Am I the only one?

[dropCGCF]

You know what I'm starting to hate? The internet.

The lack of grammatical and spelling skills are just appaling on the "Information Superhighway". I have stopped reading what many people write (i.e. diaries, journals, Typhoid's posts....kidding) and it seems to me that people are so happy online. Why are they stuck in this ecstatic state of orgasmic joy?

LOL.
I hate this friggin' phrase. It's so pointless. Are you really laughing out loud, or are you just entering these letters as a conversation-filler? Does this piss you guys off too?

[Acebot44]

I don't hate LOL, it just isnt my style. I use Heh or Hah or even Humphrt, but never LOL or LMAO or ROFL. I rarely do any of those things so why should I type that I do.

[Swan]

I personally don't use acronyms often. When I do it's only for something that I would actually say in real life. Who actually says "Laughing out Loud?"

[GameMaster]

I use the abbreviation 'LOL' among others to convey a false sense of amusement to my reader. It also allows me to respond without putting any thought into a conversation. I can simply 'LOL my way' through a conversation consisting of one or more other people. This is especially useful when you're doing other things on the computer like listening to music, or talking with people whom you consider more important.

[Dyne]

I hate anybody who degrades the English language on the Internet. Using the above shorthands and changing "you" to "u" and "thanks" to "thx" really don't sit well with me either.

As I see it, your power over minor grammatical rules dictates how much of an intelligence rating you get from me.

[The Germanator]

I use the abbreviation 'LOL' among others to convey a false sense of amusement to my reader. It also allows me to respond without putting any thought into a conversation. I can simply 'LOL my way' through a conversation consisting of one or more other people. This is especially useful when you're doing other things on the computer like listening to music, or talking with people whom you consider more important.

LOL...



But seriously...I dislike the acronyms and abbreviations big time. It just seems foolish to me. I wouldn't respect myself if I started typing like that.

[dropCGCF]

I hate anybody who degrades the English language on the Internet. Using the above shorthands and changing "you" to "u" and "thanks" to "thx" really don't sit well with me either.

As I see it, your power over minor grammatical rules dictates how much of an intelligence rating you get from me.

Intelliwha?

[Typhoid]

I hate ppl who abbv. evrything. It makes no sense to me y they do it. Its like savng seconds of there day means so much to them they cut corners and make thmslvs look relly relly lame. Ppl need to lern how to spell, becuz it can get super annoying to keep readin sommin some1 rites, and u cant tell wut they mean by it.


EDIT: and if the internet really pisses you off, just stop using it. There was this guy I know that pissed me off, so i stopped going to his house every Friday...Kidding, kidding.

The bottom line is, if something makes you mad, stop going to the source. Not the music awards, the thing that makes you mad. Its like, you know rolling in toxic waste will give you lymphoma and piss you off, but you do it anyways to pass the time, and because everyone else is doing it.

So if it makes you mad, stop using it, and i assure you, you will be happier.

[Crash]

good topic.

my biggest problem is using the three periods...

i do that way too much. i do use WTF and lol a bunch on aim, but not too much on message boards. to me, it seems like a cool dialect of english. it is more efficient, and you can certainly understand just as easily. personally, i think it's cool, but i know kids are growing up using this crap, and pretty soon brain power will be at a minimum. oh well.

[Jonbo298]

On boards I do the periods quite alot too...just a habit I formed...damnit..i must stop

I use lol sometimes in city of heroes when in a group but on AIM I usually use heh most of the time.

and I dont mind if they aren't laughing. Its more of a "that was funny" thing now. If you do something like LOL or rofl/lmao, then your laughing. lol is generic now :p

[Fox 6]

I use gtg... its just faster i guess

[KillerGremlin]

The 3 periods help though...you can put non-sentences together, and make random thoughts make sense!

Personally, I hate the spam out there. Not word spam, but spam spam. I went to an IRC search engine today, to find servers to download music on, and an ad for FREE ASIAN PORN1111! popped up. I mean, what the hell. I'm just doing some innocent pirating, I don't want to look at FREE ASIAN PORN1111!

Eventually, the spyware is going to catch up to Mozilla. And then we're all screwed.

