On the subject of initialising and abbreviating, the use of such language in no way hinders new comic superhero on the block, LOLBAT.
LOLBAT: an abbreviated SMS hero for our times
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 8 July, 2008 to the design and art subset
Text messaging speak: it’s deja vu, not new
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 8 July, 2008 to the comment subset
Many of the abbreviated words and expressions used in text messaging are far from new, with a number of commonly used terms appearing in an abbreviations dictionary that was published in 1942.
Similarly, the use of initial letters for whole words (n for “no”, gf for “girlfriend”, cmb “call me back”) is not at all new. [...]
Instant messaging “a linguistic renaissance” for teens
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 19 May, 2008 to the comment subset
Instant messaging “a linguistic renaissance” for teens
University of Toronto researchers Sali Tagliamonte and Derek Denis have found that instant messaging, or IM, “language” is not almost as harmful to teenagers’ ability to communicate as some parents and teachers had feared.
In fact IM “speak” permits teenagers the opportunity to express themselves with a mixture of colloquial [...]
