In data networks on the basis of the IRC and Usenet a net jargon was established as a firm component of the net culture, which for more inexperienced users often with difficulty is to be understood. The article treats as complete a collection of the linguistic style blooms in German-language newsgroup as possible, IRC Channels, forums etc.

Expression of emotion

The net jargon is characterised above all by the fact that it is a language, which can attach much meeting and scarcely feelings or possible ulterior motives (as for instance irony) to actual text contents. So partial communication problems or the danger can be compensated of misunderstandings in relation to spoken language. Here help on the one hand Emoticons, which are shared to the smiley. On the other hand helps increasingly the action grammar, which can express also more complex feelings or actions by means of Inflektiv scarcely and appropriate.

Acronyms and orthography

For a detailed list of acronyms see list of the abbreviations (net jargon).

In order to be able to type words faster or go around around umlauts, which are missing on some keyboards, the orthography in the net is often drastically modified.

Talc mode

Time is an important factor for example in why many writers use abbreviations there; about in order to express feelings such as joy fast. Among the most common examples rank

• lol for lye-hung out loud (loud laughter),
• IMHO for into my humble opinion ("“my modest opinion after"”) and
• afaik for As far as I know ("“so far I know"”).

The abbreviation, in order to avoid a pressing of the SHIFT key on the keyboard, written with small letters. As a rule the initial letters of the words occurring in (usually English-language) the idiom are attached together, whereby numbers can replace certain letter sequences:

• for "“stands 2"” for "“tons"”,
• for "“stands 4"” for "“for"” and
• for "“stands 8"” for "“ate"” and/or for "“ite"”.

Likewise "“loud-pictorial"” replacements find like e.g. in the abbreviations.

• "“C"” for "“lake"”,
• "“u"” for "“you"” or
• "“r"” for "“acres"” use.

(see also Leetspeak). Since the talc mode is not particularly suitable to express tendencies and feeling situations it was replaced within some ranges from the Emoticons.

Leetspeak

Some letters are replaced by looking similar numbers or special characters. Thus out "“lame"” (slowly/boringly) becomes a "“14m3"” (usually 0=O/Q, 1=L/I; 3=E; 4=A; 5=S; 7=T; 8=B; 6=G).

Alternatively the numbers or letter of their discussion are used accordingly: 2=to and/or too; 4=for; B=be; C=see; I=eye; O=owe; R=are; U=you; Y=why; etc.

Leetspeak is not however only limited to specified the above. So it can occur for example that a Plural "“s"” is replaced by a "“z"” as in Warez or other Verfremdungen is used. The serious application of such Leetspeak is user of such a language rather is laughed at for a long time past, nowadays, and/or this language rather as rhetorical means for exposing of Nerds used.

Asterisk

Many Clients represent words between two the asterisks as bold print. Originally this way of writing originates from the Usenet. Accordingly they can be meant as stress.

Asterisks can indicate also an action or feelings:

Alternatively the asterisks are replaced also by "“+"” (as if one would have released the SHIFT key to early), then go the bold print however lost.

The asterisk acronyms as *gg* are used particularly in the German linguistic area, in English-language communication are this many more rarely to be found.

See also: Erikativ

Action grammar

Over own actions to express will provide verbs in place of asterisks (or also beside asterisks) with endings like - t, - z, - tz or rarely - s. Which ending is attached depends on the language feeling of the author.

• lolz - the author "“lolt"” (=lacht)

• *tele suchtz* - the author looks for his telephone

• *nobbi anstubst* - the author "“stubst"” its opposite on. (when question whether he still present/awake is)

see also Inflektiv

Pseudo HTML

In particular in Usenet newsgroup as style means sentences are set in HTML-well-behaved pseudo tags. These pseudo tags by the Client are not implemented naturally, but indicated, and are to give information to the reader, how the writing is meant or is to be interpreted.

The Wikipedia will replace Brockhaus and the Britannica

or also simplifies:

The Wikipedia will replace Brockhaus and the Britannica

A similar form is common in the various Internet forums, which often permit no HTML formatting on the part of the user. It concerns here BBcode well-behaved pseudo tags.

'' [Irony] the Wikipedia will replace Brockhaus and the Britannica [/Ironie]

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