My friends are always going on at me for actually writing normal english in my text messages when I send them via mobile phone (only done if I can't get hold of them via the normal speech method as I don't like answer phones!). The only one I do use now and again is "lol". However that is only when it is really required and I can't be bothered to go searching for the appropriate smiley combination of letters.
However as I work in IT and am working towards a career in Aviation, there are so many acronyms that I have to remember in both of my worlds.
It doesn't help matters at the flying club bar when a fellow aviator and myself are talking about Flying one minute and then go onto IT, talking in acronyms... everyone around thinking what are these then? Are we missing out on some new equipment in our aeroplanes?
Englishal, I believe you need to buy your wife a new keyboard... it seems as though the "O" doesn't work anymore.
Best wishes,
Charlie Zulu.