11:12 am | delete
- What a great idea for a lens!Loved it! 5* and a fave and twitted!
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motorpurrr
Aug 16, 2009 @ 10:28 am | delete
- Tears in my eyes from ROFLMAO!
When I first started reading in forums and myspace things a couple years ago, I couldn't figure out what these LOL, and ROLF and I would ask, but it was such common place, I would get ignored, then someone gave me a link to a dictionary, and LOL cats has one.
The anipals on Twitter have MOL(meow out loud) and BOL(bark out loud) and a bunch others.
Awsome lens! Thanks
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