How to 昇格 your outdated acronyms to keep up with Gen Z - 交換（する） YOLO for DIFTP and ROFL for the skull emoji
- A new 熟考する／考慮する 明らかにする／漏らすs the popular abbreviations that 世代 Z perceive as 'old'
- Thankfully, there are some 平易な 交換（する）s you can make to keep up with youngsters?
Whether it's downloading TikTok or succumbing to the 最新の fashion 傾向, many of us try to do our bit to stay '負かす／撃墜する with the kids'.?
But one 重要な thing could be giving away your age - your use of acronmys.?
A new 熟考する／考慮する by Currys has 明らかにする／漏らすd the popular abbreviations that 世代 Z perceive as 'old' - and it's not good news if you're still using OMG, YOLO, or LMAO.
'If you're still 粘着するing to 確かな acronyms in your text conversations, you might be unwittingly signalling your age,' Currys said.?
Thankfully, help is at 手渡す, as Currys have 明らかにする／漏らすd the 平易な 交換（する）s you can make to keep up with Gen Z.??
A new 熟考する／考慮する by Currys has 明らかにする／漏らすd the popular abbreviations that 世代 Z perceive as 'old'
In the 熟考する／考慮する, Currys 始める，決める out to understand the 役割 of acronyms in Britons' daily lives.
A pool of 2,018 関係者s was quizzed on the most and least recognisable acronyms, 同様に as how they perceive people who use the.?
The results 明らかにする／漏らすd that YOLO (You Only Live Once) （機の）カム up on 最高の，を越す as the acronym Gen-Z 回答者／被告s considered to be the most outdated.?
This was followed by LMAO (35 per cent consider outdated), G2G (34 per cent), LOL (32 per cent), and ROFL (31 per cent).?
'While there are some acronyms that are outdated, it can feel like it's impossible to keep up with how quickly new abbreviations pop up, so it's important to use the ones that you feel comfortable using,' Currys 安心させるd.?
If you're still regulary using these outdated abbreviations, there's good news.
Currys has created a glossary of 代案／選択肢 条件 that are みなすd more 許容できる to Gen Z.?
Whether it's downloading TikTok or succumbing to the 最新の fashion 傾向, many of us try to do our bit to stay '負かす／撃墜する with the kids'. But one 重要な thing could be giving away your age - your use of acronmys
| If you'd use this? | Use this instead? |
|---|---|
| YOLO (you only live once) | DIFTP (doing it for the 陰謀（を企てる）) |
| LMAO (laughing my a** off)? | IJBOL (I just burst out laughing)? |
| ROFL (rolling on the 床に打ち倒す laughing) | Skull emoji? |
| GR8? | That 非難するs? |
| OMG (oh my god) | High-five emoji? |
| KK?? | Bet? |
'We took the most results from Gen-Z for the most outdated acronyms and paired them up with a newer, more hip 見解／翻訳／版 to use so you can speak their language,' the tech 出口 said.??
Instead of YOLO, Currys 示唆するs using DIFTP (Do It For The 陰謀（を企てる）).?
LMAO can be 取って代わるd by IJBOL (I Just Burst Out Laughing), while you can 簡単に 選ぶ for a skull emoji over ROFL.?
一方／合間, the 'high five' emoji can be used in place of the good old-fashioned OMG.?
As part of the 熟考する／考慮する, Currys also looked at the acronyms that most Britons don't understand.?
TNTL (Try Not To Laugh) topped the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）, with just three per cent of Britons understanding what this means.?
LBR (Let's Be Real) was next (understood by four per cent), followed by SNM (Say No More), which just seven per cent of Britons understood.??
