Not everyone understands what they mean. Reading the news just now I came across WFH Situation. (work from home)
TMA-2KTO.??? (Too many acronyms to keep track of)
OOSOOM (out of sight out of mind)
BOGSAT (“bunch of guys sitting around talking”)
AYFKMWTS? (Are you fcking kidding me with this sht?)
Personally I find it annoying having to research what they mean.
Many times I do not even bother. I see it as a sign of laziness which is the way the English Language is going.
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Totally agree, Mr Bretrick.
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laziness.IMO
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We can’t help it. If at all, they only make sense with standard phrases. Agree, it’s laziness of those typing messages all day long.
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Usually people i n the context they are written understand what they mean
Medical jargon uses a lot - but we know what they mean.
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From: Management
To: All Employees
Subject: Retirement
Date: 12th November 2001
As a result of money budgeted for department areas, we are forced to cut back on our number of personnel. Under this plan, older employees will be asked to take early retirement, thus permitting the retention of the younger people who represent our future.
Therefore, a program to phase out older personnel by the end of the current fiscal year, via retirement, will be placed into effect immediately. This program will be known as SLAP (Sever Late-Aged Personnel). Employees who are SLAPPED will be given the opportunity to look for employment outside the company. SLAPPED employees can request a review of their employment records before actual retirement takes place. This phase of the program is called SCREW (Survey of Capabilities of Retired Workers).
All employees who have been SLAPPED or SCREWED may file an appeal with the upper management. This is called SHAFT (Study by Higher Authority Following Termination).
Under the terms of the new policy, an employee may be SLAPPED once, SCREWED twice, but may be SHAFTED as many times as the company deems appropriate.
If an employee follows the above proceedures, he/she will be entitled to get HERPES (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel’s Early Severance) or CLAP (Combined Lump sum Assistance Payment) unless he/she already has AIDS (Aditional Income from Dependants or Spouse). As HERPES and CLAP are considered benefit plans, any employee who has received HERPES or CLAP will no longer be SLAPPED or SCREWED by the company.
Management wishes to assure the younger employees who remain on board that the company will continue its policy of training employees through our Special High Intensity Training (SHIT). This company takes pride in the amount of SHIT our employees receive.
We have given our employees more SHIT than any other company in this area. If any employee feels that they do not receive enough SHIT on the job, see your immediate supervisor. YOUR SUPERVISOR IS SPECIALLY TRAINED TO MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE ALL THE SHIT YOU CAN STAND.
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FOMO, FIFO
The BOT has pulled me up for not having a full sentence. LOL
BTW = Fear Of Missing Out, Fly In Fly Out
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Love that one. Sent it to my boss. 
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Some of these are interesting.
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Who didn’t write SWALK on the back of an envelope as a teenager?
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As well as writing acronyms on the back of envelopes…I used to write…
Postman! Postman! Don’t be slow.
Be like Cliff and Go Man Go!
Or
Postman! Postman! Move your Ass
And deliver this card to our lass…
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Me.
or if I did, I have forgotten what it means.
Sealed With A Loving Kiss…July…
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I don’t know what half of them mean TBH.
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Far too many. I get texts full of them and I don’t answer because,
- I don’t understand most of them.
- It’s sheer laziness on the senders part.
- Youngsters will never learn to spell properly.
I had someone phone me when I didn’t answer, wanted to know why I’d ignored it. I said Speak properly and I will, don’t expect me to answer gobbledegook.
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I dont think acronyms prevent people learning to spell properly - most people understand context and that different language forms are used i n different contexts
I don’t put LOL in a job application
On the other hand nobody writes the words ‘laugh out loud’ i n texts or forum posts.
It isn’t laziness, it is adjusting to context…
although admittedly knowing when to use them and not using jargon ones the reciever won’t understand is important too.
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Why put ‘Laugh out loud’ or ‘LOL’ in your message anyway July?
There are plenty of emojis for that…And with predictive text, it practically writes the message for you.
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I’m being serious here, is there a site where a person can design their own custom emojis for future use!
Could be interesting 
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That would be a great idea Chilli, a picture says a thousand words.
I often find an amusing jpeg to post, but it takes up a lot of space and doesn’t really fit into a conversation like an emoji does.
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