Friday, December 09, 2005, 8:45 AM
Ahh... like they say, a good start in the morning usually paves a smooth path for you for the rest of the day. Having pretty things to see in the train just makes me happy. Happy enough to blog!
With us being in the age of technology and the internet, more and more people are getting accustomed to net speech. But have you ever tried using them in your real life conversations?
Most of us who chat on the internet should be quite familiar with the shorthand, "LOL" by now. In fact, it's been so badly abused by me that I kind of feel bad using it all the time. But picture yourself trying to pronounce "LOL" out loud when somebody tells a joke.
Let's just take a second to form the mental image.
What the hell am I talking about? "LOL" isn't even a word!
Or is it?
If you're not into the e-trend, perhaps it's not too late for you to pick up a couple of net lingos to use in your next conversation. Let's run through a couple of them:
- LOL(Laughing Out Loud) - Pronounced as LAWL. Kind of like how you would pronounce LAW except with an additional L. Add a z at the back to make it sound nicer.
- OMG (Oh My God) - Pronounced as OM with a light G at the back. Usually used as ZOMG to add to the drama. In my opinion, it sounds much nicer to pronounce it with the Z at the front.
- ROFL (Rolls On The Floor Laughing) - Pronounced as ROFFLE. As in WAFFLE with the W replaced by the R instead.
- LMAO (Laughing My Ass Off) - Pronounced as LEMAO. Need I say more?
Alternatively, if you're familiar with the MMORPG called Maple Story and have a group of friends who are hardcore fans of the game, you might want to start memorising the keys for the expressions used there. Trust me, I have heard my sister using it in her real life conversations. Just picture her going "Lame. F5."
So the next time someone comes up to you with a "LEMAO" don't be surprised, lay back, smile and be cool about it. If you really want to capture the moment, why not throw in a "LAWLZ" while you're at it?
Move over, perfect English. This is the age for net speech.
