Comments on: Six internet acronyms your learners really ought to know http://sixthings.net/2009/10/18/six-internet-acronyms-your-learners-really-ought-to-know/ A Miscellany of English Language Teaching Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:36:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Damian Casado http://sixthings.net/2009/10/18/six-internet-acronyms-your-learners-really-ought-to-know/#comment-861 Damian Casado Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:22:03 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1482#comment-861 Yes, it was a matter of brackets (the links included them as part of the addresses). Now, I hope they'll work: http://www.enjoyenglish-mag.com/2009/05/how-2-txt-spk-text-slang-in-sms-messages-and-chatroom-shorthand/ http://www.enjoyenglish-mag.com/2009/10/what-do-you-need-english-for-facts-and-prospects/ Yes, it was a matter of brackets (the links included them as part of the addresses).
Now, I hope they’ll work:

http://www.enjoyenglish-mag.com/2009/05/how-2-txt-spk-text-slang-in-sms-messages-and-chatroom-shorthand/

http://www.enjoyenglish-mag.com/2009/10/what-do-you-need-english-for-facts-and-prospects/

]]> By: Melania http://sixthings.net/2009/10/18/six-internet-acronyms-your-learners-really-ought-to-know/#comment-860 Melania Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:23:47 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1482#comment-860 Hi Damian, I clicked the links, they both display a "404 Error", neither of them works. Could you do sth about it? Thx. Melania Hi Damian,
I clicked the links, they both display a “404 Error”, neither of them works. Could you do sth about it? Thx.
Melania

]]> By: Graham Stanley http://sixthings.net/2009/10/18/six-internet-acronyms-your-learners-really-ought-to-know/#comment-859 Graham Stanley Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:43:05 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1482#comment-859 Oh, you can - it's a must-have for anyone who's going to be attending events (called an 'anti-idle'), but many people still don't know about it Great variety of posts, btw - something for everyone here, and some great debates too - what more could we ask for? Keep up the great work! Oh, you can – it’s a must-have for anyone who’s going to be attending events (called an ‘anti-idle’), but many people still don’t know about it

Great variety of posts, btw – something for everyone here, and some great debates too – what more could we ask for? Keep up the great work!

]]> By: lclandfield http://sixthings.net/2009/10/18/six-internet-acronyms-your-learners-really-ought-to-know/#comment-858 lclandfield Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:43:48 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1482#comment-858 But of course! Thanks for the message and the links! Will check those out now... But of course! Thanks for the message and the links! Will check those out now…

]]> By: Damian Casado http://sixthings.net/2009/10/18/six-internet-acronyms-your-learners-really-ought-to-know/#comment-857 Damian Casado Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:42:01 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1482#comment-857 Gr8 blog, Lindsay! Already linked to my post on the issue (http://www.enjoyenglish-mag.com/2009/05/how-2-txt-spk-text-slang-in-sms-messages-and-chatroom-shorthand/). BTW, I also linked your post "Six things to know about Global" (http://www.enjoyenglish-mag.com/2009/10/what-do-you-need-english-for-facts-and-prospects/). I assume I have your consent, TX. Gr8 blog, Lindsay! Already linked to my post on the issue (http://www.enjoyenglish-mag.com/2009/05/how-2-txt-spk-text-slang-in-sms-messages-and-chatroom-shorthand/).
BTW, I also linked your post “Six things to know about Global” (http://www.enjoyenglish-mag.com/2009/10/what-do-you-need-english-for-facts-and-prospects/).
I assume I have your consent, TX.

]]> By: lclandfield http://sixthings.net/2009/10/18/six-internet-acronyms-your-learners-really-ought-to-know/#comment-856 lclandfield Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:06:12 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1482#comment-856 Gosh. I'm not in Second Life hardly at all, but I would have thought you could purchase or get some little app that makes your avatar look lively and springy in online lectures. Maybe an idea... Thanks for dropping by Graham! Gosh. I’m not in Second Life hardly at all, but I would have thought you could purchase or get some little app that makes your avatar look lively and springy in online lectures. Maybe an idea…
Thanks for dropping by Graham!

]]> By: lclandfield http://sixthings.net/2009/10/18/six-internet-acronyms-your-learners-really-ought-to-know/#comment-855 lclandfield Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:04:48 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1482#comment-855 Hi Darren, Yes, wtf is almost better than saying the whole thing I think! I did not know about pwn, although I had heard the "I own you" thing in games. I thought pwn was like pawn (but I'm an avid online chess player so perhaps that's why). Interesting. Hi Darren,

Yes, wtf is almost better than saying the whole thing I think! I did not know about pwn, although I had heard the “I own you” thing in games. I thought pwn was like pawn (but I’m an avid online chess player so perhaps that’s why). Interesting.

]]> By: amanda http://sixthings.net/2009/10/18/six-internet-acronyms-your-learners-really-ought-to-know/#comment-854 amanda Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:26:27 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1482#comment-854 my sons' new ones (!!): cba - cant be arsed tbh - to be honest tbf - to be fair lmfao - laughing my fu**ing ass off my sons’ new ones (!!):
cba – cant be arsed
tbh – to be honest
tbf – to be fair
lmfao – laughing my fu**ing ass off

]]> By: Graham Stanley http://sixthings.net/2009/10/18/six-internet-acronyms-your-learners-really-ought-to-know/#comment-853 Graham Stanley Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:55:21 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1482#comment-853 Great topic, Lindsay - my favourite is afk (away from keyboard), which is often used with brb - you also see it over slumped avatar heads in Second Life when someone hasn't done anything for 20 minutes or so (a bit disconcerting/off-putting if you're speking to students or at an online conference in SL to see this, actually - the SL equivalent of students nodding off in your class!) Great topic, Lindsay – my favourite is afk (away from keyboard), which is often used with brb – you also see it over slumped avatar heads in Second Life when someone hasn’t done anything for 20 minutes or so (a bit disconcerting/off-putting if you’re speking to students or at an online conference in SL to see this, actually – the SL equivalent of students nodding off in your class!)

]]> By: Darren Elliott http://sixthings.net/2009/10/18/six-internet-acronyms-your-learners-really-ought-to-know/#comment-852 Darren Elliott Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:58:48 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1482#comment-852 I'm a big fan of WTF. What about that whole pwned thing, too? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwn I’m a big fan of WTF. What about that whole pwned thing, too? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwn

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