Men of Letters

Burps,

That was hilarious! You forgot to mention HNYs that we get in late December and early January :-)

It has something to do with our ever-shortening attention spans. People don`t like to read paragraphs, instead preferring bulleted versions of text. I must concede that it is atrocious to read the chicken-shit floating around in mails, blogosphere and the likes, but this trend is not about to change in a hurry. We better brace ourselves to cope with more acronyms. Considering the ever-increasing numbers of SMSaholics, it won`t be surprising if someone comes up with a new spell-checker for lingo used in text messages.

Interesting read Mr. Burpinder...

chiefly, u must be commended for your compilation which, to say the least, was quite overwhelming....

and then, for the hilarious (ROTFL-type) portion about the unfortunate acronyms... that single paragraph made your effort commendable

as far as the names of the south indian politicians are concerned, i must say that there`s very good reason for using acronyms... why must one put one`s facial muscles under so much stress just for the sake of discussing a pathetic, good-for-nothing politician

Sweet Commentary!

I like TBDs, but I detest FYIs.

Burps,

That`s a good piece.

Burp,

Talking about acronyms, my company has a 50+ page booklet full of it.

For the first year it was my survival guide, it helped me to understand what was happening around me.

Even now I come across some new ones... a new edition of the booklet would help.

Netiz, are you a banker? A friend who worked at HSBC told me that TLA was actually in use there. The acronym I mean.
VRV, Zarha, rahuls, thanks folks...
kaami, I wish I could write the whole piece around the unfortunate acronyms but there`s only so much stupidity in the world :)))

I have been noticing the acronyms we use in electronic commmunications making their presence felt elsewhere. Saying ``brb`` or ``gtg`` on phones or in informal company doesnt sound out of place now. But the other day I was shocked when,after I cracked a joke, I heard some strange words in the sheepish laughter of my nerdy friend. After a while I was able to discern that he was going- ``ha ha hee hee lol rotfl ha ha hee hee lol rotfl`` .I said``wtf`` to myself. For some reason I and my joke, both felt insulted. Next time he is gonna crack a joke -I am going to make a poker face,turn towards him and say -one word - ``lol``.Lets see how he feels.

SPICMACAY

Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Among Youth.