Are you e-literate?

[Derfud]

It came to my attention that most people who frequent the lounge, and or IRC are for the most part e-literate. e-literate means you convey your literacy on to the internet. In other words, no internet shorthand. I notice that a lot of new people dont stay too long, as they dont fit in, for this exact reason. I know I have done the same with the opposite type of crowd. As of now we only have a few people who have managed to hold it out in this environment where most posters are self-grammar nazis. For people like firecracker, I applaud you.

So, to the polls with you now.

[Smaug]

I'm Eelliterate haaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahha

[DaShiznit]

sur im elitrite. asl? n2m u?

[Dharkbayne]

Speel Muthc.

[SDM]

n33Dz m0ar grammerz

[Heavygain]

Jesus beams racoon!

[Infernus]

I suppose I am... I try to type my thoughts out when need be, but my spelling and grammer skills suck... ... ...a lot...

[Setari]

omgz dewd im liek soooo elitraet dat im eawsum. fo sho

[Wraithlord]

sarcasm is really only funny for the first couple of posts, quit it you douches

[eXoSloth]

sarcasm is really only funny for the first couple of posts, quit it you douches

:)

[SDM]

sarcasm is really only funny for the first couple of posts, quit it you douches
OMG REPOARTERD 4 OBCESSANG

[Dharkbayne]

sarcasm is really only funny for the first couple of posts, quit it you douches

CAPITALIZE!


PUNCTUATION!

[Infernus]

I also have a strange mannerism of using the elipsis too much...


SEE! :rolleyes:

[Mag]

I find 1337 to be the internet equivocation of "Gangsta". So yeah, I'm e-literate.

[SDM]

I find 1337 to be the internet equivocation of "Gangsta". So yeah, I'm e-literate.
Don't you mean equivalent?

[Mag]

Same thing.

[Rbstr]

(google define: )equivocation: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

[SDM]

Equivocation

n 1: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth [syn: evasion (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=evasion)] 2: intentionally vague or ambiguous [syn: prevarication (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=prevarication), evasiveness (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=evasiveness)] 3: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language [syn: tergiversation (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=tergiversation)]


LOLLERKEEKLES OMGHAHA PWNT

[Rbstr]

lol at the same time

[Derfud]

It's not so much 1337 speak I am talking about here, everyone knows thats a joke. I am talking about internet shorthand. For clarity.

[Rbstr]

like g2g, a/s/l, u, wat ect.

[Derfud]

exactly.

[Setari]

call it aolese.

[Rayder]

Did you just invent a new form of Asian sterotype?

[Indecisive]

I cant stand internet shorthand, aside from things like lol, rofl, stfu, qtf, DHITB, ect.

[Derfud]

Yes, acronyms arent really part of internet shorthand because they arent completely phonetic. It also takes some intelligence to recognize, or to decipher their meaning within a given context. Plus they do acutually take a significantly smaller amount of time to write as opposed to internet shorthand, in which some words have the exact same amound of characters, but spelled phonetically. IE: "kewl".

[martyr]

i motion for QFT, DHITB, and 0FN to be exempt from the AOL-ese acronym dialect

[Derfud]

All acronyms are. So nothing to worry about.

[Sputty]

My penis is most fabulously erect

[Triggar]

^_^

[Infernus]

My penis is most fabulously erect

Sorry I'll stop

[I Hate Pants]

I've got balls. Im the first to say illiterate.

[MrPaul]

I think I get *most* e-speak, but I'm still unsure about iirc.. anyone?

[Octavian]

If I Recall Correctly. Don't feel bad, I only learnt that one a few months ago.