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Haha, Rob beat me to it!
I only use the really well known ones like "IMO" "BTW", "LOL" etc, otherwise it just causes confusion.
Also, I hate dumbing-down the English language, as it encourages lazy writing. It's a pet hate of mine. And don't talk to me about bloody 'text lingo'!
Marco.
To be honest I never use any acronyms that reflect phrases, it's all text speak which, as Marco has quite rightly said, dumbs down English into some kind of council estate dweller's shortcut language.
Horrible!
Ok, so occasionally I uses 'LOL'. ;)
BFWIW, ILTOUOA.
Is your avatar the view of your "back yard", and what have you got against council estates ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Filterlab
Are they full of "poor people" or some thing ?
No, the avatar is the reflection of the yard at work in the side of my car.
If you worked on the industrial estate I work on, you'd understand why I dislike council estates (we're surrounded by one - they're all louts, menaces, criminals and vandals), and also why I choose to live in a damn nice and expensive area. It's called working hard, working smart, bettering oneself and not relying on government hand-outs.
Call me smug, but frankly I don't care, it's in everyone's capability to work and live to a decent standard but too many people think it's all about getting on a reality TV show and not enough believe in hard work.
It's a good job there's all this waffle in this thread. It'd just be full of tumbleweeds and the sound of the wind blowing through otherwise!
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CSAS (coffee spat at screen)
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Yes, like it was before Ash and I started posting, with the four of you moderating Richard (not).Quote:
Originally Posted by Shian7
Looks like it's drifting back that way. :lol: