the:shiverian

Instant-messenger abbreviations arise as a symptom of the great religion of our time: the universal societal belief in the absolute value of economic efficiency. Efficiency is our society's sacred creed, so it's hardly surprising that it ought to pervade our means of self-expression as well. Yet, when one reflects on it, obsession with efficiency stems from a deeply rooted fear..Yes, dear readers_ the tragic truth is that the current vogue of AOL-speak is explained by fear of death.

As we are wrestling with these issues, props 2 those like rejesus engaging our generation in the vernacular. this link has 10 sayings of Jesus in txt..

our father who is in heaven. holy B YR name.

YR kingdom come. YR will B done on earth as it is in heven.

but of course when does language lose its meaning? Im sure there are those who would say it already has and of course who will remind us that it never had as much meaning as we thought it did to begin with..

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