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Fri, 03 Oct 03 04:03 PM
LOL Wumanfu, pigmy headhunters. I can just imagine them.
Great post you wrote just before.
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wumanfu
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Sat, 04 Oct 03 03:21 PM
Onomatopoeia
… Or maybe the Oompa Loompas, from Loompa Land, The little short men with green hair and orange faces, wearing white overalls, brown shirts, and striped socks processing Augustus Gloop after his terrible accident (in the shadows)
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For the Titanic, an iceberg, for sanity, spam.
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Sat, 04 Oct 03 05:09 PM
Willy Wonker and the Chocolate factory!
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wumanfu
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Tue, 07 Oct 03 08:47 AM
Mime, Method and Mimickery
"Though this may be madness, yet there is method in it." —Polonius in Hamlet, William Shakespeare
“It is always hard to go beyond your public. If they are satisfied with cheap performances, you will not easily arrive at better. If they know what is good, and require it, you will aspire and burn until you achieve it.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
In previous posts, I wrote about the quirks in English that make it difficult for foreigners to master the language. Crazy English is a fad in China where thousands of students shout phrases back at a facilitator; it’s fun, it’s trashy and it works, but Shouldn’t we treat the mother tongue with more respect?
What gave Shakespeare’s work it’s punch? Though Shakespeare’s work sounds classical to modern ears, in his day, the language was revolutionary, he elicited effects from the language through keen psychological insight and a genius for literary invention. Shakespeare was writing for the rappers of Elizabethan England, and his Globe Theatre was placed in the red-light district of town. Shakespeare‘s work was iconoclastic, it cracked open literary forms of the day and galvanised the language with performance to create dynamic communication; the words on the page were brought into full effect through the power of the actor on the night of the performance. Oh yes, I forgot about the sonnets; maybe remember that people read aloud to each other in those days; silent reading is a modern phenomenon. However, I’m writing about the plays here because the plays are well known and powerful: Shakespeare’s drift swelled and crashed in torrents off the stage.
Psychologists who analyse communication reckon that body language and context are probably more important than words that carry literal meaning. The performance of the language even in ordinary contexts is crucial for effective communication.
Consider the method.
Lee Strasberg was a theatre director, teacher, and actor, known as the chief American exponent of “method acting,” or the Stanislavsky method (, in which the actor is encouraged to use his emotional experience and memory in preparing to “live” a role.” – Britannica
The method has been a seminal technique in dramatic performance and it’s techniques for ‘getting into the role of the character’ has proven to be appropriate and effective. Essentially, the method is an intense exercise of the imagination in which the actor identifies with the character in the minutia of every day life. It’s close to madness! The method’s intense play with imagination is far from cerebral; furthermore, it’s very effective. My point is that for shy and under-confident Asian women, there’s no better medicine than a screaming match with a facilitator pushing quirky English phrases.
I discussed NLP briefly in another post and I made the point that NLP is used to break barriers in learning and it is very effective in helping to imprint and reinforce the message we receive and record through a number of perceptual modes and neural pathways. To finish up, I think most people recognise intuitively that a person who is fully involved and ‘in love’ with what they’re doing is going to learn fast and hard. If Asian women are to get a handle on English and interact with him confidently, they must jive with him, waltz with him, and laugh in his face too.
Wu
If you enjoyed reading this and want to tell me that my English is crazy then be constructive, don’t be a stranger.
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wumanfu
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Tue, 07 Oct 03 02:27 PM
An Age of Light Reading
In his novel, 1984, George Orwell described a fictional variant of English called Newspeak. In the context of the novel, words would be removed from the language, depleting societies tools for free expression. In his book, Magister Ludi, The Glass Bead Game, Herman Hesse, devised a fascinating counterpoint, a game developed out of musicology and mathematics into a futuristic game woven as a symphony of knowledge and ideas. Both authors reacted to what they saw as the dumbing down of language (but for different reasons.
