Oh, this was informative and super amusing. I’ve dialed in most of these acronyms over time and use very few (b/c it’s not my linguistic nature). When it came to TIA, I balked. Saw this recently and truly thought someone was describing a transient ischemic attack. Sending you all fond wishes for a lovely summer, at least for those in the North globe.
Really? Never heard of it. Is it something very common ? Something like CAPITAL letters?
Wow, never heard of the period at the end of a sentence was aggressive. 
Learn something every day. 
So, does that mean a comma is an insult? I don’t even want to know what a question mark may mean.
PITH: pooped in the house
That just seems to be an excuse for being too lazy to use correct grammar.
Thanks! One never knows what fad they’ll come up with.
On a side note. In Spain, someone came up with the idea that buying a pineapple in a particular supermarket chain meant you were flirting, trying to pick someone up, they posted it on social media and it went viral. A lot of pineapples were sold those days, also, people who genuinely wanted to buy pineapples and had no idea what was going on were caught in rather awkward situations.
Yeah, my kids taught me that.
Well, my kids kept asking why I was so aggressive/angry in my texts and I finally had to call them 
and ask what they meant. My words weren’t angry at all. It was the sentences ending with periods.
Sooo, apparently it’s a thing. So just avoid those full stop periods.
Two kids: 25 yo in San Fran, 23 yo (year old) in Chicago. Both advised against the periods.
I use full punctuation even in texts.
Too long in the tooth now to change.
Thanks. I love to have the information and really enjoy learning about language, communication and culture.
That said, I’m not really motivated to put that knowledge into practice.
Just a few hours ago I was reading a listing in Spain. It’s been there for a long time, so I got curious and tried to find out what was wrong with it. I immediately remembered this thread. There’s almost no punctuation at all. Reading is extremely difficult to follow. I don’t think it’s a case of texting protocol, my guess is more that it’s just carelessness.
It seems communication is not the only issue. One of the reviews rang a bell. I think the situation (or something similar) had been discussed on the forum.
Same here @Twitcher. We had such a grounding in grammar and spelling when young that it’s never been forgotten. Plus the fact I was a teacher for many years.
When at school I always looked forward to the spelling test first thing Monday morning 
I before E except after C
Great to know! Thanks!
I always wonder why foreign language teaching methods don’t use some of the teaching strategies used for native language learning.
Absolutely @Twitcher 
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Hi Twitcher, I always remember being taught that it was I before E except after C.
I was also taught how to use to, too and two such as, you are asking me to do too much. I only have two hands. Also the difference between your, and you’re (you are) and there, their, and they’re (they are). I also always use full stops and commas etc. even in text messages.
I before e, except after c, well not in their! And with some exceptions I think was the final statement in that rule. English is hard!
I agree! Goes against decades of schooling!
Some of those are common but others aren’t. Is there really a need to use so many on a forum? Most of us have predictive text on phones so it’s probably quicker to type out the actual word than use so many acronyms
Well said! When there are so many members from a variety of countries it can be confusing…..