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!
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.
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
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.

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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.

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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