Short ForM

After chatting for the past 8 years ( approximately ) , i see a variety of short forms .. in sms or in msn such as

• asap = as soon as possible
• nt = nothing
• ad = already
• off = office
• wm = wai ming ( my name !! )
• b4 = before

there are a lot of them .. it depends on different individual writing style ... there are also some of my friends who retain writing in proper english ... capital letter for first letter and end with a dot ..

some of them also translate their own language into eng which makes the sentence to be wrong .. for example , " Wo hen xian ni = i very much love you " .. it was being highlighted by my eng teacher in form 4 .

of course there are some exception while using short forms .. such as the course that i will study , ACCA = Association of Certified Chartered Accountant .. i dont think you will probably say the whole thing out while making enquiry in a exhibition .. maybe they dont even know what is it .. they are only familiar with the short form , ACCA ..

different people have different interpretion . It may sound right to one person but the actual meaning is not conveyed .. if you type ACCA in the search tab , it can come out Air Conditioning Contractors of America and the actual ACCA that im looking for .. so to be more specific , just type the full name of it ..

the command of english has dropped .. with the advancement of technology , less people keen to open up a book and read .. they prefer to play and enjoy something that requires adrenaline rush ( mostly teenagers ) besides that , the lack of interest is also due to the price of a book .. the expensive price of each book in a bookstore hinders them to buy the book .. of course , for those who can afford does not even look at the price tag .. as they think it is worth it if the book really that interesting and help them ..

for example , my dad often goes to a bookstore when he visits a shopping complex .. he does not keen in shopping and walking aimless looking for clothes ... his room has lot books .. some of them can be useful to me :P ...

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