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You know what really grinds my gears???

Text message and instant message short hand.

If I say: "What are you up to right now?"

And you say: "Jus chillen atm common ova"

I read it as: "Just chilling at the automated teller machine with the common ovaries."

I mean, I know that doesn't make sense. But for it to actually mean: "Just chilling at the moment, come on over." is shenanigans to me!!! Let's break it down:

Jus=Just: Ok, I can live with that because my 't' is a little sticky on my Blackjack II keyboard so my 'justs' occasionally turn in 'jus.'

chillen=chilling: If you HAVE to abbreviate, can't you abbreviate it properly by just dropping the 'g' instead of dropping the 'g' AND replacing the 'i' with an 'e?'

atm=at the moment: The first time I saw this one, I had to text the person back and ask what exactly atm meant because atm to me has always meant the machine that gives me money.

common=come on: Errrrrrg this one is awful on a whole different level because it is a perfectly good word being used as a retarded abbreviation for two different words that have no relation WHATSOEVER to the word in misuse. Common means ordinary, regular, general, etc. NOT come on. There aren't even two m's in come on!!! COME ON PEOPLE!!!!!

ova=over: Don't try to be gangsta and turn 'er' into 'ah.' It's just stupid.

A few more abbreviations that get me scratching my head/pulling my hair out:

LOL: Only use lol if you are actually lol'ing. Don't use it as an awkward way to try to add humor to a statement you've made. It's like an awkward giggle when you know you've said something stupid. Just don't say anything stupid that you need to cover up with an awkward laugh. That's the beauty of text and IM is that you have time to decide what you are going to write in order to avoid said awkwardness...
ROFL/ROLF: No one rolls on the floor and laughs past age 3. I like ROLF better because it's like "what you've said is so funny I'm going to ROLF rooooooolfffffff."

Sry: That's like a halfassed apology where you mutter it under your breath and don't make eye contact. Don't apologize if you don't mean it. And if you mean it, say SORRY.

2nite: Yuck, I'm not hanging out with you tonight.

Tho: Just read this.

LMAO: LAME is how it translates to me.

R/U: Shortening a 3 letter word to a 1 letter word really just doesn't make sense to me.

NEWAY: You are really only dropping one letter, the 'a' AND you're adding an 'e' that doesn't need to be nor does belong there.

I'm sorry people. I really must be the exception to this new language our laziness is reducing us to using. Because 80% of my friends (including the intelligent ones who read my blog) use shorthand. I plan on never stopping using full sentences, proper grammar, and correct spelling even if it is in the casual arena of text or IM. Because to me, there are some things I never want to see die out, like the polar bears, chivalry, blow jobs, and proper grammar.