[Jonbo298]

Mozilla and IE is like Mac and Windows. Which do you want to infect more? A population you can possibly get 95% of or 5% of ;)

[KillerGremlin]

That's true, for now, but a lot of people are switching to Mozilla. Even Mircrosoft suggested that users get a different browser to replace Internet Explorer. IE is buggy, it crashes, it's a spyware magnet, and it can't do much about ads.

Hopefully the government steps in like they keep saying they will. We need government support to get rid of all the spam out there.

[Bond]

What makes the internet great is also what makes it awful - it's uncontrolled.

[ZebraRampage]

I hate ppl who abbv. evrything. It makes no sense to me y they do it. Its like savng seconds of there day means so much to them they cut corners and make thmslvs look relly relly lame. Ppl need to lern how to spell, becuz it can get super annoying to keep readin sommin some1 rites, and u cant tell wut they mean by it.


EDIT: and if the internet really pisses you off, just stop using it. There was this guy I know that pissed me off, so i stopped going to his house every Friday...Kidding, kidding.

The bottom line is, if something makes you mad, stop going to the source. Not the music awards, the thing that makes you mad. Its like, you know rolling in toxic waste will give you lymphoma and piss you off, but you do it anyways to pass the time, and because everyone else is doing it.

So if it makes you mad, stop using it, and i assure you, you will be happier.


I noticed how you abbreviated abbreviate..and I hate when people do that as well. I do use some of the acronyms, but I hate a lot of them. The only one I use at the moment is "lol" because it's such a habit. I have been using haha more often though. I never use "gtg" unless I have to go REALLY fast. I say "I have to go" or "I'll see you later". It really annoys me as well when I see people using u, thx, cuz, etc..It's just...extremely wrong, and annoying. You can imagine what they'd sound like when they say those words abbreviated. They're all extremely stupid.

[BreakABone]

Well, I would be lying if I said I had any problem with much shorthand, as anyone who speaks to me on AIM know, I pretty much use it all the time. The most popular of which is replacing "th" with "d", and some others I use. I mean as long as it is understandable, I see no problem with it. Not to say I'm for everything someone says online, but who am I to complain?

[Perfect Stu]

I hate when people turn regular words into stupid things like "ur" (is it really that much harder to type "your" "you're"?)

I dont like the usage of the number '2' either. "not if u dont want me 2"

OMGHI2UWTFBBQ!!!!!1one

[Crash]

yeah, what is with the BBQ thing, it's started popping up all over.

[Null]

heh, it could almost rhyme if you put words in it.

Oh my god,
Hi to You.
What the F--k
Bar-be-cue!


:sneaky: :D

[Jonbo298]

:shakehead

gj null but that was sad :p

[Null]

hehe, i dunno, its kinda catchy if you get the right rhythm to it. Could be the chorus to a song.
:p

[BreakABone]

I hate when people turn regular words into stupid things like "ur" (is it really that much harder to type "your" "you're"?)

I dont like the usage of the number '2' either. "not if u dont want me 2"

OMGHI2UWTFBBQ!!!!!1one

Ok, I'm also guilty as sin for using "ur" and "2", but I never use OMG and what the hell is BBQ?

hehe, i dunno, its kinda catchy if you get the right rhythm to it. Could be the chorus to a song.

I thought it was funnie. :D

[Typhoid]

and what the hell is BBQ?



You're kidding right......


BBQ = Barbecue (sp?)




( See because of made up abbreviations, i cant even spell the stupid word..)

[GameMaster]

I think he was asking about it's significance in the abbreviation 'OMGHI2UWTFBBQ'

[Null]

that would be the obvious answer. but i think bab meant as an alternative meaning

[BreakABone]

You're kidding right......


BBQ = Barbecue (sp?)




( See because of made up abbreviations, i cant even spell the stupid word..)

I know what the abbrevation for BBQ means, I mean it's not like it's exclusive to the Net.

