Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/02
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--howard
On Nov 2, 2008, at 3:30 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
> An amusing side note to "texting." The abbreviations used are often
> very similar to ones used by old-time telegraph operators, which are
> still in use today by amateur radio operators ("Radiosport" for you
> Europeans) who use Morse code. They involved omitting vowels or
> using "sound alikes" to shorten and lessen the number of dots and
> dashes in words, using acronyms, and substituting internationally-
> known telegrapher's sets numbers or three-letter groups for common
> phrases, and such. This became a quasi "language" which enabled
> operators from different countries to carry on rudimentary
> conversations. For example:
>
> SRI OM VY QRM PSE AGN? HW? K
>
> Which means roughly, Sorry "old man" (a friendly term used among
> mostly male telegraph operators) there's a lot of interference (VY
> QRM), would you please repeat your last transmission? How are you
> receiving me? Go ahead.
>
> Back in the 80s and 90s, there was a major flamefest over whether
> the examinations for amateur radio licenses should continue to
> include a Morse code test. (They've since been abolished). Long-time
> Morse Code operators and traditionalists said yes, (often) younger
> people who were oriented towards more advanced digital
> communications techniques said no. The younger people would often
> parody the traditional abbreviations to ridicule the older group.
>
> Then online chat and texting over your cell phone comes along, and
> what do you know? The young texters quickly developed their own set
> of abbreviations, for much the same reason--efficient use of the
> medium. And it became its own subculture, and is, like, totally cool.
>
> http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp#l
>
> OMG GTG L8RG8R!
> --Peter
>
>> > At 11:27 AM 11/2/2008, Eric Korenman wrote:
>> > >I gather we don't 'text' much do we?
>> > >
>> >
>> > What does it mean to 'text'?
>> >
>> > Marc
>
>
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