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Say, What?: �Online Lingo and What it Means

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Hello!

My name is Janelle Mercer.

Technology Trainer, Southwest Kansas Library System

jmercer@swkls.org

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Two types

Acronyms and Abbreviations

CSLP

ARC

FWIW

AF��IMO

FOMO

TL;DR

GOAT

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Online Lingo and Terms

Don’t @me

Ghosted/Ghosting

#squadgoals

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1.Acronyms and Abbreviations

Mostly non-library related

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Why use these abbreviations?

  • To not type as much.
    • No punctuation �
  • To drop the F bomb without having to say it. �
  • More casual. Not for professional conversations.

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Etiquette?

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  • In most cases. More casual.
    • Not for professional conversations.
    • Library specific, ok in professional setting.

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CSLP

Collaborative Summer Library Program

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Image from: https://www.cslpreads.org/

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ARC

Advance Reader Copy

Also known as (AKA): �Advanced Reader’s Copy�Advanced Reading Copy�Advanced Review Copy�

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FWIW

For What it’s Worth

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https://twitter.com/robotodd/status/1093159311415623680

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“Hey @Delta and @CocaCola These napkins are creepy AF,” one twitter user wrote. “Pretty sure no one appreciated unsolicited phone numbers in the ‘good old days’ and they sure as heck don’t want the number of someone who has been gawking at them on a plane for hours today. Not a good look.”

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https://twitter.com/people/status/1093600390019510272

AF

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AF

As F***

“As can be”

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IMO

In my Opinion

Other variations: �IMHO (In my humble opinion or In my honest opinion)

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Source: https://twitter.com/_ndrw/status/1093358385678798848

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FOMO

Fear of missing out

Other variations: �JOMO: Joy of missing out�

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Source: https://twitter.com/jjsahadi/status/1093592879660961797

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TLDR

Too Long; Didn’t Read

Other variations: �TL;DR�

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Source:

https://twitter.com/hasdid/status/1093219518577557504

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GOAT

Greatest of all time

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Source:

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1092843564759945216

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Sayings:

Terms or phrases you may have seen online

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Don’t @Me

Don’t reply back to me because I don’t care about your opinion.

See more on Twitter since you use @ to tag people or reply.

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Source:

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Ghosted

Cutting off communication without an explanation.

Friends, relationships, professional contacts

Job interviews

More: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/smarter-living/why-people-ghost-and-how-to-get-over-it.html

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#squadgoals

How you’d like your group of friends or your group to be.

Could be a group of coworkers

Military roots.

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https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/763846662641053697

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Looking up a term or acronym

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Thanks!

Any questions?

jmercer@swkls.org

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Credits

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