Net Language - Parents, Beware

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If you are no tech-y, continue reading. NOT!

You've been warned!

Some of us may be groping with some stuffs in the net, and in the SMS our kids receive after checking their inbox, and some of us may be the ones bothered by these seeming inability of us to understand what they mean.

Beware parents, these words, or group of letters may be harsh and incomprehensible but these are the kind that will save you from a miscommunication/misunderstanding with your kids. If you want to better understand them, we need to know their language, so here goes a few...

* UG2BK . . . . . . . You got to be kidding
* OMG. . . . . . . . Oh my God
* WDYM. . . . . . . . What do you mean
* GBTW. . . . . . . . Get back to work
* NMP . . . . . . . . . Not my problem
* PIR . . . . . . . . . . Parent in room
* GFTD. . . . . . . . . Gone for the day
* FYEO. . . . . . . . . For your eyes only
* BI5 . . . . . . . . . . Back in five minutes
* DEGT . . . . . . . . Don’t even go there
* BIL . . . . . Boss is listening
* PAW. . . . Parents are watching
* 99 . . . . . . Parents are no longer watching
* PCM . . . . Please call me
* IMS. . . . . I am sorry
* TOY. . . . . Thinking of you
* KUTGW. . Keep up the good work
* CID . . . . . Consider it done
* FWIW. . . For what it’s worth
* HAND . . . Have a nice day
* IAT . . . . . I am tired
* NRN . . . . No response necessary
* 4COL. . . . For crying out loud
* WRUD. . . What are you doing
* LMIRL. . . Let’s meet in real life
* ^5 . . . . . . High five

for more of these hi-tech words, group of letters with a complete thought, please check this out.

For a detailed story, read here.

Comments

katcarneo said…
I really don’t understand the need for shortcuts. I don’t use them and sometimes in chatting with people I’d be the silly one asking what’s IMO? Hahahaha.
8/07/2009 1:46 AM
Reena said…
Hahaha. OMG lang alam ko. :)
8/07/2009 3:02 AM
kg said…
OMG!!!! Sheng, OMG lang ang alam ko from all the words written here! patay na ako...i won't be able to keep up with wendy! thanks for the list! ;)
8/07/2009 5:03 AM
Kayni said…
this is tough...=)
8/07/2009 7:03 AM
Garando said…
I tried using IMHO in my office emails once... di na gets ng mga lolo dun. :D
8/09/2009 4:40 AM
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