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“Give me a min. I def need to tell you about Abbrevanese.” If you type the word “Abbrevanese,” you may notice that little red dotted line that appears beneath nonexistent words. If you google the term, your search may yield little results. Pronounced “ah-bree-va-neeze,” the word refers to a style of language in which particular words are abbreviated. Many may consider it a dialect or just plain slang. Whatever it is, Abbrevanese is now a part of my everyday communication. You may be wondering why an English major such as myself would take a liking to something that butchers the English language. I guess it all started a few years ago when my good friend, Emily, and I overheard a conversation while standing in a line. One guy was telling a story about a girl who had too much to drink at a party. He said to his friend, “…the girl then came flying towards the bathroom yelling, ‘I’m totes gon vom!’” Upon hearing this, Emily and I laughed for days about the poor girl’s speech. We thought it was brilliant. Emily and I quickly began incorporating more and more abbreviated words into our conversations. “Probably” became “probs,” “maybe” became “maybs,” and “pressure” became “presh.” The term “presh” can actually mean “precious” as well, but the meaning should be obvs in the context. Excuse me… the meaning should be obvious in the context. I’m not actually sure why we add “s” onto the end of particular words like “probs” and “totes.” The addition may have been a personal touch added by some person I’ll never have the pleasure of speaking to. In a strange way, the “s” makes sense to me; the words seem more complete with the extra letter. Of course, this type of language is totally unnecessary. I can’t even say that it saves me time in speaking because many people unfamiliar with Abbrevanese will question the terms. I then apologize for the slip and happily explain my strange way of speaking. Abbrevanese is just fun and symbolizes a bond with Emily, who has become one of my best friends in just two years time. For this reason, our webcomic can bear no name but “Abbrevanese.” If after following our comic you find yourself unnecessarily abbreviating words, don’t run from it. Instead, find a good friend and embrace a beautiful relationship with Abbrevanese. Then go read our comic. Check out our running list of Abbrevanese words below. Send us your own! Diff - Different or difference Maybs - Maybe Def - Definitely Min - Minute Probs - Probably Presh - Pressure or Prescious Totes - Totally Dee - Deal Natch - Natural or Naturally Ridic - Ridiculous Vom - Vomit Prob - Problem (minus the s) Fig or Figged - Figured Obvs - Obviously Sup - Supposed (also an abbreviation for “What’s up?”)

“Give me a min. I def need to tell you about Abbrevanese.”

If you type the word “Abbrevanese,” you may notice that little red dotted line that appears beneath nonexistent words. If you google the term, your search may yield little results. Pronounced “ah-bree-va-neeze,” the word refers to a style of language in which particular words are abbreviated. Many may consider it a dialect or just plain slang. Whatever it is, Abbrevanese is now a part of my everyday communication.

You may be wondering why an English major such as myself would take a liking to something that butchers the English language. I guess it all started a few years ago when my good friend, Emily, and I overheard a conversation while standing in a line. One guy was telling a story about a girl who had too much to drink at a party. He said to his friend, “…the girl then came flying towards the bathroom yelling, ‘I’m totes gon vom!’” Upon hearing this, Emily and I laughed for days about the poor girl’s speech. We thought it was brilliant.

Emily and I quickly began incorporating more and more abbreviated words into our conversations. “Probably” became “probs,” “maybe” became “maybs,” and “pressure” became “presh.” The term “presh” can actually mean “precious” as well, but the meaning should be obvs in the context. Excuse me… the meaning should be obvious in the context.

I’m not actually sure why we add “s” onto the end of particular words like “probs” and “totes.” The addition may have been a personal touch added by some person I’ll never have the pleasure of speaking to. In a strange way, the “s” makes sense to me; the words seem more complete with the extra letter.

Of course, this type of language is totally unnecessary. I can’t even say that it saves me time in speaking because many people unfamiliar with Abbrevanese will question the terms. I then apologize for the slip and happily explain my strange way of speaking.

Abbrevanese is just fun and symbolizes a bond with Emily, who has become one of my best friends in just two years time. For this reason, our webcomic can bear no name but “Abbrevanese.” If after following our comic you find yourself unnecessarily abbreviating words, don’t run from it. Instead, find a good friend and embrace a beautiful relationship with Abbrevanese. Then go read our comic.

Check out our running list of Abbrevanese words below. Send us your own!

  • Diff - Different or difference
  • Maybs - Maybe
  • Def - Definitely
  • Min - Minute
  • Probs - Probably
  • Presh - Pressure or Prescious
  • Totes - Totally
  • Dee - Deal
  • Natch - Natural or Naturally
  • Ridic - Ridiculous
  • Vom - Vomit
  • Prob - Problem (minus the s)
  • Fig or Figged - Figured
  • Obvs - Obviously
  • Sup - Supposed (also an abbreviation for “What’s up?”)

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