In a nutshell, Hesse reacted to what he called an age of light reading; an age where The commitment to reading isn't present. Most text is skimmed or briefly reviewed: magazines and verbal junk food were being consumed at the cost of feeding on the written word – a kind of linguistic malnutrition.
So, what’s my point? Although Hesse wrote in German, he struggled with a problem facing people in the developed world. Many speak a variant of English that is communicated more through symbols and context rather than the sense of the written word.
Wu
Oh, there’s a special prize for anyone who can remember the word Hesse used to describe an age of light reading. I can’t remember now but it sounds like [few-eh-ton]
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Woodward
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Tue, 07 Oct 03 03:04 PM
Very Interesting read Wumanfu.
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Tue, 07 Oct 03 03:41 PM
I really like your romantic idea about nature, above all, when we seem to spend half of our lifes in front of a computer.
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wumanfu
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Wed, 08 Oct 03 02:33 PM
Hi, thanks for browsing and getting back to me with some feedback. It's nice to have the opportunity to post some ideas.
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wumanfu
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Thu, 09 Oct 03 03:06 PM
Introducing Webopedia
With the popularity and rise in use of instant messaging, Internet chat rooms and text messaging came the emergence of a new language tailored to the immediacy and compactness of these new communication media. If you have ever been in a chat room or received an instant message or text message from someone that seemed to be in its own foreign language, this list will help you decipher the lingo. If you know of a text message abbreviation that is not included in the list, post us the abbreviation.
Abbreviation
Meaning
AAR
At any rate
AAS
Alive and smiling
ADN
Any day now
AEAP
As early as possible
AFAIK
As far as I know
AFK
Away from keyboard
AKA
Also known as
AISB
As it should be
AOTA
All of the above
ASAP
As soon as possible
A/S/L
Age/sex/location
AT
At your terminal
ATM
At the moment
AYEC
At your earliest convenience
B/F
Boyfriend
B4
Before
B4N
Bye for now
BAK
Back at keyboard
BAU
Business as usual
BBIAF
Be back in a few
BBIAM
Be back in a minute
BBL
Be back later
BC
Because
BCNU
Be seein' you
BF
Best friend
BFN
Bye for now
BM&Y
Between me and you
BOL
Best of luck
BRB
Be right back
BTA
But then again
BTW
By the way
CMIIW
Correct me if I'm wrong
CMON
Come on
COB
Close of business
CU
See you
CUA
See you around
CUL
See you later
CUL8R
See you later
CWYL
Chat with you later
CYA
See ya
CYO
See you online
D/L
Download
DEGT
Don't even go there
DIKU
Do I know you?
DQMOT
Don't quote me on this
DTS
Don't think so
EBKAC
Error between keyboard and chair
EMA
E-mail address
EOD
End of day
EOM
End of message
F2F
Face to face
FBM
Fine by me
FISH
First in, still here
FOMCL
Falling off my chair laughing
FITB
Fill in the blank
FRT
For real though
FWIW
For what it's worth
FYEO
For your eyes only
FYI
For your information
G/F
Girlfriend
G2G
Got to go
G2R
Got to run
GA
Go ahead
GAL
Get a life
GB
Goodbye
GFI
Go for it
GG
Gotta Go or Good Game
GIAR
Give it a rest
GL
Good luck
GL/HF
Good luck, have fun
GLNG
Good luck next game
GMTA
Great minds think alike
GOL
Giggling out loud
GR&D
Grinning, running and ducking
GTG
Got to go
GTRM
Going to read mail
HAGN
Have a good night
HAGO
Have a good one
HAND
Have a nice day
HF
Have fun
HHIS
Head hanging in shame
HOAS
Hold on a second
HRU
How are you?
