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Subject:	Re: Neither a query, nor a response... (NON-TECHNICAL CONTENT!)
From:	Tim Reeves <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	TechNet E-Mail Forum.
Date:	Tue, 15 Apr 2003 10:09:22 -0700
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Yeah, have you heard about the language (not English) that has sprung up around the instant text messaging craze...it takes the abbreviations we use in e-mails to the extreme. I don't know from personal experience, but I heard a comment on the radio about how it's ruining young peoples' grammar and vocabulary as they replace English with this stuff.

examples 
Abbreviation Meaning 
AAR At any rate 
AAS Alive and smiling 
ADN Any day now 
AEAP As early as possible 
AFAIK As far as I know 
AFK Away from keyboard 
AKA Also known as 
AISB As it should be 
AOTA All of the above 
ASAP As soon as possible 
A/S/L Age/sex/location 
AT At your terminal 
ATM At the moment 
B/F Boyfriend 
B4 Before 
B4N  Bye for now 
BAK Back at keyboard 
BAU Business as usual 
BBIAF Be back in a few 
BBIAM Be back in a minute 
BBL Be back later 
BC Because 
BCNU Be seein' you 

I think that's a lot of stuff to remember, and it's not hard to imagine that it would "crowd out" knowledge of proper English.

Tim Reeves


-----Original Message-----
From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: Niether a question, or a response...


How about 'their' or 'weird' or numerous other exceptions that don't
immediately spring into my tiny brain? This seems to be a day for taking a
dig at other folks's expense (though I'm all in favour of improving the use
of English, which is not what it once was).

Peter

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