It's amazing how a single word can convey such detail.

"Irony" and "literally" aren't only two of the most inappropriately used words in the English language, they're jam-packed full of meaning too. It's almost as if an entire sentence has been crammed into several letters, and any attempt to move these words about hastily could result in an explosion, not unlike detonating a hand grenade in a small bowl of alphabet soup.

In the gaming world, we rely on these contractions. We regularly receive official press releases containing such nonsense as "the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft" and "PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system from Sony". Everyone knows it's the Xbox 360 and PS3.