But like GM and Null said, I wonder what the hell it means in the weird little statement. :p

[Vampyr]

Usually these are the shorthand terms that I use:
brb
lol
rofl
btw

And no, I'm usually not 'laughing out loud' when I say lol, but if I find something extremely funny and I really am laughing I will either use LOL in all caps or say "rofl", because that seems more powerful then a small "lol". I use "lol" when someone says a joke or something intended to be humorous, even if it's not knee slapping funny. Plus, it helps keep the conversation going. "lol" is like smiling or chuckling on the internet. you could use a ':)' smilie, but lol works in the same way.

And the other short hand terms are just useful.

But, I do not shorten every word, and I dont use most of that stupid internet lingo. I absolutely HATE it when people spell "cool" "kewl". What is the damn purpose of doing that? I also hate it when people type with no regard to grammar, and their sentances look like this "What do u want 2 do 2day? Thx a lot!"

I was actually talking to someone on MSN a while back, and they asked me why I talked in full sentances and spelt everything out. I simply replied "I dont like to look like a jack ass. It's not that hard, and it's easier to read."

[thatmariolover]

I hate internet abbreviations when the person has time to write the whole thing out. However, when playing online games I often have people say "ns" (nice shot) and reply with "thx" or the other way around. It's handy because I don't get fragged just for being courteous.

But yeah, in an environment where it can be easily avoided, abbreviations are teh suxor!!11!1!!11!

[Null]

yea, people in games are always telling me BS (beautiful shot) ;) hehehe

[Perfect Stu]

I used it so it would rhyme

its significance was to rhyme

and stick out as a completely useless abbreviation, just like the other ones I used.

[Null]

:hmm:

are you saying i was right?

[Perfect Stu]

:hmm:

are you saying i was right?

in that it rhymes?

in that it's catchy?

I'm saying I agree with you...or saying that it was you agreeing with me in the first place ;)

[GT News]

:hmm:

are you saying i was right?

in that it rhymes?

in that it's catchy?

I'm saying I agree with you...or saying that it was you agreeing with me in the first place ;)

matters THAT rhymes? You're kidding.
catchy is?You and I are on the same wavelength, .:-) What makes you say that. Who says that?

[Null]

no no. i mean that i was right in the translation of it? the 3 seemed obvious. but i wasnt sure about Hi2u

[BreakABone]

Am I the only one confused by Null and Stu's mini little discussion going on?

[Fox 6]

Am I the only one confused by Null and Stu's mini little discussion going on?
No, I'm a little confused myself...

[Swan]

Maybe they were having a conversation in and outside of GT and it carried over.

Either that or they have their own language. I'm pretty sure they're talking about the little song thing.


And on to the topic of abbrieviations(think that's right) and other things that people use on the internet some people I know instead of saying sure the proper way will spell it "shure" which takes more effort.

[Perfect Stu]

the translation was right.

oh my god
hi to you
what the f***
bar-be-que

I plan on releasing the single this holiday season

[Swan]

I'd buy that. :D

Hey...what are you...doing...put that down...don't come any closer...please...what did I do to you?...Oh...I guess I deserve it then :one::chainsaw:

[Canyarion]

That's true, for now, but a lot of people are switching to Mozilla. Even Mircrosoft suggested that users get a different browser to replace Internet Explorer. IE is buggy, it crashes, it's a spyware magnet, and it can't do much about ads.

Hopefully the government steps in like they keep saying they will. We need government support to get rid of all the spam out there.
In Holland companies get fined for spam. :cool: But we get most spam from the US anyway. :(

[bobcat]

I use the abbreviation 'LOL' among others to convey a false sense of amusement to my reader. It also allows me to respond without putting any thought into a conversation. I can simply 'LOL my way' through a conversation consisting of one or more other people. This is especially useful when you're doing other things on the computer like listening to music, or talking with people whom you consider more important.
lol

[quiet mike]

Are you sure that spelling is a sign of inteligence? Especially on the net??
If I make spelling errors you will consider me a less inteligent pearson. That's just wrong (and stupid) thinking.

[dropCGCF]

Are you sure that spelling is a sign of inteligence? Especially on the net??
If I make spelling errors you will consider me a less inteligent pearson. That's just wrong (and stupid) thinking.

It's Intelligent.

Owned, Pearson.

[Ace195]

Haha my plan to take over holland is nearly complete :drevil:

[Crono]

I totally agree with Dyne about the shortening of words.. like "thx", "wut", "ur", "2".

