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Monday, October 08, 2007

Lost in Translation

Do you ever feel like you are out of step with the times? Perhaps you feel a little bit lost in the 21st century and wonder why you don't seem to understand people anymore? You are not alone.

It can be a ginormous problem to keep up with the latest technology and information, let alone the words we use to describe things.

Noslang.com, an online "Internet Slang Dictionary and Translator" can help you with your questions about email and texting abbreviations such as "lol" for laugh out loud and the many ways you may abbreviate "whatever" (w.e, w.e., w/e, w/eva, w\e, wuteva).

You can check out the Urban Dictionary if you are looking for earthy, esoteric urban slang contributed by users. Adults may enter at their own discretion.

Two pages devoted to helping Americans understand British English are AmericanExpats.co.uk BritSpeak page and Effingpot.com.

Finally, if you are interested in speaking or understanding your neighbors in the Big Easy, Beantown, or the Big Apple, check out Slanguage.com They have helpful hints for local slang, regional slang, national slang and foreign language pronunciation guides.

Brill!
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