When you are apart of the acronym community you have to not only know how to use acronyms correctly, but you also have to know exactly what they mean and be able to distinguish between acronyms that look and sound alike. When texting with your peers or people in general, acronyms such as TTYL, CUL8R, OMG, & ILY allow you and the person you are talking to understand that you are telling them (Talk to You Later, See You Later, Oh My God, & I Love You). That is what makes this dc so unique. A whole text message could be typed using all acronyms and if you are not apart of that dc you may seem lost especially if other people are sharing in that conversation.
The next dc is the emoticon community. This community also deals with texting, and is similar to the acronym community except in this community you use symbols. This is also another unique dc because a simple smile through a text such as - :) - can easily make someone's day or let you know how they feel. This is also one of my favorites because in this community you become very informed. You might ask someone how they are feeling, and if they are feeling well they might reply with a smile - :), if they are feelin ok, but not too well they might reply with a straight-face- :/, and if they are terrible or not feeling well at all they will reply with a sad face - :( -. That is a reason why these emoticons are helpful, because if a person constantly text and put a smiley face then they may be happy or if they put a sad face then they may be sad.
The last dc I belong to is the sports community. I absolutely love sports. In this dc you would normally find alot of guys apart of it, but there are some women who can be apart of this dc now. This community requires alot of knowledge probably more knowledge than the other dc's. When you are apart of this dc you know that when a team is playing football there are 11 men on the field at a time. You are also able to know that when a team gets a touchdown they receive 6 points and if they kick a field goal they receive 3 points. These are just the basics. If you really want to consider yourself apart of this dc then you must know past the basics such as who is the best team, the best player in the league(by name), the positions on the team (i.e. quarterback, center, runningback), what is a 2-pt conversion as well as a safety, an off-side kick, and a touch back. That seems like alot to learn, but its very good knowledge if you plan to be apart of this dc.
As I mentioned earlier dc's are very helpful and each of us whether we know it belong to many different discourse communities whether it is family wise, religious wise, or even a certain job it may be hard to follow this if you are not apart of that community, or you may be apart of the same community as I am which is the acronym community, the emoticon community, or the sports community.
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