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Internet slang/language is Slang that Internet users have coined and promulgated. Such terms typically originated with the purpose of saving keystrokes, and many people use the same abbreviations in Text Messages . They are also very commonly used in Instant Messaging . The terms often appear in Lower Case , with capitals reserved for emphasis; for example, the pronoun "I" often appears simply as "i." People also use "u" to mean "you," and "r" to mean "are." Like most Jargon , Internet slang aggrandises authors and readers, causing them to appear to have specialized knowledge of a complex medium. However, there are cases where using Internet slang is considered ridiculous, due to association with the stereotype of the internet N00b . Another feature common to Internet communication involves the truncation and morphing of words to forms that users can type more readily, and quickly. When new terms of internet slang are created, it takes time for them to become widely accepted. The small ring of friends using an Instant Messaging client most of the time is not enough. Web Forums are a way to get new terminology out on the net, and accepted and used by a wide range of members of the internet community. USAGE Internet slang words develop from common phrases that users simplify to be able to type faster. However, in games, new game players may try to emulate this, and unintentionally emphasize their own lack of knowledge through misuse of the terms and poor spelling. As a result, several internet slang abbreviations and spellings are most often used ironically. Players may use intentionally poor grammar and an excessive amount of Leet (also written as 1337) speak to ridicule or satirize new players. An example would be "pwned" (owned). "Pwned" means "beaten thoroughly"/"destroyed quickly and with ease" or "il ttyl, but that was funny 2 were i had 2 lmfao". Lmfao stands for "laughing my fucking ass off" and "ttyl" stand for "talk to you later". The word "Pwned" has been accepted as neolinguistic, and has been carried over into conversations. The most common context of "pwned" is "pwned like a noob", meaning "destroyed with the quickness and ease with which one would destroy a new player". The use of this phrase, however, is looked upon as "nerdy," "arrogant," or "vulgar" (in the sense of the word meaning "unlearned and common") by some people. CLASSES OF SLANG Acronyms and abbreviations Abbreviations are probably the most used kind of internet slang in which a three- or four-letter abbreviation can be used instead of a string of words. For example, "LMAO" means "laughing my ass off" and "TTYL" means "Talk To You Later,", " LOL " generally stands for "Laughing Out Loud" (although it can signify "Lots of Laughs" or "Lots of Love") and "LOTI" stands for "Laughing On The Inside." Abbreviations vary within internet groups, particularly for online games where each game's subculture develops its own terms. For example, in the online Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) World Of Warcraft , "AP" generally means "Attack Power" while in the MMORPG Maple Story it means "Ability Points." This can lead to considerable confusion for the new user. In many cases these Abbreviations may also be used as Acronyms . Outside internet use, the abbreviation "LOL," (as stated previously, stands for 'Laugh Out Loud') signifying the pronunciation rather than the abbreviation, is finding its way into normal conversation, pronounced either ("ell oh ell") as an abbreviation or as an acronym ("lohl" or /lɔl/). The word "w00t" (pronounced woot) may be an acronym for "We Owned (beat severely) the Other Team," though other etymologies are also considered plausible. This is common in after-match chatrooms in team-based gaming servers where players can discuss the round after playing it. In conversational context, however, it means "hooray," "yay," "huzzah," or simply "What?" which is the original form of w00t. It may also stem from a corruption of a phrase expressed if a boss in an MMOG such as World of Warcraft drops an exceptionally powerful or valuable item, which is "Wow - loot!" Emoticons (smileys) See Also: Emoticon |
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