[ih] deterioration of email (was Re: clever usc creation)

[Jack Haverty]

I have accounts on a few social media sites and saw "DM" on one of 
them.  Probably Facebook.  I think it is jargon for Direct Message, 
which is a private communication between two people -- just like 
traditional email.

On 7/29/26 11:52, Greg Skinner wrote:
> On Jul 29, 2026, at 11:37 AM, Jack Haverty via Internet-history <internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>> On 7/29/26 11:28, John R. Levine wrote:
>>> Huh, never heard anyone use "email" to mean that.
>> There's new jargon.  It took me a while to realize that "DM me!" meant the same as "send me an email", but required using the recipient's chosen system for communicating with others.
>> /Jack
>>
> Odd.  I have never heard or seen this.  When I see or hear “DM”, “PM”, or the like, the “M” refers to messaging, not email.  Some people use “inbox” as a synonym for “message”.
>
> Out of curiosity, where do you see or hear this?
>
> --gregbo
>
>

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