Acronyms and stuff

I seem to be the only one who dosen't understand acronyms and initialised words and phrases. It's very disconcerting to read a post or a whole thread where I find I don't understand what people are talking about because of acronyms and stuff. Is this just me being an old fogey who dosen't understand text speak or something?

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Autisician 10 months ago

IMHO, IDK...LOL

Seriously though, I Google quite a few myself, I know quite a few but often get texts from my teenage daughters and have to do a quick Google search to figure out what they mean!
TheCatWoman 10 months ago in reply to Autisician

Emoji's really do my head in, I don't only not understand what they mean, but I can't even see most of them, I just can't make out what they're supposed to be, let alone things like aubergenes!

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TheCatWoman 10 months ago in reply to Autisician

Emoji's really do my head in, I don't only not understand what they mean, but I can't even see most of them, I just can't make out what they're supposed to be, let alone things like aubergenes!

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Autisician 10 months ago in reply to TheCatWoman

That's really made me chuckle, next time my phone does that with a message I'll reply saying "thanks, I'll take stock"
TheCatWoman 10 months ago in reply to Autisician

Bunny, thanks but my computer skills arn't up to what you suggest, I really am crap with computers, theres almost no begining to my skills!

Autisician I don't think I have anything that does emoji's, I've certainly never used one and tend to ignore ones sent to me as I can't see them, I just decipher the text, but only a handful of people ever send me texts anyway. I'm still not entirely sure what a box followed by X means, it looks like oxo to me and I'm sure nobodies sending me stock cubes.
Bunny 10 months ago in reply to TheCatWoman

Oh, sorry! There are similar, built-in "zoom in" / "magnify" tools for desktop computers:

Windows: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/use-magnifier-to-make-things-on-the-screen-easier-to-see-414948ba-8b1c-d3bd-8615-0e5e32204198#WindowsVersion=Windows_10

Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchl779716b8/mac
Autisician 10 months ago in reply to TheCatWoman

They can be useful if you're sending a message and want to convey the spirit it was as meant in, but I only really understand the basic and obvious ones, like a laughing or winking face, which is useful to point out sarcasm or joking when I send a message, to avoid it being taken seriously, which would be the case quite often as I have quite a dry sense of humour.
TheCatWoman 10 months ago in reply to Bunny

Thanks Bunny but that all went right over my head, I have a desk top computer with an independent keyboard and monitor and thats it.
Bunny 10 months ago in reply to TheCatWoman

I've had the same problem previously (not being able to make out what various emojis are)!

There's a useful and pretty convenient "zoom in" feature for iOS (Apple) and Android devices that you can use to help with that:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/iphone/iph3e2e367e/ios#:~:text=Double%2Dtap%20the%20screen%20with,then%20drag%20up%20or%20down.

https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006949?hl=en-GB#zippy=%2Cfull-screen-magnification-zoom-in-and-make-everything-bigger

I've also taken screenshots and then zoomed in on those manually within the Photos app. It's a more long-winded process, but helpful when I'm really struggling to see what something is.