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Do people really communicate like this?
(lemmy.ca)
I checked my Pixelfed messages today and see this. I've literally no idea what the first half means, so I asked my daughter to translate the acronyms. No idea what "no disrespect" is conveying.
I never really thought of pixelfed as a place for spam or scammers. If the intent is genuine, then I'm even more perplexed by how they are choosing communicating. I'm not going to respond because it feels off, so yeah...
Perhaps I'm just showing my age?
Yes.
You are showing your age? You never used slang in your life?
WSG means What is good. It is a modern day equivalent of “What is up” “What is going on” hell when I was a teenage I used to use what is good…
The “No disrespect” statement certainly means that the sender just wants to talk to the receiver and isn’t trying to start a fight or continue a fight.
Most people, regardless of language, use slang. Including myself. When it comes to acronym use though, I don't often use text acronyms. I understand most early ones, but newer ones pop up now and again.
I've heard 'what's good', but never a text acronym of wsg. After my daughter mentioned that, it made sense. (Although I proceeded to forget and you're reminding me again of what it means. Haha.)
"No disrespect" is something I think I would normally understand given some context, but this message is out of the blue from a stranger I've never interacted with. I honestly thought that if this message wasn't spam and I responded, they were going to be critical or rude about something and they were perhaps trying to soften the blow upfront. Ironically, that seems to be the opposite of what your suggesting. 🤷🏽
Language can be funny.