Finding the correct length for an instant message is not always easy.  It all depends on how much you have to say.  The problem is when you have a lot to say you may be tempted to blurt.  The IM version of blurting is a long paragraph of speech.  So how do you curb a [...]

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The land of IM is where abbreviated typing now known erroneously as text speak, began.  A lot of the time, this is a great time saver, or finger saver as the case may be. A problem arises when people try to make it up as they go along.  Who knows what WAFH means? Wearing a [...]

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It happens every once and awhile.  Maybe you were tired or distracted.  Whatever the reason you clicked on the wrong name.  It is a minor faux pas in the grand scheme of things, but just in case here are steps for handling the situation. If you realize at the beginning of a conversation here are [...]

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An annoying habit of some IMers is the propensity to give you a little bit of data without filling in all of the blanks.  It can go a little bit something like this: Janie80: Going to the bar tonight u wanna come? Roboticous: Sure, when? Janie80: Later.  Gotta run C U 2 nite. Janie80: Signed [...]

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