Modern Word Shortenings Quiz

Different should be acceptable for Diff

addy can be short for adderall

Do people even say half of these things? Like 'za, has anyone ever said that? Maybe in the US...

My dad says that, but I always thought that was him being weird

A differential (in a car) is also called a diff

Aggro is also aggression - as in: Don't give me any aggro over this.

Isn't "barbecue" the standard (or at least an alternate) spelling?

I was cringing throughout this. Do people actually say 'za and addy?

people only say addy when referring to an email address. and how is bbq or barbecue not accepted??

another vote for "barbecue"

aggression and individual should be accepted

Yeaa I tried barbecue also

i have never heard 'za here in the US

za is nothing. and legit is a legit word. aaaand to make any other case for the meaning of diff is a bit nitpicky.

I was going down the aggravation and Barbara route

You're right, Quizmaster. Many of these annoy me intensely!

Never heard aggro as aggressive, just aggravated.

I vote for both barbecue and aggravation.

another bbq/barbecue and aggravate

Imagine using all of these words in one sentence... LOLOLOLOL

Oh, and I am for barbeCue and aggravate!!!

za is an acceptable Scrabble word now, amazingly. I've never heard it in the US.

It doesnt bother me when people write these shortened versions in short text messages. Some of them are ok to hear spoken. But when people start using them in formal conversations or documents, or using them as if they were legitimate* words, i feel great sorrow for civilization.

Barbie threw me off. I was fully expecting it to be something related to a female who is all "dolled up". Barby may have worked better for me.. but it seems as if I am alone on that, since everyone else understood it to be barbecue lol. Telly also had me scratching my head because in the 90s it meant telephone and in the 2k's it meant hotel. Ahhh... guess it matters where you are from.

When people say "Don't give me any aggro over this", it isn't short for "aggression". It's still short for "aggravation". I submit that "aggression" is actually a wrong answer for "aggro".

I am surprised that aggro is one of the lowest completed.

Never heard of 'za...thanks for the fab pic. You are obvi now my fave peeps!!

Hotel = Telly, check the song Ebonics by Big L.

Barbie and telly are just how I've heard those words said in Australia and England, respectively. I've never heard anyone in American say them before. Are they common shortenings? o.O

Never heard of 'Za or 'Tude. What's so hard about saying pizza? I've always heard of Indie as Individual as well. Otherwise, pretty good quiz :)

Woah Quizmaster, don't lump all of us educated Americans in with the "aggro" crowd... All I could thing of was the Aggro Crag (Do you have it?)

I haven't heard quite a few of these honestly. I got most of them, but nobody actually says them...

I'm American (mid-Atlantic), and I have NEVER heard "aggro" to mean aggressive, not even online or in the media. Sounds to me like it's probably regional.

couldn't spell television. so stupid.

Lol. I wish i could just write BBQ rather than barbecue...

all i could think about during this quiz is............ what would a white girl say

In online gaming when you say aggro it means to aggravate a group of bad guys.

oh my god who says 'Za for pizza haha thats quite funny, might actually start using it for the craic!!

iv never heard of 'Za addy or burb before, im lucky im good at guessing. 100% first time

Easy :)

different should be accepted for diff

Couldn't 'roid also be hemorrhoid? diff should also be different.

That picture looks awesome. I know what I'm having for dinner tonight...