Do we still speak English here?, I don't know. With texting, Instant messaging, Twitting and Facebook our language has changed dramatically. I see postings on Facebook and receive an occasional Text message which I have trouble understanding.
I don't/can't text. I call, That is what phones are for !. I do not have a good understanding of the current acceptable "short hand" for these types of communication. Having spent time in the military I should have no trouble with an acronym but some leave me ROFCMEO. [rolling on floor,crying my eyes out].
English has served the world well but it is being tortured to death. I see, mostly on FB, new "enhanced interrogation" methods used daily. We are forcing the English language to change, not gently as it has for a thousand years, but by choking and smashing it into smaller and almost uninterpretable pieces. Emoticons (emotional icons) and acronym's are used to compensate for the inability to convey voice inflections, facial expressions, and bodily gestures in written language and because of laziness.
If you are having trouble with this here is a link which might help > A LIST
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