Medieval texting abbreviations
September 18, 2020 by Wrong Hands
Posted in Cartoon | Tagged abbreviations, Cartoons, Comics, Funny, Grammar, History, Humor, Humour, Medieval, Slang, Smartphones, Social Media, Social Networking, Technology, Texting, textspeak | 15 Comments
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“What tomfoolery” is my favourite, “Burn the Witch” the most chilling but I’m tempted to use BTW as a riposte to certain politicians who complain when justified criticism is dismissed as a witch hunt (usually in exclamatory CAPS).
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I’ve worded that badly: “a riposte to politicians who dismiss justified criticism as A WITCH HUNT!!!!
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Ha!
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Gotta share this one with my teenagers!
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Good ones. I actually had to look some of those up to find the today’s meaning.
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I’ll be willing to bet you had to use a few brain clock cycles to think up appropriate assignations, John. Good work!
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I’ll confess I struggled with a few.
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How about YMMV? That’s a toughie…
Young Maid Marion Victim
Yon(der) Mighty Miserable Varlet
The V is a toughie…
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Your Mead Mug Vanished?
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Ding! You win.
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BTW is the best! 😀
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[…] What if they had texting in Medieval times? […]
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My family came up with 2 variants for FWIW. Does it mean “Found While In Woods? or “Farthing’s Worth In Wimple”?
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Nicely done!
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[…] If you had a feather and a parchment you were still able to text in those days, but casting a spell or sending a scroll grasped in the talons of a harrier hawk was more effective and timely way to speak to others, if you were locked in an enchanted tower. Via ‘Wrong Hands’ by John Atkinson […]
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