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“Whn U Ck Me, U WL Fnd Me Sez da Lord.” in this picture (publicity)
Does the style (if it is) shown in the picture below have a particular name?
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Origin of the phrase “for the win”?
Just curious as to where "for the win" (commonly abbreviated FTW) originated?
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What are the abbreviations most commonly used on the Internet? [closed]
Every so often I see various abbreviations used on forums and blogs and whatnot, such as FYI (For Your Information) and AFAIK (As Far As I Know).
What other common abbreviations are there, and what ...
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Alphanumeric abbreviations in English
I've been running across some interesting abbreviations on the internet. For example:
b4: before
w8: wait
I find it clever because you use just 2 letters to express a longer word. What's the ...
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When is it acceptable to use Internet abbreviations such as “u” or “r”?
In my business communication over Internet text messengers, for example Google Talk or Skype, I see that many people often use shorten words like u instead of you, r instead of are and the like.
How ...
