Yes I am. I am a WIP and know that to be true. But I think most of us are as we journey through this wondrous life. A little profound so early in the morning. Well I was up early and already out for a walk. Goodness gracious I love the sun rising early. Can’t you just feel it? Fresh and invigorating as you take a deep breath and arms wide open. You bet. And I did that on my walk today as my dog did her morning routine of sniff, then leg raise, then sniff and then…oops a clump of snow. It needs a new colour. Ah yes, bright yellow. the best of the best Maggie May. You are so kind to nature. Yes, I am realizing that my legs may be getting exercise but what should I do with my arms? Move them and breathe at the same time. I seem to be having trouble with that coordination. Hence, I am a WIP.
There are so many acronyms out there I cannot keep up with them. And if you try to guess what they are, you could be bang on or not even close to guessing. It is probably easier to create acronyms or even abbreviations of words because of the long title or common phrase of something but holy moly when does it stop. Never mind that the shift in the written word, like how to write using proper English slips a bit as you read public ( or even personal for that matter) displays of thoughts. Look all around the immediate space from signs, articles, newspapers, ads, books and so on. What happened to good old fashion words!? It is already a challenge for many to get the correct spelling and now? Well, take a look at the last text message or note you were sent. It is not an anagram puzzle to be deciphered people.
But hey its all good. Right? I remember getting the Friday night special from Kentucky Fried Chicken when I was younger. I loved Friday evenings as it was the day of the week where nothing was planned for the ‘whats on the menu’ for supper. It was a family effort of goodness and deliciousness. Homemade pizzas (boy you got that down pat mom and dad), Chinese (well except those hard string things), fish and dollar fries (who knew the toonie shape would taste great for fries), and Kentucky Fried Chicken. The delights of treaty foods. Yum to the tum. But seriously when did it become KFC? I bet if you asked random people, would they be able to tell you what KFC stands for? Or when did some acronyms become a word?? Can you tell me that, asap?
Jargon. The thing is workplace jargon makes sense to have some acronyms. If you have to repeat yourself over and over again, well the talking becomes like the written word back in the day with shorthand. What happened to long hand? Never mind. But the thing is if you are new to the job, you look like a deer in head lights as the acronyms are bandied about. I was watching this comedian doing a set on acronyms in the workplace. It was hilarious. ROFL. Get it….rolling on the floor laughing kind of funny. I mean LOL is so last year. See, I bet you didn’t even bat an eye.
Probably it is the cell phone and social media like facebook or twitter or instgram or maybe even tiktok that kicked started the rage. But it is not just a fad. Goodness. It is already difficult enough to engage in a face to face chat when the cell phone has now become attached to the hand. Robocop, your on. Never mind teaching young ones how to spell words! Now there is a lesson or ten for all teachers out there. Eduspeak. Oops. Educational jargon literacy speak to address the way of communicating.
BTW I would really like to be more IRL. At least IMHO. But I realize that YSK when you write a lengthy message it is TL, DR. And I have to just SMH as for most people in the social media realm its NBD. But hey, GL with that. Anyway I realize that most of this is OMH and so I need to suck it up butter cup. Haha. Get a social media dictionary as I am sure I cannot rely on Websters or Merriam or Oxford. They maybe too old school. Yikes! Is this how the good old days started?
So getting back to me being a WIP. I am. I am a work in progress. A friend of mine recently said that about themselves and I in turn naturally had to ask…What! No I am not going to use the letter combination that others may use (swearing is not my thing). But I am not going to pretend what I am reading. Are you kidding!! I need to keep up with these new generations of GenX, Millennials, IGen, and Generation of Alpha, especially as a mother and grandma. Never mind on the ball friends and family. If you can’t beat them, join them. Right?
So for 2day, I am going to say B4N and maybe TTYL. Blessings.
Let us pray for all those who are in need of our prayers today. Amen
Karenpondering 