The Different Symptoms of an Internet Shorthand Disorder

[Earcar]

All right, so I can assume that we have been on the internet for a while. If you're like me, about 99% of the people you meet don't use correct Standard American English grammar. Now, if I'm Instant Messaging, or texting, then I can ignore it (I do it myself there). But if you're in a forum like this with an INFINITE amount of time to type up your thoughts, you should do it in a respectable format. Now, a few mistakes here or there is acceptable, but tlking liek dis is not. So, I'm going to go over the most annoying ways to talk on the internet. Seriously, it's a disease. Oftentimes ISD is linked to trollitis and flame syndrome. I will provide a Standard American English version for those statements that are undecipherable. Remember, most cases are not this extreme, so even if you see someone with minor, they have a serious disease known as ISD, or Internet Shorthand Disorder. It currently infects 99% of all internet users. It is curable, so I will drum up support to help fight ISD.

AVOID DOING THIS AT ALL COSTS!!!!!

WeIrD cApItAlIzAtIoN mAn: He UsEs InNaPrOpRiAtE cApItAlIzAtIoN. tHiS Is RaRe BeCaUsE iT iS hArD tO tYpE lIkE tHiS.

n vwls mn: H dsn't s vwls n sntnc. ls rr bcs n cn ndrstnd hm, nd tks thght.

Standard American English version: No vowels man: He doesn't use vowels in a sentence. Also is rare because no one can understand him, and takes thought.

1337 5p34k: U535 numb3r5 1n5t34d of w0rd5. 1t g3t5 r3a11y 4nn0y1ng.

Standard American English version: Leet speak: Uses numbers instead of words. It gets really annoying.

Emprupur vuwol isuge: Isus Enpruper vuwols. Must uften riplecis "O's" wuth "U's".

Standard American English version: Improper vowel usage: Uses improper vowels. Most often replaces "O's" with "U's".


These are the symptoms of ISD. Many people think that there are more symptoms. In most cases, ISD has multiple symptoms, so that is what most internet shorthand is like. Please, spread the word: The more that know, the more that type correctly.

[Scorpp]

I actually take time with my texts and whatnot.

It bothers me to see bad e-grammar.

[Earcar]

Then you are not infected with ISD. Congratulations.

[Aratus]

I usually type kinda fast with only using a few fingers (its how i learned). So at the worst ill misspell some words here and their, but i dont usually do short hand unless im mocking someone.

[Bloodytrailz]

Originally Posted by Earcar

All right, so I can assume that we have been on the internet for a while. If you're like me, about 99% of the people you meet don't use correct Standard American English grammar. Now, if I'm Instant Messaging, or texting, then I can ignore it (I do it myself there). But if you're in a forum like this with an INFINITE amount of time to type up your thoughts, you should do it in a respectable format. Now, a few mistakes here or there is acceptable, but tlking liek dis is not. So, I'm going to go over the most annoying ways to talk on the internet. Seriously, it's a disease. I will provide a Standard American English version for those statements that are undecipherable. Remember, most cases are not this extreme, so even if you see someone with minor, they have a serious disease known as ISD, or Internet Shorthand Disorder. It currently infects 99% of all internet users. It is curable, so I will drum up support to help fight ISD.

AVOID DOING THIS AT ALL COSTS!!!!!

WeIrD cApItAlIzAtIoN mAn: He UsEs InNaPrOpRiAtE cApItAlIzAtIoN. tHiS Is RaRe BeCaUsE iT iS hArD tO tYpE lIkE tHiS.

n vwls mn: H dsn't se vwls n sntnc. ls rr bcs n cn ndrstnd hm, nd tks thght.

Standard American English version: No vowels man: He doesn't use vowels in a sentence. Also is rare because no one can understand him, and takes thought.

1337 5p34k: U535 numb3r5 1n5t34d of w0rd5. 1t g3t5 r3a11y 4nn0y1ng.

Standard American English version: Leet speak: Uses numbers instead of words. It gets really annoying.

Emprupur vuwol isuge: Isus Enpruper vuwols. Must uften riplecis "O's" wuth "U's".

Standard American English version: Improper vowel usage: Uses improper vowels. Most often replaces "O's" with "U's".


These are the symptoms of ISD. Many people think that there are more symptoms. In most cases, ISD has multiple symptoms, so that is what most internet shorthand is like. Please, spread the word: The more that know, the more that type correctly.

Fixed, sorta

Mistake 1:
"its"

Mistake 2: "se" < an "E" is a vowel, last time i looked it up at least

but yeah, i try to spell EVERYTHING even on skype/msn messaging correctly...no point trying to intentionally look like a retard

[Earcar]

Originally Posted by Earcar

Now, a few mistakes here or there is acceptable, but tlking liek dis is not.

A few mistakes is acceptable... and I made a few mistakes. Hm... seems to be okay, I think.

[Belcho]

i use U instead of you all the time.also my sentences i tend write short-handed due to my line of work.

[Earcar]

What line of work would require you to use shorthand? I'm just curious.

[Belcho]

being a paramedic. everything i write 90% is short handed like i dont write out
right arm pain i just write R ap. i dont write chief complant i write CC:
when i do iv i dont write out iv started in right arm i write iv r-ac-tko.
since i have more important matters to worry about and my notes are my report also mainly because medical short-handed is how everyone reads in the field anyways. like medical history is MX , u get it?

[Pedro]

I've actually been avoiding that type of writing since UO