{"id":128,"date":"2014-04-29T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indwe.co.za\/indwe-blog\/2014\/04\/29\/spk-the-txt-spk-understanding-the-digital\/"},"modified":"2014-04-29T08:40:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T08:40:00","slug":"spk-the-txt-spk-understanding-the-digital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indwe.co.za\/indwe-blog\/spk-the-txt-spk-understanding-the-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"Spk the txt spk \u2013 understanding the digital language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/68.media.tumblr.com\/112567b4f2c6435a3ad30293a31bbe54\/tumblr_inline_n4sara1ntD1r965u9.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just getting online or into SMS or iMessage and trying to figure out what all the abbreviations, acronyms, and random-seeming jumbles of letters and numbers actually mean? Internet, mobile and social media slag is changing and evolving faster than any known language so far. From gaming chats to blog comments to who knows what&rsquo;s next &#8211; there are more and more terms cropping up every day and it&rsquo;s getting harder and harder to keep up with them.<\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>AFAIK: As Far As I Know<br \/>ATM: At The Moment<br \/>A3: Anytime, Anywhere, Anyplace<br \/>BBL: Be Back Later<br \/>BBS: Be Back Soon<br \/>BFN\/B4N: Bye For Now<br \/>BRB: Be Right Back<br \/>BRT: Be Right There<br \/>BTW: By The Way<br \/>B4N: Bye For Now<br \/>CU: See You<br \/>CUL8R: See You Later<br \/>CYA: See You<br \/>FC: Fingers Crossed<br \/>FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out<br \/>FWIW: For What It&rsquo;s Worth<br \/>FYI: For Your Information<br \/>GAL: Get A Life<br \/>GG: Good Game<br \/>GMTA: Great Minds Think Alike<br \/>GR8: Great<br \/>G9: Genius<br \/>IC: I See<br \/>ILU: I Love You<br \/>IMHO: In My Honest\/Humble Opinion<br \/>IMO: In My Opinion: <br \/>IOW In Other Words<br \/>IRL: In Real Life<br \/>JOMO: Joy Of Missing Out<br \/>KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid<br \/>LDR: Long Distance Relationship<br \/>LOL: Laughing Out Loud<br \/>LTNS: Long Time No See<br \/>L8R: Later<br \/>MTE: My Thoughts Exactly<br \/>M8: Mate<br \/>NRN: No Reply Necessary<br \/>OIC: Oh I See<br \/>PRT: Party<br \/>ROFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing<br \/>THX: Thank You<br \/>TTFN: Ta-Ta For Now!<br \/>TTYL: Talk To You Later<br \/>U: You<br \/>U2: You Too<br \/>U4E: Yours For Ever<br \/>WB: Welcome Back<br \/>WTG: Way To Go!<br \/>WUF: Where Are You From?<br \/>W8: Wait&hellip; <br \/>YOLO: You Only Live Once<\/p>\n<p>Speak to your broker today for advice on insurance for your mobile phone. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indwerisk.co.za\">www.indwerisk.co.za<\/a> or call 0860 13 13 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just getting online or into SMS or iMessage and trying to figure out what all the abbreviations, acronyms, and random-seeming jumbles of letters and numbers actually mean? Internet, mobile and social media slag is changing and evolving faster than any known language so far. 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