Two girls, Li Jiexin and Wang Kecheng (L&W), are chatting over the Internet with a foreign friend, David, in the U.S. They are talking about a challenging plan to participate in a scientific invention competition. The American offers some advice and promises to ask a friend who majors in electronics for more bright ideas.
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Chatroom and e-mail English is very informal. Some words and phrases have become generally accepted Internet slang; and some were invented by individuals for typing convenience, for speedy communication or just for fun, such as LTNS = long time no see, LOL = laugh out loud. There are no rules as to what, when and where these slang expressions are acceptable. In most cases, you can guess the meaning with the help of the pronunciation, the form and the context. Chatroom adventures will teach you a great deal. Anyway you can ask your partner to make a clarification if you find his slang is confusing.
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