Who Knew…

…that the ‘Z’ in ‘ZOMG’ doesn’t stand for anything, but “was originally a mistake while attempting to hit the shift key with the left hand, and type ‘OMG’“?

Believe it or not, that’s actually been bothering me for quite a while, but it’s only today that I actually remembered to look it up. Oh, and the ‘P’ in ‘pwned’ isn’t silent.

Update 8/6/09 - …and also that ‘FTW‘ originated from ‘Celebrity Squares’…

4 Responses to “Who Knew…”

  1. SisterSaunders Says:

    Interesting..

    Has WoW also seen the rise of “smexy”?

    From personal experience I find “ZOMG” to be an expression of either extreme joy or fear, eg:

    “ZOMG I just got Vampiric Bow of Charr Slaying!” or “ZOMG that mob will pwn us!”

    or sometimes even distaste
    “zomg u r runnin a minion master that build iz sooo 2007 n00b”

    Interesting how gibberish can hold so many contextual meanings..

    On a side note, i’ve noticed a recent flurry of “occasional” hotness…less of the totty, more of the..notty!

  2. Phil Saunders Says:

    Good to see that chronic geekiness runs in the family :)

    Smexy is a new one on me, but I’ll be sure to throw it into my everyday conversation as of now, to prove that I’m down wit da kidz, innit.

    ‘Occasional Hotness’ is a crutch that I use when I think I should be posting something but really can’t be bothered. Plus, it widens my appeal to the all important 18-35 male demographic…

  3. SisterSaunders Says:

    Thought you might appreciate this…

    really

    (Seen as a signature in a geek forum)

  4. Phil Saunders Says:

    Indeed I do!

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