Abbrevs

Yes; even the title of this post is an abbreviation because you simply cannot condone abbreviations without calling them abbrevs. That would be hypocritical. And I also cannot start this post without thanking my brother James. He was the one who first introduced me to the wonderful world of abbrevs. And shortly after this first encounter, I myself became addicted.

Now, it's important to establish the fact that not all abbrevs are okay. For example, they're just not as cool if they've been done b4. Excuse me, I mean before. When I say that, I mean things like lol, g2g, ik, or the worst offenders, r and u. Here's where it becomes a little confusing though. You see, it's not that cool to type those abbrevs, but it's totally acceptable to say them. As long as it's in a pretty sarcastic tone. If a friend tells a joke in class just go for it and say, "Nice one. LOL." Don't write it. Say it. And then obviously, saying "r" and "u" doesn't sound any different than "are" and "you", so feel free to let 'em fly whenever you'd like.

Alright, now that the most difficult part of the lesson is behind us, onward and upward we go. "Nbd" has to have a little paragraph of its own. It used to be uncool, but then people began tossing it around in such a funny and exaggerated way that it slowly but surely became acceptable at certain moments. For example: I just found a million dollar bill. nbd. It is the only cliche abbrev that can be both written and voiced. On occasion.

Next comes the fun part. The lesser-known abbrevs. My personal favorite: nast. Derived from the word nasty. Example: "Wow, your feet are nast." Another neat one is awk. Stemming from the word awkward. Example: "Your heavy breathing is making everyone in the room feel awk." The last one I will mention (though there are so many more available) is supes. As in super. Example: "You look supes fancy in your plaid shirt/pants combo." You see, the possibilities are limitless. I mean, my brother's favorite is cords, a way shorter version of corduroy pants. LIMITLESS.

And then sometimes, if you get extremely good at it, you can just drop the word altogether and only leave its first letter. "I found your b in my l so I decided to bring it back to y." (Hint: I found your book in my locker so I decided to bring it back to you.)

Abbrevs obvs can add so much spice to life, especially when you use them correctly. After all, a's are the b.