tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post4602086845550224519..comments2023-11-26T17:19:22.499+00:00Comments on RAMBLES FROM MY CHAIR: SWALKScriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-40408967572887666212014-02-01T05:18:53.341+00:002014-02-01T05:18:53.341+00:00The only one I have found on old postcards so far ...The only one I have found on old postcards so far is CSL - Can't stop laughing. But I keep looking and hoping for a better one.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-17929577224162121812014-01-31T16:00:19.582+00:002014-01-31T16:00:19.582+00:00I LOVE this!
I knew about SWALK and HOLLAND but B...I LOVE this! <br />I knew about SWALK and HOLLAND but BURMA and NORWICH were (hilarious) news to me - and as someone who collects old postcards I shall now be sifting through all of them looking for some of these and other acronyms, hehe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-50859649700081202022014-01-27T20:45:35.626+00:002014-01-27T20:45:35.626+00:00Goodness, I never knew there were all those ... I&...Goodness, I never knew there were all those ... I'd almost think you had a misspent youth :)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-38726945987848836562014-01-27T13:50:37.993+00:002014-01-27T13:50:37.993+00:00I never knew any of those! (Plus I'm a lousy t...I never knew any of those! (Plus I'm a lousy texter...never got the lingo down!) But as always I learned a few things here and now I'm going to have to check out my Mom's love letters from Dad back in WWII! It's also fun to realize that people aren't that different through the ages. I just had a visual of Moses texting the 10 commandments..now that would be interesting! Ha! Have a great week John!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-39364940304457263302014-01-25T01:05:46.623+00:002014-01-25T01:05:46.623+00:00I agree, fascinating. Some I'd heard of, but ...I agree, fascinating. Some I'd heard of, but others are new to me. A charming custom, predating the immediacy of the cell phone text. Though probably some of the abbreviations could be used on an I-Phone too, I suppose. <br /><br />Author Beverly Nicholls said he always put NWH as part of his return addresses -- Nothing Wrong Here -- so people wouldn't be afraid the letter contained bad news. <br /><br />xoxoCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-73352565010705045742014-01-24T18:51:22.039+00:002014-01-24T18:51:22.039+00:00Well my education has been sadly neglected! I onl...Well my education has been sadly neglected! I only knew about SWALK and ITALY and we thought we were so adventurous to do that.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-56733203898966985152014-01-24T18:25:28.762+00:002014-01-24T18:25:28.762+00:00Morse code had lots of abbreviations and acronyms,...Morse code had lots of abbreviations and acronyms, too. These kids texting aren't doing anything new.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-9946145993191196042014-01-24T16:26:14.523+00:002014-01-24T16:26:14.523+00:00I never heard of any of these wartime acronyms unt...I never heard of any of these wartime acronyms until just recently - and I don't remember in which context it was that I did come across it. Not very surprising I suppose since English is not even my first language. I have come across some abbreviations on my own old early 20th century family postcards, though. Not easy to know which ones may be more commonly used vs just in a close circle of family or friends.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-47572865106861132522014-01-24T09:37:46.639+00:002014-01-24T09:37:46.639+00:00I found these quite interesting.....VERY interesti...I found these quite interesting.....VERY interesting. Trust you CJ to keep me informed....thanks.<br />I was only aware of SWAK which I used on numerous occasions while sealing love letters to my boyfriends when I was a younger lass.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-81260965884986744552014-01-24T07:19:18.409+00:002014-01-24T07:19:18.409+00:00Fascinating indeed! I guess it did not take humans...Fascinating indeed! I guess it did not take humans long to recognize the advantage of acronyms once they started using written language that was based on single letters. It is just typical for the Romans and their way of doing things efficiently to use many acronyms.<br />RSVP and similar acronyms were widely in use in the 18th and 19th century, and nobody even dreamed of emails back then.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-52423398183638429742014-01-24T05:29:01.695+00:002014-01-24T05:29:01.695+00:00Well well well. The only one I knew was SWALK. Well well well. The only one I knew was SWALK. GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-87844126360804350522014-01-24T05:26:50.499+00:002014-01-24T05:26:50.499+00:00I didn't know of SWALK, but I knew of SWAK, an...I didn't know of SWALK, but I knew of SWAK, and I have never heard of the others but they are quite clever and I really like them.~JarieLyn~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02519086938256175022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-29650024698008301462014-01-24T04:43:07.819+00:002014-01-24T04:43:07.819+00:00Fascinating! I don't think I'd better goog...Fascinating! I don't think I'd better google these at work. ;-)skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-75404947300603731072014-01-24T04:34:16.376+00:002014-01-24T04:34:16.376+00:00Funny blog, this one. Got me laughing and trying t...Funny blog, this one. Got me laughing and trying to remember if I ever knew any of those acronyms, aside from SWAK that I was never bold enough to use, but wait a minute, I don't think I ever wrote to someone to whom SWAK would have been appreciated. Think I've missed out. Well, texting has ARRIVED, and with it the charming offerings of a blogger who calls himself Scriptor Senex, and to him, I say thank you and add SWAK. LOL. Take care, McGregorMcGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268805830469084301noreply@blogger.com