We will now use Internet forum as an
example for electronic communication.
What is an Internet forum?
It is an online discussion platform in which the conversation is carried out by posting messages. The topics for discussion vary from computer, fashion, investment, current affairs, sports, family, to travelling. In some forums, users share online resources like songs, pictures and video clips.
Internet Jargons
As such form of electronic communication
functions just like a network society, the users have created a set of Internet
jargons for the convenience of communication.
Action jargons
These jargons are used to describe the
actions confined to the context of online discussion forums.
潛水 (tsim4 seui2)
Literal meaning: ‘to dive’
Actual meaning: means to disappear for a
long time after making appearance
Derivative:
浮上 (fau4 seung5)
Literal
meaning: to rise up to water surface
Actual
meaning: to reappear after a long time of disappearance
洗版 (sai2 baan2)
Literal meaning: to wash the board
Actual meaning: to post meaningless and
off-topic replies to flood the discussion board
Variant: Mainland China > 刷屏 (shua1 ping2)
Function jargons
These jargons contain little or no contents
in themselves but are used to reply to a post in order to achieve a certain
aim.
推 (teui1)
Literal meaning: to push
Actual meaning: to reply to an old post so
that it will reach the first page of the forum
Variants: Push
+1
Literal meaning: plus one
Actual meaning: to agree to the message
posted in the previous thread
Variants: x 1 (times one)
CC
Literal meaning: homophone of ‘see see’
Actual meaning: to see the hidden post
which requires a reply message containing at least one character
Variants: CCCCCCCCCCCCCC (hidden post which
requires more than one character to see)
Martian language, as opposed to 'Earth language', is the Internet language that is created in the cyberspace based on Chinese characters. It could be difficult to understand to first-time users. Due to the Internet censorship, some vulgar or sensitive words are written in Martian language to avoid the banning of posts by the forum administrators.
Form-altering Chinese characters
肥(fei4) > 月巴 (yuet6baa1)
meaning: fat
Half- and Full- sized characters and symbols
HELLO!? > ＨEＬLＯ！？
Cantonese Romanization
Image:
http://clrvirtualconnection.com/unusual-places-to-find-clients-online-forums-and-mailing-lists/
http://evchk.wikia.com/wiki/%E5%90%88%E9%AB%94%E5%AD%97
Reference:
http://www.videojug.com/interview/internet-communities-and-forums-2#what-is-an-internet-forum
http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/207496?tid=1
Martian language
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| Chinese character combining 多(do1) and 謝(dze6), meaning 'Thank you' |
Mandarin-accented Cantonese
靚 (leng3) > 令(ling6)
meaning: beautiful, fancy-looking
好(hou2) > 巧(haau2)
meaning: very肥(fei4) > 月巴 (yuet6baa1)
meaning: fat
賤(dzin6) > 貝戈戈(bui3gwo1gwo1)
meaning: nasty, despicableHalf- and Full- sized characters and symbols
HELLO!? > ＨEＬLＯ！？
Cantonese Romanization
你做咩唔打電話比我？(nei2dzou6me1ng4daa2din6waa2bei2ngo5)
> nei dzo meh ng da din wa bei ngo?
meaning: Why didn't you call me?
Meaningless symbols
★,,*＊ ；;; ...+＋ "mｉkｉ豬ｂb >﹏<」╳×＊ (豬 = literally pig, here means dear)
▄▉▋▎▊暗戀＝痛苦?[▎____＊ (暗戀, 痛苦 = unrequited love, pain )
Image:
http://clrvirtualconnection.com/unusual-places-to-find-clients-online-forums-and-mailing-lists/
http://evchk.wikia.com/wiki/%E5%90%88%E9%AB%94%E5%AD%97
Reference:
http://www.videojug.com/interview/internet-communities-and-forums-2#what-is-an-internet-forum
http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/207496?tid=1
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