Is This A New Trend?

[mself084]

So my girlfriend's sister is staying with us for 2 weeks til she finds her own place (she just started college)... and alot of the stuff she says revolves around the use of web acronyms, such as WTF, LOL, OMG, etc. Let me give you an example:

 

"... and then Sarah went out with Dave and I was like WTF"

 

Is this some kind of new trend among teenagers today? If so, what gives? It's freakin' annoying. Maybe this is just some isolated occurence...

 

andddd GO.

[Sparq]

I know one person who does it from time to time. And she KNOWS it's a joke.

[no yu begin wher i end]

I know one person who does it from time to time. And she KNOWS it's a joke.

That's basically how I use it.

[Some Random]

that's funny cuz to actually say "wtf" takes more effort than "what the fuck" (more syllables).

[Shiri]

I have absolutely no idea what the hell are you talking about.

[Blender]

its weird because lately i have been having this urge to say lol in conversation with people...i think it will slip out subconcieously one day...but no, i do not use web accronyms, thats dumb.

[Prometheon]

I think WTF is the most widely used one, but people who say "lol" or "rofl" in real life need to be killed.

[Shakakahn]

I use it to be funny sometimesI

[Hyphnip]

I know one person who does it from time to time. And she KNOWS it's a joke.

Exactally!

[Some Random]

i don't think i even use them online. i use those little emoticon thingies, though. i can't wait till that trend hits the streets: people walking around with flash cards that have varying emoticon expessions on them. props to the first person to start doing that.

[Shakakahn]

hahaha that gives me an idea

[Lauren]

i say brb in real life but thats it.

[Shakakahn]

thats weird. I said LOL once by mistake. I felt like a douche

[Muran]

We (my friends and I) have a tendency to say "roffle", but it's usually to annoy someone else.

 

Ah, and "I'm jk" is used a lot...>.>

[borntohula]

when i want to point out that something isn't funny, i'll say "lol" but as if it werent an acronym, so like "lawl". but i dont do it that often.

[ecnarf]

Hardly ever. I used to do it slightly more frequently but using net-speak in everyday conversation just sounds stupid.

[garsk]

saddly i do it on msn, but thankfully i dont do it in real life.

[Ryan44]

Screw that - it's annoying as hell

[somnambulist]

Only as a joke, otherwise, it's fucking retarded.

[Shiri]

I'm not THAT geeky.

[Guest jsunC]

i say brb sometimes, but thats all

[garsk]

i was readings the news paper today, and saw an article about some kids spray painting some monuments at a cemetery in hull... they spray painted "LOL" and "ROFL" on them. I use to make monuments, so i know how expensive they are to make, and how long it takes to make them, so i am pissed off about that, plus the fact that used "net-speak" pissed me off even more.

[Azalroth]

The closest I come to WTF in real life is really emphasizing the words What The Fuck! with a second or two in between each word. Or I just say Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

[ecnarf]

The closest I come to WTF in real life is really emphasizing the words What The Fuck! with a second or two in between each word. Or I just say Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is probably the best thing ever.

[bishopx]

I find the whole webspeak thing annoying outside of the web. We speak languages for a reason, use it. GEEZ!!!