tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post115091324840452644..comments2023-09-27T07:53:54.442-05:00Comments on Momhood: OMG! WRUD?!*Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377271954635491241noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151926856933106132006-07-03T06:40:00.000-05:002006-07-03T06:40:00.000-05:00New technologies always seem to have an impact on ...New technologies always seem to have an impact on the evolution of language. IMing seems to be continuing the trend.<BR/><BR/>As a writer, part of me is sad that this latest addition seems to be diluting the power of words, in effect boiling them down into bite-sized chunks.<BR/><BR/>But language is an ever-moving target, so the purist in me will have to accept the change - much as my grandparents no doubt did when I first explained to them about the first few personal computers that had appeared in stores in the couple of years before they passed away.<BR/><BR/>They got a glimpse of the change to come. I wonder what they'd think if they could have fast forwarded to today.<BR/><BR/>You always provoke such deep thought, Karen. Thanks!carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151678158254223812006-06-30T09:35:00.000-05:002006-06-30T09:35:00.000-05:00BEST POST EVAAAAAAR!I was laughing so hard that a ...BEST POST EVAAAAAAR!<BR/>I was laughing so hard that a girl on the street heard me.Queen of Light and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903482990640072359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151292442161042362006-06-25T22:27:00.000-05:002006-06-25T22:27:00.000-05:00I took IM off of our computer because I couldn't c...I took IM off of our computer because I couldn't control the use. With two 14 year olds, the computer became off limits to me all of a sudden, and that wasn't cool at all!<BR/><BR/>But with that said, I've been on the net so long that I do know most of the netspeak so IM language isn't that strange to me. AAMOF, I have a t'shirt that says YKYAPW UR ROTFLOL at the CTTS on misc.kids. OTOH, YMMV*<BR/><BR/>And it's from 1990. <BR/><BR/>*You know you're a parent when you are rolling on the floor laughing about the cute things they say on misc.kids. On the other hand, your milage may vary. <BR/><BR/>Here via Michele.margalithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782326504951603071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151288784664894552006-06-25T21:26:00.000-05:002006-06-25T21:26:00.000-05:00How do you keep up with it all? Thanks for this p...How do you keep up with it all? Thanks for this perspective on the whole thing. I know someone who encourages her kids to chat instead of tie up the phone lines, but she also keeps the computer in the basement and doesn't mind that her 15 year-old daughter is "dating" a "boy" she me online, who lives in South Carolina.<BR/><BR/>It scares the shit out of me.Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04024561640839243178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151244319457131192006-06-25T09:05:00.000-05:002006-06-25T09:05:00.000-05:00My 40+ SIL will use this kind of language when she...My 40+ SIL will use this kind of language when she IM's me. What is acceptable for a teenager is repugnant in an adult. Considering the hours I spent on the phone with my friends, I can't imagine this is any worse. Keeps her off the phone. BTW, thanks for the translation.Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966956368329586135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151195806723144652006-06-24T19:36:00.000-05:002006-06-24T19:36:00.000-05:00AFAIK SMS is the basis for the IM codes. ATK of a ...AFAIK SMS is the basis for the IM codes. ATK of a phone shrt cds r btr. In <A HREF="http://www.environmental-studies.de/Info/SIM-Card/SMS/SMS-glossary/sms-glossary.html" REL="nofollow">Europe</A> thy hv bn arnd 4 a lng tme but pred txt mns mre peeps use normal text in chat nowadays.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://rashbre2.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">rashbre</A>rashbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138427049001650099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151194812610124312006-06-24T19:20:00.000-05:002006-06-24T19:20:00.000-05:00I was clueless about what it meant. I'm not much ...I was clueless about what it meant. I'm not much of an im-er, but when I do I use the dreaded complete sentence. I am a text message junkie though! It lets me avoid talking at times when I don't want to, or simply can't. Here from Michele's!shpprgrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02053479501971644028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151164111266295522006-06-24T10:48:00.000-05:002006-06-24T10:48:00.000-05:00MSM(Michele sent me!)MSM<BR/>(Michele sent me!)verniciousknidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493126794954857798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151158482853924922006-06-24T09:14:00.000-05:002006-06-24T09:14:00.000-05:00Karen, Michele sent me back. I am still happy I do...Karen, Michele sent me back. I am still happy I don't have to decipher that.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151151450283803102006-06-24T07:17:00.000-05:002006-06-24T07:17:00.000-05:00Damn, I just wrote a great comment and it 's lost....Damn, I just wrote a great comment and it 's lost.<BR/><BR/>AH well. Michelle sent me!Sarah Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708153254275607308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151151353080810222006-06-24T07:15:00.000-05:002006-06-24T07:15:00.000-05:00As a teacher in London, England, I'm okay with IMi...As a teacher in London, England, I'm okay with IMing, so long as they understand that their language isn't actually the English one. It's an abbreviated one. The trouble comes about when kids start to think that "u" is really "you". And "r" is "are" and so on.<BR/><BR/>Correcting these errors consumes far too much of my time to be honest!<BR/><BR/>Because I teach primary school, kids dont really have access to their instant msg'ing in class. The trouble arises in secondary schools, when the kids have the internet on their mobiles, so they are messaging online, as well as texting their friends during class. It's atrocious, but the kids here are way more in control than the teachers (in secondary anyway)! NOt much a teacher can do about it, when the whole population is doing it...<BR/><BR/>Makes for some serious underachievers sadly. But they sure know how to be social!