I am guilty of using some of this internet/texting slang so I'd suggest that your "computer illiteracy", as you called it, is not your fault but ours. I suspect that this is an international forum so perhaps we all should be aware that not everyone understands the often used abbreviations. Howard was kind enough to suggest a link, but respectfully there are way too many to memorize...about 150 of them.  Perhaps I am just getting too lazy to type Dear Husband instead of DH. Heavan forbid that my next step might be Walmart English. I'll try to do better.

TXRVr wrote:

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I am guilty of using some of this internet/texting slang so I'd suggest that your "computer illiteracy", as you called it, is not your fault but ours. I suspect that this is an international forum so perhaps we all should be aware that not everyone understands the often used abbreviations. Howard was kind enough to suggest a link, but respectfully there are way too many to memorize...about 150 of them.  Perhaps I am just getting too lazy to type Dear Husband instead of DH. Heavan forbid that my next step might be Walmart English. I'll try to do better.

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In my case, I seldom ever use too much slang or abbreviations and I can say that until recently, I NEVER use text messaging.

That recent text message was from the owner of the mobile home park where we are parked and it referenced some work being done on the water lines.  I'll swear that it took me about 3 minutes to figure out the message with the slang.

I answered back finally, having figured out how to get the keyboard on my phone, and told her that if she weren't a "babe" I might have just ignored the message.  Too bad it was all about bad plumbing nad not a request for a date.

Terry