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tigger



Joined: 13 Nov 2005
Posts: 725
Location: Bologna (Italy)
PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 06 7:47 am    Post subject: Text language Reply with quote
    

I feel embarassingly ignorant!
Only got on to internet last october, and having been here in Italy for so long, while i'm quite good at Italian text abbreviations, I'm hopeless at English ones!
Can anyone please translate the ones most commonly used on downsizer for me? Or tell me if there's some sort of dictionary?!!
I feel I'm missing out!! BTW is about as far as I go

jema
Downsizer Moderator


Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 28239
Location: escaped from Swindon
PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 06 7:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Don't think we are too bad here on text speak.

But here are a few:

rofl - rolls on floor laughting
lmao - laughs my arse off
tia - thanks in advance
btw - by the way
imho - in my humble opinion
afaik - as far as i knowoh - other half

Treacodactyl
Downsizer Moderator


Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 06 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

This may also help:

https://www.downsizer.net/index.php?option=com_glossary&func=display&Itemid=55&catid=98

tigger



Joined: 13 Nov 2005
Posts: 725
Location: Bologna (Italy)
PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 06 8:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Thank you both !
You're right Jema, there aren't many on downsizer, but being a nosey so-and-so it was annoying me when I came across one and didn't know what it meant!

Went



Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 6968

PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 06 4:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

If all else fails - make it up - the oldies will think your on the ball and the younger ones will think they have missed something....

tigger



Joined: 13 Nov 2005
Posts: 725
Location: Bologna (Italy)
PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 06 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    


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