abbreviations!

[ladycasshmere]

Do you know anyone who abbreviate words to the point it is confusing. My friend constantly feels the need to shorten things to the point I'm sitting on Google trying to figure it out. Some people still look confused when they see smh, lmbo, rotflmao. Just examples what will the conversations of the future be

[anitaraemillspalmer]

Do you know anyone who abbreviate words to the point it is confusing. My friend constantly feels the need to shorten things to the point I'm sitting on Google trying to figure it out. Some people still look confused when they see smh, lmbo, rotflmao. Just examples what will the conversations of the future be

Yeah...what is smh??

[tuyetmai]

That is confusing abbreviations.  I have one friend who does that but still easier to recognize.

[champak97]

I only know one of those abbreviations.  It is confusing.

[countrygirl12]

Do you know anyone who abbreviate words to the point it is confusing. My friend constantly feels the need to shorten things to the point I'm sitting on Google trying to figure it out. Some people still look confused when they see smh, lmbo, rotflmao. Just examples what will the conversations of the future be

The ones you mentioned above are all common and anyone who texts a lot knows what they mean.  And a lot of times you can easily know what something means just by the conversation you have been having.  I agree some people do it to the point it is crazy.  And spelling words wrong ie gurl or wat makes me so mad I have not even responded.    What is sad is people are so use to doing this that when they fill out online applications or even written ones they use these misspelled words and abbreviations and the professional world is NOT the place for text slang.

[gaby_ro_2004]

I do not know any of these and i am trying to learn.I am from Romania and my English is not so good,but when i read all smh,lmbo......or when they say "half" instead "have".....It is confusing.

[countrygirl12]

Do you know anyone who abbreviate words to the point it is confusing. My friend constantly feels the need to shorten things to the point I'm sitting on Google trying to figure it out. Some people still look confused when they see smh, lmbo, rotflmao. Just examples what will the conversations of the future be

Yeah...what is smh??

Shaking My Head

[DeliriousKris]

I hate abbreviations like the previously mentioned "SMH". I don't even like "LOL" ... I just say "Hahaha" if I find something funny.
I'm the person that uses correct capitalization, spelling, and punctuation even in my text messages. My supervisor calls me the Grammar *bleep* of the office, and I have accepted the title with pride!

[countrygirl12]

I do not know any of these and i am trying to learn.I am from Romania and my English is not so good,but when i read all smh,lmbo......or when they say "half" instead "have".....It is confusing.

Half and Have are two totally different words.  I have never heard anyone use "half" in place of "have". 

And smh - shaking my head, lmbo - laughing my butt off.  You can google any of these if you don't know they mean and find the meaning. 

[countrygirl12]

I hate abbreviations like the previously mentioned "SMH". I don't even like "LOL" ... I just say "Hahaha" if I find something funny.
I'm the person that uses correct capitalization, spelling, and punctuation even in my text messages. My supervisor calls me the Grammar *bleep* of the office, and I have accepted the title with pride!

I don't see a problem with abbreviating in texts.  You are limited on space and I am usually in a hurry.  lol is quicker to type or even write than hahaha and they mean the same thing.  Except I honestly think people use "lol" as a way to say whatever they want to someone.  They think it is okay as long as they put lol at the end.  I know a girl that does this.  She is the biggest smart*ss in the world.  But she puts lol after her comments and then writes it off as just joking.

[minioncookies]

Eh.. i text alot so i am use to abbreviations.. If i don't know what it mean's i'll ask the person... because sometimes you do have people who will hit a couple of wrong keys in abbreviations and mess up the whole word to where you don't know what they are saying.... I don't think any of the people i talk to use so many abbreviations that i get confused.. most are lol, lmao, lmbo, k, ctn tl ttyl, tc, ty thx yw, yvw.. you know the easy abbreviations people commonly use
 

[lvstephanie]

I have more problems with business jargon abbreviations than I do with texting ones. For example, when I first started working for a manufacturing environment, I started hearing the abbv. PCR. While I was going to school for biology, PCR is the abbv. for Polymerase Chain Reaction: a method for copying large amount of DNA from a small sample. But since we weren't copying DNA in this manufacturer, I couldn't for the life of me figure out what that meant. In a more business setting, esp. in manufacturing or construction, PCR stands for a Procedure Change Request to formalize a change in a customer's request for the work they want done.

[ktheodos]

Lol...it can be confusing

[countrygirl12]

Eh.. i text alot so i am use to abbreviations.. If i don't know what it mean's i'll ask the person... because sometimes you do have people who will hit a couple of wrong keys in abbreviations and mess up the whole word to where you don't know what they are saying.... I don't think any of the people i talk to use so many abbreviations that i get confused.. most are lol, lmao, lmbo, k, ctn tl ttyl, tc, ty thx yw, yvw.. you know the easy abbreviations people commonly use
 

Most you can figure out because it goes with the convo you are having.  I have used a few on sites like Pinterest where you are limited in space.

[gaylasue]

I hate abbreviations like the previously mentioned "SMH". I don't even like "LOL" ... I just say "Hahaha" if I find something funny.
I'm the person that uses correct capitalization, spelling, and punctuation even in my text messages. My supervisor calls me the Grammar *bleep* of the office, and I have accepted the title with pride!

Do you know anyone who abbreviate words to the point it is confusing. My friend constantly feels the need to shorten things to the point I'm sitting on Google trying to figure it out. Some people still look confused when they see smh, lmbo, rotflmao. Just examples what will the conversations of the future be

Yeah...what is smh??

Shaking My Head

Thanks!  I have been wondering what "smh" has meant for a long time now!