Perhaps its just me...

[david123]

I am finding it more and more frustrating with TTTAETTT (the temptation to abbreviate everything to text talk) I have just been on the net to find out what SWMBO's means. I have even given up reading threads because I hadn't a clue what was being discussed, I know I could have looked it up, but can't always be bothered.

Rant over, I guess its just an age thing. I will get my granddaughter over to sit next to me and explain. Oh and while she is here I will get her to sort out my new iPhone. #-o

 

[cutting42]

She Who Must Be Obeyed - or the missus

 

[ChrisR]

Dave.

I am with you, in fact I don’t know what text talk is :?: , as I have never used it, and doubt I ever will.

Could be an age thing, as I am an old git. #-o

Take care.

Chris R.

 

[AndyT]

Some of it's a reverse age thing - using abbreviations that were popular back in the early days of on-line communications using dial-up modems to connect to bulletin boards, newsgroups and mailing lists. A sort of 'move aside sonny, I've been online since you were in nappies' thing.

 

[whiskywill]

Could be an age thing, as I am an old git. Take care.

I am an older, and grumpier, git.

My latest gripe is the tendency for sports presenters to announce such things as England vee Wales. Normal people don't speak in an abbreviated form and they probably don't even know that the v stands for something.

 

[david123]

Morning Chris

I. El. (Eng). (Rtd) #-o lol Electrical engineer retired ??

 

[whiskywill]

And another thing.

When football managers say "We are hoping to get a result", meaning a win. All football games end in a result, win, lose or draw.

 

[david123]

your right init

 

[RogerS]

NORWICH to you :wink:

 

[david123]

That's me telt off

 

[mseries]

And another thing.

When football managers say "We are hoping to get a result", meaning a win. All football games end in a result, win, lose or draw.

A quality item. High quality or low quality ?

 

[Jonzjob]

OMG SWMBO has just gone OTT about the resto were we had aparos last night :twisted:

If anyone understands that lot can they let me know pretty please?

RogerS that is not nice to wish Norwich on anyone :shock: :shock: The town that is :twisted:

 

[Phil Pascoe]

An added bonus, for free.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Language changes. My sister's lived in NZ for 26yrs in a road called "Gordon Ave" - I said why don't you say"avenue", and she said no, they are "aves" not avenues. It's happening with versus and "V" in this country.

 

[bugbear]

Language changes. My sister's lived in NZ for 26yrs in a road called "Gordon Ave" - I said why don't you say"avenue", and she said no, they are "aves" not avenues. It's happening with versus and "V" in this country.

I've always rather liked the Australian "arvo" for afternoon.

BugBear

 

[Richard T]

It's not exactly new. Anyone old enough to remember ITMA?

TTFN

 

[AndyT]

It's not exactly new. Anyone old enough to remember ITMA?

TTFN

They are older than that!

Abbreviations are nallary!


(See here for what that means)

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I'm glad you put the link in, otherwise the comment would have been NFG.

 

[david123]

It's not exactly new. Anyone old enough to remember ITMA?

TTFN

Sadly yes

 

[RogerS]

TPOYCWCYAD