Digital BW, The Print

Yes but we now have phones that use predictive text messaging and we can all
get back to using the English language.


> From: Hogarth Hughes <hogarth@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 11:43:15 -0500
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] What is this??!!
> 
> 
> It's IM shorthand. You've seen kids sending Instant Messages back and
> forth on little handheld devices, yes? So small you type with your
> thumbs? Typing that way is difficult, so they tend to abbreviate most
> commonly used phrases.
> 
> YMMV = your mileage may vary
> AFAIK = as far as I know
> OTOH = on the other hand
> IMHO = in my humble opinion
> BTW = by the way
> 
> There's bunches more. Puzzle them out like personalized license plates
> at a stop sign.
> --
> Hogarth Hughes
> 
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