HTH
Hope this helps
IAC
In any case
IANAL
I am not a lawyer
IB
I'm back
IC
I see
ICBW
It could be worse
IDK
I don't know
IDTS
I don't think so
IG2R
I got to run
IIRC
If I remember correctly
ILBL8
I'll be late
ILU
I love you
ILY
I love you
IM
Instant message
IMHO
In my humble opinion
IMNSHO
In my not so humble opinion
IMO
In my opinion
INAL
I'm not a lawyer
IOW
In other words
IRL
In real life
IRMC
I rest my case
IUSS
If you say so
IYKWIM
If you know what I mean
IYO
In your opinion
IYSS
If you say so
JAC
Just a sec
JIK
Just in case
JJA
Just joking around
JK
Just kidding
JMO
Just my opinion
KISS
Keep it simple, stupid
KIT
Keep in touch
KOTC
Kiss on the cheek
KNIM
Know what I mean?
L8R
Later
LD
Later, dude / Long distance
LMAO
Laughing my a** off
LOL
Laughing out loud
LTM
Laugh to myself
LTNS
Long time no see
LYLAS
Love you like a sis
MorF
Male or female?
MUSM
Miss you so much
NBD
No big deal
NFM
None for me / Not for me
NIMBY
Not in my back yard
NLT
No later than
NM
Nothing much / Never mind
NMH
Not much here
NOYB
None of your business
NP
No problem
NRN
No response/reply necessary
NW
No way
OIC
Oh, I see
OMG
Oh my God
OO
Over and out
OOH
Out of here
OOTD
One of these days
OTB
Off to bed
OTOH
On the other hand
OTTOMH
Off the top of my head
OTW
Off to work
PDQ
Pretty darn quick
PLMK
Please let me know
PLZ
Please
PMFI
Pardon me for interrupting
PMFJI
Pardon me for jumping in
POAHF
Put on a happy face
POS
Parent over shoulder
PPL
People
PRW
People/parents are watching
PTL
Praise the Lord
PXT
Please explain that
PU
That stinks!
QIK
Quick
RL
Real life
RME
Rolling my eyes
ROTFL
Rolling on the floor laughing
RSN
Real soon now
RTFM
Read the f***ing manual
SICNR
Sorry, I could not resist
SIG2R
Sorry, I got to run
SMHID
Scratching my head in disbelief
SOMY
Sick of me yet?
SPK
Speak
SPST
Same place, same time
SOTMG
Short of time, must go
SS
So sorry
SSDD
Same stuff, different day
SSINF
So stupid it's not funny
STR8
Straight
STW
Search the Web
SUITM
See you in the morning
SUL
See you later
SUP
What's up?
SYL
See you later
TA
Thanks a lot
TAFN
That's all for now
TAM
Tomorrow a.m.
TBH
To be honest
TC
Take care
TGIF
Thank God it's Friday
THX
Thanks
TIA
Thanks in advance
TIAD
Tomorrow is another day
TLK2UL8R
Talk to you later
TMI
Too much information
TMWFI
Take my word for it
TNSTAAFL
There's no such thing as a free lunch
TPM
Tomorrow p.m.
TPTB
The powers that be
TTFN
Ta ta for now
TTTT
These things take time
TTYL
Talk to you later
TTYS
Talk to you soon
TU
Thank you
TY
Thank you
TYT
Take your time
TYVM
Thank you very much
UGTBK
You've got to be kidding
UKTR
You know that's right
UL
Upload
UR
Your / You're
UV
Unpleasant visual
UW
You're welcome
WAM
Wait a minute
WAN2TLK
Want to talk
WAYF
Where are you from?
WB
Welcome back
WIIFM
What's in it for me?
WK
Week
WKD
Weekend
WTF
What the f*ck
WTG
Way to go
WTH
What the heck?
WU?
What's up?
WUCIWUG
What you see is what you get
WUF?
Where are you from?
WWJD
What would Jesus do?
WWYC
Write when you can
WYSIWYG
What you see is what you get
YBS
You'll be sorry
YGBKM
You gotta be kidding me
YMMV
Your mileage may vary
YW
You're welcome
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