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By the time I learned the difference between firewire and floppy disc, younger generations were texting in secret codes using only ini- tials. That form of commu- nication wasn’t really new, of course. ASAP, SWAK and LSMFT had been around for a long time.
But I’ve learned that ROFL meant “rolling on the floor laughing,” TL;DR stood for “too long; didn’t read” and TFW translated to “that feel- ing when.” (If you’re texting to, say, your grandmother, don’t confuse that last one with WTF, which means something entirely different.)
“Woke” used be an inno- cent word that merely had to do with getting out of bed in the morning, but now it has be- come so contentious it eventu- ally may have to be referred to as “the W-word.” “Karen” isn’t just a woman’s name anymore, it’s an indictment.
• Use your car’s seat heater to keep a pizza warm while you drive it home.
But now, they were sending
When I accessed an inter- net news site the other day,
If all this information hasn’t made your mind explode by now, I hope it at least will be helpful for you and maybe even had you ROFL.
My confusion probably began shortly after the birth of the computer age when people started using words such as byte, ethernet and motherboard.
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• Slip the tines of a fork be- tween the layers of an Oreo cookie and dip it into your milk.
And that it wasn’t TL;DR.
WORKING IT OUT by Charlos Gary
Words are my busi- ness. In half a century as a pro- fessional writer, I’ ve used dozens of them to communi- cate. Maybe even a hundred. But increasingly, it seems I’m struggling to keep up with the twists and turns of the En- glish language.
PATERNITY WARD D. L. Stewart
Today’s Lingo Has Me ROFL
My confusion probably began shortly after the birth of the computer age when people started using words such as byte, ethernet and motherboard.
messages consisting almost en- tirely of acronyms. So I needed to refer to an online texting dic- tionary to translate messages from my grandchildren.
My latest struggle is to un- derstand words I thought I al- ways knew, but that now have been altered or “repurposed.” Dope. Drop. Gaslighting. Ghosting. Throwing shade. Dragging someone.
Although I can’t see much value in having my mind ex- plode, I scrolled through the top 10, which included:
I’ m still not sure whether LOL means “laughing out loud” or “lots of luck.”
• Eat Cheetos with chop sticks to keep your fingers from getting all orange.
for example, I came across an article headlined, “100 life hacks for everyday situations you’ll wish you knew sooner — Wait till you get into the top 10, your mind will simply explode!” it promised.
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