{"id":15534,"date":"2025-05-25T10:39:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xislblogs.xtreamlab.net\/slwoods\/?p=15534"},"modified":"2025-05-25T12:28:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T12:28:40","slug":"new-abbreviation-in-the-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/?p=15534","title":{"rendered":"New abbreviation in the wild"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<p>Ever <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TL%3BDR\">since it was first coined in 2002<\/a>, the online world has benefited from the creation of the slang abbreviation TL;DR, i.e. <em>too long; don&#8217;t read<\/em>, indicating that a body of text is not worth one&#8217;s while to read.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The abbreviation is used in both upper and lower case versions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As the Wikipedia entry states, &#8216;<em>TL;DR is commonly used in online discussions, comment sections, and social media posts. Writers often employ the acronym to summarize a preceding lengthy text, allowing readers who prefer brevity to quickly understand the main point. Conversely, readers might use TL;DR as a critique, signaling that a text was excessively verbose or lacked clarity<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Official recognition of the abbreviation came some 11 years after its first appearance, as Wikipedia explains.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>In August 2013, TL;DR was officially added to Oxford Dictionaries Online, recognizing its widespread use in digital communications. Merriam-Webster also documented the term, noting its establishment as part of modern digital lexicon.<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/xislblogs.xtreamlab.net\/slwoods\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/23\/2025\/05\/artificial_intelligence_icon.png\" alt=\"Human brain made out of electrical circuits denoting artificial intelligence. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/23\/2025\/05\/artificial_intelligence_icon.png 200w, https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/23\/2025\/05\/artificial_intelligence_icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/23\/2025\/05\/artificial_intelligence_icon-144x144.png 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><em>TL;DR<\/em> has now been joined by another new slang abbreviation, <em>AI:DR<\/em>. This denotes that the text in question has been produced by generative AI, that <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2025\/explained-generative-ai-environmental-impact-0117\">environmentally costly<\/a> means of producing low quality output (<em>affectionately known as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AI_slop\"><strong>slop<\/strong><\/a>. Ed.)<\/em> without human intervention.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>There is already speculation that AI is being deployed in regional newspaper offices in titles owned by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reach_plc\">Reach plc<\/a>, but that would prove difficult to verify as the quality of their content starts from a very low base anyway. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Your correspondent trusts that readers and the wider public will not be shy in using this new abbreviation accordingly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since it was first coined in 2002, the online world has benefited from the creation of the slang abbreviation TL;DR, i.e. too long; don&#8217;t read, indicating that a body of text is not worth one&#8217;s while to read. The abbreviation is used in both upper and lower case versions. 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