<BR/><BR/>PS) Michelle sent me!Sarah Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708153254275607308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151113670474845442006-06-23T20:47:00.000-05:002006-06-23T20:47:00.000-05:00Its a whole different culture our kids are living ...Its a whole different culture our kids are living in. My 13 yr old son just started IMing. He was talking to a girl from school. He didn't mind me "listening in" and pointing out when something he was saying might be taken as offensive. Its a whole new way to develop social skills, too, I guess.Nettiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944075197437870258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151108329290510622006-06-23T19:18:00.000-05:002006-06-23T19:18:00.000-05:00hey!Your post made made me laugh out loud! (which...hey!<BR/><BR/>Your post made made me laugh out loud! (which i presume is abbreviated LOL) =) I love analyzing the IM'ing community. Everytime it never fails to ammuse me. I love how cultures evolve!!!<BR/><BR/>However, I have read numerous studies in which this language is actually affecting how children/teenagers are interacting in the world. Suddenly LOL is pronounced in speaking terms as el oh el and children/teens utilize it in conversation! It is also carrying over into written essays and papers as well (which I believe was mentioned in a previous comment). Suddenly children are utilizing these acronyms and abreviations in every day life! I suppose these may eventually just become typical day to day words, much as the word blog has been added to the dictionary (which previously was unheard of!), but I'm not sure if I really want to be around for the days when ROTFALMAO becomes spoken, proper grammar =)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog the other day! I will definitley be back to yours! =)Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637689489060120742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151098121596892592006-06-23T16:28:00.000-05:002006-06-23T16:28:00.000-05:00oh my word - at the age of 24 I cant read that.......oh my word - at the age of 24 I cant read that....I must be old...Andy Mackayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891871466942330419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151096525572809362006-06-23T16:02:00.000-05:002006-06-23T16:02:00.000-05:00crap...I also meant to say, Hi, Michele sent me!crap...I also meant to say, Hi, Michele sent me!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151096508075219352006-06-23T16:01:00.000-05:002006-06-23T16:01:00.000-05:00LOL, loved this entry! Lots of those acronyms wer...LOL, loved this entry! Lots of those acronyms were also used during the chat days ;-) not that I would know...no, not me, pressssuh, not me.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151073525224402652006-06-23T09:38:00.000-05:002006-06-23T09:38:00.000-05:00Oh my...! This makes reason #487 not to have child...Oh my...! This makes reason #487 not to have children for me personally. I would definitely be reaching for the xanax or prozac trying to raise children in this day and age. My hat is off to ALL of you brave parents! For the past two years I've worked at a high school and I love the kids, but it is kind of scary what all they are exposed to nowadays - but that is slightly off the topic. <BR/><BR/>And I was one of those phone-cord-stretched-to-the-basement teenage girls.... =)Tiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522195965279580830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151071589225053652006-06-23T09:06:00.000-05:002006-06-23T09:06:00.000-05:00Hello, Michele sent me.Thanks for posting this. I...Hello, Michele sent me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this. I'm well aware of the IMing curse but few people articulate the issue as well as you have done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151071041245500172006-06-23T08:57:00.000-05:002006-06-23T08:57:00.000-05:00All I understand is LOL. But we did used to have c...All I understand is LOL. But we did used to have codes and secret languages when I was a girl. And shorthand! What ever happened that?<BR/><BR/>This is much worse than trying to read vanity license plates! <BR/><BR/>hr frm mic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151067934991184642006-06-23T08:05:00.000-05:002006-06-23T08:05:00.000-05:00THose things are wreaking havoc in the classroom, ...THose things are wreaking havoc in the classroom, too. As an English teacher, I come across a lot of creative abbrevs. and creative splng.<BR/><BR/>kay bye<BR/>p<BR/><BR/>HVMPregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956114382782427084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1151062001327802542006-06-23T06:26:00.000-05:002006-06-23T06:26:00.000-05:00Karen, I left a comment here yesterday and I am su...Karen, I left a comment here yesterday and I am surprised it isn't here now. Michele sent me back to say that I am so very happy that I don't have to try and learn that shorthand!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1150991613680341372006-06-22T10:53:00.000-05:002006-06-22T10:53:00.000-05:00That is terrifying. What happened to the days when...That is terrifying. What happened to the days when it was just various forms of LOL and BRB?Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327359141716141220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1150982655753158212006-06-22T08:24:00.000-05:002006-06-22T08:24:00.000-05:00Thank you so much!!Thank you so much!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1150976617324309912006-06-22T06:43:00.000-05:002006-06-22T06:43:00.000-05:00I teach Intro Psychology and Developmental Psychol...I teach Intro Psychology and Developmental Psychology and would love to use this post in relation to an assignment on adolescence. It was great...my daughter will be entering middle school this year and your blog truly helps me get a prespective that doesn't send me looking for a xanex prescription. Let me know if it is okay to print and use this particular post. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1150921607316665912006-06-21T15:26:00.000-05:002006-06-21T15:26:00.000-05:00Great post Karen. I actually have a cheat sheet th...Great post Karen. <BR/>I actually have a cheat sheet that diciphers all these acronyms. I got it last year and it is very interesting. This is a new language the kids have created. If you want to be able to communicate with you kids, you might want to learn it. I forgot where I got the list, but I do remember I got of a blog. <BR/>MaryanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com