Am I the only one?

[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]

are you saying i was right?

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by Null

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]

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

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