tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post114676029023678774..comments2023-11-12T06:53:00.201-08:00Comments on At Home, Writing: BTW, CYFT?Bhaswatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1147410385521215532006-05-11T22:06:00.000-07:002006-05-11T22:06:00.000-07:00Glad you enjoyed it, Esther. I chuckled as I wrote...Glad you enjoyed it, Esther. I chuckled as I wrote it too. And my education in this jargon is still in progress. LOLBhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1147409588859199412006-05-11T21:53:00.000-07:002006-05-11T21:53:00.000-07:00I had to smile all through this - I think we all s...I had to smile all through this - I think we all see ourselves in this post. I still don't know a lot of the acronyms and I'll stare and stare until I figure it out. When I can't, there is always the acronym dictionary. LOL Thanks for posting this, I enjoyed reading it.Esther Avilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840416881970211377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1147149607087449632006-05-08T21:40:00.000-07:002006-05-08T21:40:00.000-07:00Thanks for the vote of confidence, Manisha! It mea...Thanks for the vote of confidence, <B>Manisha!</B> It means a lot to me :)<BR/><BR/><B>Cesar</B>, thanks for the kind words. Learning internet jargon has been some education for us, hasn't it? I hope you enjoy the acronyms site; it's quite interesting.Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1147128518214224422006-05-08T15:48:00.000-07:002006-05-08T15:48:00.000-07:00What a most wonderful post, not only informative b...What a most wonderful post, not only informative but fun (I love those smileys). I remember when I was also trying to make out what LOL meant (and I think I found out from the same friend, lol). You dropped a couple I didn't know, rushing to that link you posted.<BR/><BR/>Keep up those great posts :Dcesarcarloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521521008555753588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1147098207737696792006-05-08T07:23:00.000-07:002006-05-08T07:23:00.000-07:00Hi Bhaswati! I love your writing style. I've no do...Hi Bhaswati! I love your writing style. I've no doubt MOIA is going to be a huge hit. You go, girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1147061421021228222006-05-07T21:10:00.000-07:002006-05-07T21:10:00.000-07:00Thanks for dropping by, Vanessa. Some of those are...Thanks for dropping by, Vanessa. Some of those are fun for sure. Cool to know you actually make up your own. That's smart.Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1147061067241650052006-05-07T21:04:00.000-07:002006-05-07T21:04:00.000-07:00Cool Post Sury! I was the same way about 8 years a...Cool Post Sury! I was the same way about 8 years ago. I'm still learning some as well. It's kinda cool making up your own too; just to see if they will catch on (big phat grin).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1147015803171858872006-05-07T08:30:00.000-07:002006-05-07T08:30:00.000-07:00That's funny, Oni. The first time I heard W00T, I ...That's funny, Oni. The first time I heard W00T, I thought it was just some teenager having fun with words and sounds. Later, I learned, the "word" actually came off a computer game. Funny how the English language refuses to stop evolving.Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1147013880288454022006-05-07T07:58:00.000-07:002006-05-07T07:58:00.000-07:00During my class "The History of the English Langua...During my class "The History of the English Language," one of the students did his presentation on internet language, presenting all those acronyms and made up words such as W00T. <BR/><BR/>It was actually pretty interesting, even if I didn't understand half of it.Anthony Rapinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581208296144295224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1147010670176557862006-05-07T07:04:00.000-07:002006-05-07T07:04:00.000-07:00Same here, Scott. I avoid using these acronyms at ...Same here, Scott. I avoid using these acronyms at all costs. Except "LOL," which I use to express amusement without using a lot of words for the person on the other end of the cyber connection, and "BTW," which just seems to come up often. Other than that, I use conventional language even while chatting. Signs of getting old, perhaps? I have to admit though, I love the cute little emoticons in Yahoo IM? Signs of the child inside still being alive? I suspect so ;).Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1147000159989374792006-05-07T04:09:00.000-07:002006-05-07T04:09:00.000-07:00It's funny, but I did figure out the title before ...It's funny, but I did figure out the title before you explained it. I've gone through a lot of the same learning experiences. It's funny how people who find the internet for the first time seem to know those little acronyms straight out of the gate. I avoid using them, and I'm not sure why.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323167263283798566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1146974087822382182006-05-06T20:54:00.000-07:002006-05-06T20:54:00.000-07:00LOL Awww...I would never do that.LOL Awww...I would never do that.Andrea Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702322027393523509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1146928223364878042006-05-06T08:10:00.000-07:002006-05-06T08:10:00.000-07:00I actually had to look that one up, Yoda. And it c...I actually had to look that one up, Yoda. And it cracked me up. LOL. As someone who is only minimally computer-literate, I fully sympathise with those on your mailing lists though. :PBhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1146922842500678832006-05-06T06:40:00.000-07:002006-05-06T06:40:00.000-07:00As a computer science major often having to help o...As a computer science major often having to help out nincompoops on mailing lists, my favorite acronym?<BR/><BR/>RTFM.Yodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711652528962940049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1146844317973672212006-05-05T08:51:00.000-07:002006-05-05T08:51:00.000-07:00Lisa, no end to learning, eh? LOL, the sequel idea...<B>Lisa</B>, no end to learning, eh? LOL, the sequel idea was only a joke. You never know though. <BR/><BR/><B>Bernita</B>, I had to catch up with this strange new jargon simply to comprehend what my fellow writers talked about in the chat room. I can translate :D for you. It's the symbol for the emoticon that shows a wide grin. :D<BR/><BR/><B>Susan</B>, I hear you. If making sense of American English wasn't a challenge in itself, I also had to get skilled in the acronym way of conversation. Whew!<BR/><BR/><B>South</B>, thanks for being so considerate. Now, I just hope you don't bombard me with a battery of Internet jargon the next time we talk. LOL<BR/><BR/><B>Bob</B>, how did you know about MOIA?!! That was supposed to be confidential. :-O (Shocked look emoticon).<BR/><BR/>Jokes apart, MOIA is how we refer to the book project while discussing its production and editorial aspects.Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1146835419896996692006-05-05T06:23:00.000-07:002006-05-05T06:23:00.000-07:00I have a title for your new book, the same as the ...I have a title for your new book, the same as the old one, except:<BR/><BR/>MOIA2Bob Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511976142310659750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1146816564254106132006-05-05T01:09:00.000-07:002006-05-05T01:09:00.000-07:00I know exactly what you mean about the acronyms. ...I know exactly what you mean about the acronyms. When I first starting using the internet, I felt a little awkward having to ask what they meant. Now it seems teenagers are making up new ones everyday.<BR/><BR/>BTW, if I ever use one when we chat and you don't know what it means, feel free to ask. I won't think less of ya or anything. :)Andrea Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702322027393523509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1146803639508671792006-05-04T21:33:00.000-07:002006-05-04T21:33:00.000-07:00Hello again Bhas,So pleased you're back with a new...Hello again Bhas,<BR/>So pleased you're back with a new post & a nice munchy read at that!<BR/>I'm only just starting to study internet jargon myself and I have felt the same pain as you when readers have written comments using symbols & I haven't been able to interpret these. Perhaps that also explains my reluctance to go into lively chat rooms. *love*Suzan Abrams, email: suzanabrams@live.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818807164881810296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1146766430290307802006-05-04T11:13:00.000-07:002006-05-04T11:13:00.000-07:00You're way ahead of me.Many I still don't understa...You're way ahead of me.<BR/>Many I still don't understand - especially the things like ":D" - which may not be a correct representation.<BR/>Slides over my head.<BR/>A sequel might be just the thing.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574735.post-1146761068091707772006-05-04T09:44:00.000-07:002006-05-04T09:44:00.000-07:00Great post, Sury! I learned a couple I hadn't hear...Great post, Sury! I learned a couple I hadn't heard before. I hope you decide to do a sequel to Making Out in America. :PLisa Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16334253815212707025noreply@blogger.com