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Is BYOB an acronym or text talk.
  Acronym
  SMS Language
  Undecided
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Eternal Pimp

PostPosted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:52 am




Recently, I have been thinking about the difference between an Acronym and SMS language.
First, let's find out which is which through definition.


Acronym
[ak-ruh-nim]
–noun
1. a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words,
as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries,
or loran from long-range navigation.



SMS language

(also known as chatspeak, txt, txtspk, texting language or txt talk) SMS language is the English language slang used in mobile phone SMS.
It is an abbreviated form of English known as a rebus.
This type of language has been alleged to not obey or follow standard English grammar;
furthermore, the words used in this language can't be found in standard dictionaries.



Let us discuss this matter Gaian Grammer Guild.


From Death's Icy Scythe,
Eternal Pimp
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:49 am


I'd say it's an acronym, that's been created through chat speak. Like brb (be right back) or cba (can't be arsed) etc. Because in technicallity, it stands for a group of words. Yet, it's used and often classified as chat speak.

That's my opinion x3

[FlyingPigKnockout]


The MoUsY spell-checker

PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:50 am


Eternal Pimp
Let us discuss this matter Gaian Grammer Guild.

This is the Gaian Grammar Guild. (This happens quite often.)

I'd say whether an acronym counts as "txt-tlk" or not depends on its origin and usage.
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