Lanny Chambers wrote:
> I am reminded of frogs around a pond, croaking just to let the other
> frogs know they're still alive. Not sophisticated and erudite discourse,
> such as we practice here. <ahem>
I am not suggesting that anything too sophisticated was being
transmitted, but this is an entirely new phenomenon, much like the phone
was.
There are a few nerds, (nerds in a good way), on here that have been
using online communication for quite some time, but it is a fairly
recent thing for most people.
> Old people chatting are just as bad. They use real English, but all they
> talk about is their ailments, or going to funerals.
I still get to hear the occasional WW2 story. Good stuff there... ;-)
> After our passing, one can only hope. Acronyms have their place, and the
> useful ones have staying power (FWIW, BTW, SWMBO). But don't you think
> the others lose some meaning in statements such as "Yuo su'X ftw. Im
> g0nna brake u'r neck lol."
Gotcha, I saw lots of "OMG" and "BF"....
OMG and a few others actually being used in place of speech by a lot of
people, which is a little scary.
Pat
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