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Internet Abbr.

People use internet slang for two main reasons: to express emotion and speed up communication. Common slang terms include LOL, BRB, OMG, and acronyms are often used to quickly convey messages. The Urban Dictionary is a popular online resource that defines many internet slang words and allows users to submit and rate definitions. While slang helps online communication, some argue it can negatively impact formal writing skills as seen through increasing errors in student work.

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Internet Abbr.

People use internet slang for two main reasons: to express emotion and speed up communication. Common slang terms include LOL, BRB, OMG, and acronyms are often used to quickly convey messages. The Urban Dictionary is a popular online resource that defines many internet slang words and allows users to submit and rate definitions. While slang helps online communication, some argue it can negatively impact formal writing skills as seen through increasing errors in student work.

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Why Do People Use Internet Slang?

Unlike writing an A+ English essay on Shakespeare, Internet slang has


two common goals, which often overthrow proper spelling and
grammar:
To express emotion: It's obvious that expressing emotion through
written text can be difficult. Internet slang words and acronyms help
you tell people that we are happy, sad, amused, angry, confused or
surprised. For example, "Wowzers" is a silly term used to convey
surprise. The acronym,"LOL," which stands for "laugh out loud," is one
of the most common acronyms used on the Internet. Often, users will
incorporate textual emoticons like ":)" or ":(" to represent expressive
human faces and emotions.
To speed up communication: You live in a busy world, and you don't
have time much time to waste typing out the message you'd like to
send to your friends, family or colleagues. Typing a message usually
takes longer than saying it verbally, which is why Internet slang and
short-form words are used to get the message in writing as quickly as
possible. It's a quick and convenient way to communicate on the web.
The Internet Slang Dictionary of Choice: Urban Dictionary
There are quite a few sites out there that list popular Internet words
and phrases, but there's nothing that quite compares to the Urban
Dictionary. The Urban Dictionary is literally an Internet slang
dictionary, which can be accessed by anyone online.
Urban Dictionary contains over 10.5 million Internet slang definitions.
Anybody can suggest and submit a word and definition, which are
reviewed by editors to be published on the site. Once a word is
published, visitors can view and rate them.
If you come across any slang words on the web, you can almost be
certain that the definition can be found by searching for it on the
Urban Dictionary website.
The Most Popular Internet Slang Words and Acronyms
The following lists the most well known and widely used Internet slang
words. People all over the world use them on social media sites, email
and SMS text messaging. (Please note that a few of these popular
acronyms include profanity, which have been replaced with more
appropriate wording.)
ASAP: As Soon As Possible MWF: Married White
BBIAB: Be Back In A Bit Female/Monday, Wednesday,
Friday
BBL/BBS: Be Back Later/Soon
NM: Nevermind
BF: Boyfriend
NP: No Problem
BFF: Best Friends Forever
OMG: Oh My God
BFFL: Best Friends for Life
ORLY: Oh Really?
BRB: Be Right Back
OTOH: On the Other Hand
CYA: See You
RN: Right Now
FAQ: Frequently Asked
Questions ROFL: Roll On the Floor
Laughing
FB: Facebook
RUH: Are Your Horney
FTFY: Fixed That For You
SFW: Safe for Work
FTW: For the Win
SOML: Story of My Life
FYI: For Your Information
STFU: Shut the "F-Word" Up
G2G: Got to Go
TFTI: Thanks for the Invite
GF: Girlfriend
TMI: Too Much Information
GR8: Great
TTYL: Talk to You Later
HML: Hit My Line, or Hate My
Life TWSS: That's What She Said

HTH: Hope This Helps U: You

IDK: I Don't Know W/: With

IMO/IMHO: In My Opinion/In My W/O: Without


Humble Opinion WYD: What You Doing
IRL: In Real Life WTH: What the Hell?
ISTG: I Swear to God WYM: What You Mean?
JK: Just Kidding WYSIWYG: What You See Is What
KTHX: OK, Thanks You Get

L8R: Later Y: Why

LOL: Laugh Out Loud YW: You're Welcome


YWA: You're Welcome Anyway
Other common Internet abbreviations and symbols include “
Examples:
“I
“I’m @ the store.”
“I’m going 2 school.”
Taking the Blame for Bad Grammar and Spelling
Although short-form wording and acronyms help us get the job done
faster and more conveniently, time spent communicating through
social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and texting on cell phones is
being blamed for poor spelling and grammar skills with regards to
today’s youth. For example, words like "shawty" (which is an
alternative form of "shorty") are spelled more like they sound in casual
conversation.
While the link between modern day Internet lingo and deteriorating
grammar skills has not been officially proven on a scientific basis,
education institutions in Canada and the U.S. are seeing a sharp drop
in proper English writing.
In an article published by the Globe and Mail, an English professor and
associated dean at Simon Fraser University stated:
“Punctuation errors are huge, and apostrophe errors. Students seem to
have absolutely no idea what an apostrophe is for. None. Absolutely
none.”
Abbreviations, lowercase words that should be capitalized and
neglectful proofreading are other common mistakes that are blamed
on social media and SMS texting.

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