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Do people really communicate like this? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 weeks ago by CosmicGoat@lemmy.ca to c/casualconversation@piefed.social
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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?

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[-] roserose56@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Every generation creates words and slangs, which is totally fine, but when speaking or texting, use formal every day words.
Years ago in chat rooms people would ask AS, which meant age and sex, which I didn't know.

[-] CosmicGoat@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

ASL?

[-] roserose56@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Yea this one. L is for language??

[-] CosmicGoat@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Yep. ☺️

Basically how every 90s chat room session started.

[-] rozwud@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

I remember L being for location.

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