#HMPU: Hit My Post Up

                Abbreviations are easy to use, right? I mean, if you are in the middle of a tedious task or are busy, why not just text to your bffl, “brb?” Or what about the famous “ttyl?” And we can’t forget about the “cya l8r.”

                Everything in today’s world is easier. From parking cars to plagiarizing homework off of the internet. We don’t jump through hoops to get the job done, being satisfied that whatever we got, we EARNED. Whatever is quickest is best. WRONG.

                Abbreviations that stand for certain meanings can become disastrous. First off, they destroy (and will continue to destroy) future generations. For example, my generation has been deemed the “kids that don’t know how to communicate.” We can’t carry on a conversation with a grownup or our peers, for that matter, because we don’t use eye contact, we have as much time as desired to respond with texting, and we can hide behind a screen for what we say. How will we interview properly to get our very first job? Our bosses will probably ream us out for being “lazy”. How are we going to purpose to our significant others? Text your girlfriend, “Hey bebe, wgh?” (WGH= Wanna get hitched?) I can’t even imagine what my children will have to go through. It’s depressing. Why can’t we just talk in person once in a while?

                Texting and internet talk can also be bad, because meanings of symbols and abbreviations can be taken all different ways. Sentences can also be received in different context also. There is no possible way to communicate sarcasm in your texts. What if the people that you are talking to don’t understand some of your hip, urban lingo?

 Should there be a published book of all the abbreviations in the world? Impossible. Why? Because they are always changing! There are always new phrases and slang words being slung around. They become popular, because more and more people begin to use them. Words like “fire” and phrases like “on point.” No wonder English is considered to be the downright toughest language to learn. Non-english speaking foreigners don’t know whether there is a natural disaster or a sharp object to look out for.

Bottom line: I hope we can corral this slang. It might be fun to speak here and now, but how is this going to affect our lives in the future? And our children’s lives? We can’t help but to hash tag everything. #smh J (457)

Translations:

BFFL: Best friends for life

BRB: Be right back.

TTYL: Talk to you later.

CYA L8R: (Understood “I’ll”) See you later.

BEBE: Baby

WGH: Wanna get hitched? (I made this one up!)

Fire: Awesome

On Point: Perfect

SMH: Shaking my head (derogatory, disappointed head gesture)