Is it really that hard to type a couple extra letters?

The main abbreviations I use on the net are "lol" (which,when I use it, I am never ever actually laughing... like GM said it just keeps the conversation going), "brb", and then abbreviations for video games.

[quiet mike]

Exactly my point.
I always welcome someone correcting my spelling, that's a good thing. But thinking that I'm not intelligent because of it it's stupid not just because spelling could come from careless typing, but also because it might just be that I (which it actually is) am not a native english speaking person, as well as more than 70% of people on the net. So determining my intligence by how bad I type and know a 2nd or 3rd language leads you to great errors in calculations.
You can see misspeling as a stupid person, or as typo's or bad english knowledge; you can see in using keyboard shortcuts for writing as a leasy person, or as a buissy person, or even a person trying to be funny or friendly.

In conclusion, you have the right to not like something, and the right to correct me when I and many others do mistake in english, but don't start judge me by this.

[dropCGCF]

Exactly my point.
I always welcome someone correcting my spelling, that's a good thing. But thinking that I'm not intelligent because of it it's stupid not just because spelling could come from careless typing, but also because it might just be that I (which it actually is) am not a native english speaking person, as well as more than 70% of people on the net. So determining my intligence by how bad I type and know a 2nd or 3rd language leads you to great errors in calculations.
You can see misspeling as a stupid person, or as typo's or bad english knowledge; you can see in using keyboard shortcuts for writing as a leasy person, or as a buissy person, or even a person trying to be funny or friendly.

In conclusion, you have the right to not like something, and the right to correct me when I and many others do mistake in english, but don't start judge me by this.

It's not about THAT, I'm saying that I don't like people who don't take the time to read what they're saying before they say it.

For instance, I actually missed two words (tkae te time) in that last sentence. But I corrected them. And you spelled intelligence wrong again.

[BreakABone]

Well, I always give Mike the benefit of the doubt, like he said he isn't a native speaker of English, so you only help him when you correct him.

I never did get the point on judging someone's intelligence based solely on how they speak though. I know some rather smart people who talk with all the net-sense, just because it's simpler.

Like I said I've become accustomed to using "ur" "2" (sometimes it's just so weird), 1, and all other nifty abbreviations, not because mesa so dumb can't spell full word, it's just so much easier to type a few characters less. Even if the save is just one or two. Same way I can call Xantar, Xanny even if they are one character shorter. But I take that as a sign of no one's intelligence.

Now if they make no coherent thought in their writing, that's a whole different ball game.

[Acebot44]

Just rememberd that I do use three abbreviations quite often.

IMO
brb
and gtg

The last two are used when in a rush, and the first is just handy.

[Classic Rocker]

I don't mind some abbreviations. I try not to use shorthand too much, but sometimes it's needed. If I am multi-tasking, it makes things hell of a lot easier for me. Of course I'm talking about real acronyms, not 12 year old AOL speak. I hate that.

[Ace195]

Well, I always give Mike the benefit of the doubt, like he said he isn't a native speaker of English, so you only help him when you correct him.

I never did get the point on judging someone's intelligence based solely on how they speak though. I know some rather smart people who talk with all the net-sense, just because it's simpler.

Like I said I've become accustomed to using "ur" "2" (sometimes it's just so weird), 1, and all other nifty abbreviations, not because mesa so dumb can't spell full word, it's just so much easier to type a few characters less. Even if the save is just one or two. Same way I can call Xantar, Xanny even if they are one character shorter. But I take that as a sign of no one's intelligence.

Now if they make no coherent thought in their writing, that's a whole different ball game.
I agree bab.. I mean you all probably think that hero2 is not very brite because of the way he types on his computer. But I'll have you know he was only one semester shy of having his ccna before deciding to become a cook.. I know from time to time I spell things wrong but drop if you judge on the way a person types or on if they use abbv's to get their thoughts out. I don't think you'll make it in the corporate world ;)

[Canyarion]

Spelling is often a choice you make I think.
If I wanted I could make things messy and you'd still understand, but I choose to spell correctly. :)

Of course there are people who just can't do any better.... No offense then, I don't mean you.