iykwim = if you know what i mean...
It is said that for Millenniums, the most active finger is the thumb, rather than the index finger. Kids nowadays have developed active usage of their thumbs from text messaging. Imagine kids using their thumbs instead of their index finger to push doorbells, and to point directions.
There is this "Text Generation Gap", that even I have to catch up on! Text messaging has spawned an array of bewildering new acronyms and abbreviations. This is what I learned from today's New York Times Sunday business section:
afaik = as far as i know
ayt = are you there?
b4n = bye for now
cyr ma = call your mother
dk = don't know
em? = excuse me?
gal = get a life
iykwim = if you know what i mean
yt = you there?
ptb = please text back
Sunday, March 9, 2008
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