As Internet slang and \u201ctext speak\u201d have grown, many phrases and acronyms have emerged with a variety of meanings to help get your point across faster.<\/p>\n
The meanings of some of these terms is not obvious just from looking at them. \u201cSH\u201d is an example of this.<\/p>\n
This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this expression.<\/p>\n
The phrase \u201cSH\u201d is shorthand for \u201csame here\u201d. This is something that you say when you agree with something someone has said, feel the same way as they do about a certain thing, or have done something that they also have done.<\/strong><\/p>\n This phrase is often considered similar to the phrase \u201cditto\u201d or the simpler \u201csame\u201d. The acronym is not as widely popular as many others, so it can cause confusion at times. Depending on the way one pronounces the phrase, the person you are talking to may think that you are trying to shush them or quiet them. But the way \u201cSH\u201d is typically pronounced is by saying the individual letters, though this phrase is not commonly said out loud as much as it is used over social media or text. More information can be found in the video (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n \u201cOh, you like Lady Gaga? SH, I have seen her in concert three times.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHey, you went to Warped Tour? SH! I went a few years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou got all of your tattoos from the same person? SH.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou like playing video games? SH, I play whenever I can.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou like to paint? SH, I do it all of the time!\u201d<\/p>\n A version of the Internet that is similar to what we know now was created in 1983, and the first instances of Internet slang were seen in 1979 on a network called Usenet, where users started creating their own shorthand versions of longer phrases. Many phrases that are commonly used as Internet slang were actually taken from the radio or television.<\/p>\n According to Google Trends, the term \u201cSH\u201d saw a spike in popularity in 2010 and again in early 2022, but overall, has not been as popularly used as many other acronyms that are seen across the Internet. It is common on social media sites like Twitter and Instagram, and is used in text messages shared between friends.<\/p>\n \u201cSH\u201d is used to say that you agree with something someone has said, share their sentiments about something, or that you have done something that they have also done. Context is important in distinguishing what the meaning is meant to be. Some ways that \u201cSH\u201d is used incorrectly are:<\/p>\n As Internet slang and \u201ctext speak\u201d have grown, many phrases and acronyms have emerged with a variety of meanings to help get your point across faster. The meanings of some of these terms is not obvious just from looking at them. \u201cSH\u201d is an example of this. This post unpacks the meaning and origin of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7502"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7502"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7971,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7502\/revisions\/7971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Example Usage<\/h2>\n
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Phrases Similar to SH<\/h2>\n
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Phrases Opposite to SH<\/h2>\n
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What is the Correct Saying?<\/h2>\n
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Ways People May Incorrectly Say SH<\/h2>\n
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Acceptable Ways to Phrase SH<\/h2>\n
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