“Today, the fave (for favorite) abbreves are obvi (a shortening of “Thank you, Captain Obvious”) and belig (a clipping of belligerent, retaining the soft g). Nobody in the young-barflies crowd orders the usual; it’s the yoozh. My grandnephew Jesse concludes sentences with whatev, which is probs (for probably) whatever. In this cacophony of abbreves, word endings are scattered all over the floor. Go fig.”