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style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993300'>INTERNET LAW - 10
Internet Acronyms Parents must Know<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>The 21 Century requires parents not only to have some technology
knowledge but also learn new forms of verbal communication. Internet, cell
phones, MP3s, iPods, etc, have become a central part in the life of American
teenagers and even younger children. According to the most recent
report, 210,575,287 persons out of an estimated American population of
301,967,681 use the Internet in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>. These
statistics are revealing. Internet fuels adult and youth
life in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>
and we must prepare to face the new habits the Internet use embraces,
especially in young Americans. One of these habits is the development
of acronyms to keep youth messages short and secret. Following is a
list of acronyms every parent must know.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>POS:
Parents over shoulder <br>
PIR:
Parents in room <br>
P911: Parents
alert<br>
PAW: Parents are
watching<br>
PAL:
Parents are listening<br>
ASL: Male
or female<br>
SorG: Straight or
gay<br>
LMIRL: Let's meet in real
life<br>
KPC: keeping
parents clueless<br>
TD2M: Talk dirty to me<br>
IWSN: I want sex now<br>
NIFOC: Nude in front of computer<br>
GYPO: Get your parents off<br>
ADR: Address<br>
WYCM: Will you call me?<br>
KFU: Kisses for
you<br>
MOOS: Member of opposite sex<br>
MOSS: Member of same sex<br>
NALOPKT: Not a lot of people know this<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Knowing these acronyms help parents be alert
about their children Internet and text messaging communications. It
helps understand who children are talking to and the meaning of their
conversations. Countries like the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United
States</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United Kingdom</st1:country-region></st1:place> have set
informative website to educate parents in how to protect their children from
the danger post by the advancement of technology. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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