Almost 100 million people text on a regular basis. Texting is done on cell phones, smart phones, chat rooms, blogs, and almost everything. It is sort of like a new age of shorthand. Don't get me wrong, as I am one of those who try to use this type of shorthand whenever I am on my Droid X. The only problem I have is that my Droid is much smarter then me, and automatically types out the words before I have time to enter the shortcut (which for the most part are not recognized by the keyboard). So already, there is a problem of saving time.
Maybe I am getting too old for some of the more advanced abbreviations, but there are thousands of them. Do I need to learn a new language now or can't I just go along with what I know ? 1174 means Nude Club..........53X means Sex.......?^ means Hook Up ?........ IDK, but Isn't it easier to spell these words out ??? It's easier, more accurate, and certainly less of a chance of saying something really stupid.
I guess it's all personal preference. I consider myself very forward thinking, but some of this is just plain ridiculous. Well, I think it is time for me to be AFK. (which means Away From Keyboard or A Free Kill. The bottom line is this. After looking at the thousands of abbreviations on so many different web sites, I decided the only thing that I was able to get out of this , is.
Spell Check has no idea of any of these abbreviations either.
