Whole sentences are being condensed into acronyms that are then being made pronounceable and being formed in new words. The rules of spelling, grammar and intelligent written sentence structure are being voided literally as we speak.
Yes ladies and gentleman, a universal new-speak is being created right from our own mouths.
The source and driver of this butchery of all the rules you were taught at school; our un-friend The Internet. Aided and abetted by the Text Message.
This post is going to examine a few of the more notable developments and how they should be properly employed;
FML
Pronounced: "Ef-em-ell"
Source Sentence: Fuck My Life.
Cultural Source: Single serving story site http://www.fmylife.com/
Proper use: Not for anything average or lame, FML is reserved for only the most tragic and disheartening moments in your life. Using it on the mundane will make it lose its power.
ROFL
Pronounced: "Rof-ill"
Source Sentence: Rolling on the Floor Laughing
Cultural Source: An offshoot of lol, most likely born in the murky depths of MSN and online chat rooms.
Proper use: An appropriate response to a funny joke or story where a user wants to convey their appreciation of humour beyond just a simply lol.
Lol, Rofl, and Lmao are all closely linked, and arguably indistinguishable in actual practice.
PWNED
Pronounced: "Owned"
Cultural source: A competitive computer gaming typo that has gained significant recognition through the Pure Pwnage Canadian web-series - http://www.purepwnage.com/home_outside
Proper use: Whenever you are able to dominate another in a competitive sense. Simple, brutal, triumphant.
Taking New Speak too far can result in trouble. You risk sounding like an 11 year old girl if you get carried away...
To which there should only be one proper response.
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