Curse

Antheus · Dec 02, 2006, 02:41 AM // 02:41

The use of abreviations comes from an extremly limited knowledge domain. Guild Wars isn't a big domain. As it turns out, it's an extremly small, unchanging one.

In real world everything changes. "I was out with the cat" would mean something very different 40 years ago. So would "My friend is having a realy gay time".

But in GW terms don't change, and contextual relations are implied. This is inevitable, and is present in every human language. Commonly used terms get abreviated, phrases simplified, written form adapts.

All these examples also imply knowledge of surroundings. SV in Gate of madness means Spoil Victor. SS means Spiteful spirit - it never meant Spinal Shivers, since those were always writen as SS/shivers. UW was never used for Urgoz Warren, if it was, it wasn't the norm. SF means Searing Flames, and since Sorrow's Furnace is a place, those two cannot be confused.

The confuction, where context cannot be resolved, is the same as sarcasm. That too cannot be transferred reliable in written form (this one even has scientifically study behind it). Sarcasm relies on many subliminal hints, and even when expressed face-to-face can be confused.

Some forms go to extreme: CR SI is one such example. It arose simply because there's no other information needed. It implies classes, intent, and constraints. It's an extreme, but completely viable.

The trading is nothing special. "navy-blue V8 T-bird ABS dual air-bag unleaded 22,000mi, 88mpg, $11,000+VAT, COD". Is that any different? It conveys every single bit of information needed to make the sale. And nothing more.

But as always, asking what something means is not a sin. And if someone yells at you for being an idiot, you have a 95% change they not only not know it themselves, but only heard it somewhere, and now repeat it like a parrot. Those that know what it means, just don't care.

korcan · Dec 02, 2006, 02:47 AM // 02:47

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Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

People use them to save time.

If you don't like them, just act as if you don't see them, that works for me:

Other - u wont cum 2 fow?
Me - What?
O - u wont cum 2 fow?
M - I don't understand.
O - do u want to come 2 fow?
M - What do you mean?
O - Do you want to come to Fow?
M - What does Fow is?
M - Is it edible?
M - Is it tasty?
O - $%&$%& you, we are going to the fissure, do you want to come or not?
M - Ah...! Fissure of Woe! You now speak my tongue, XD
O - bitch
M- *giggle*

Sometimes it is even longer. They just give up and use proper speech with me now, XD.

i wonder how long he/she would have continued asking you "do u want to come to fow" if you kept answering "what do u mean" and not elaborating.

pretty funny though