Why is 'Avatar' shorted as 'Avi'

I'm lacking intelligence so I'm going to post here. (shorted was supposed to be shortened but nvm)

I'm pretty curious.

Only thing that I could think of was AVatar Image,
I did a research and they said it was a slang on twitter for avatar.

Retarded Ideas:
Adult Video Image
.avi video format
ETC



PS: Please feel free to use that IM@S Business Card, I made it myself.

Why is "You didn't even know" shortened as U.O.E.N.O?

Oh the mysteries of raifu.

Edit: All I'm waiting for is when Pigs grow a pair of Angelic Wings and they'll start to soar the sky.

wut?

OT: The only thing I can say on avi's is that Yuuki's avi is not bouncy enough for Yuuki. Of course, I don't decide what avi's he uses, so who cares what I think.

That's really all I have on the subject...

I've never known.

Maybe it happened like gar? The only thing I can think of is that some user with a dialect said it and it caught on Avatar - avitar....there isn't too much tonal difference.

Avi sounds and looks better than ava

Ava is a person's name, and people opt for 'i' instead of 'y' because some people might mistake the pronunciation of 'Avy' as 'Ahv-eye'.

done

Ewwwwwww idol masters.

I liked the anime. Never played any of the games though.

I think "aye-vee" seems more likely with that spelling because of words like "navy", "gravy", etc.

Avatar = Ava sounds lame + "ava" might be an acronym for something else.
Avatar = Avi sounds... Slightly less lame.

True, but it'd still be wrong.

avi


Short for "avatar", the characters on www.gaiaonline.com. Frequently used when advertising one's (1)"dream avi" or (2)"avi art".
(1)xxcutiexx:hey check out my dream avi isnt it hawt??? XD
jaKe7256:wow love teh shoes!!!!!! XP

(2)will do professional looking avi art for only 30 gold!!1

If it was spelt with a "y" I think it'd actually be the correct pronunciation for English.

Fucked if I know.

For some reason I want to say a Roleplayer first coined the term "avi" as shorthand for "avatar" because they thought it would be cute, and it caught on.

We are all too lazy to type out the word "Avatar".

Thanks for the input guys. Fun read.

@Dee:Arc
Too much bouncing, time for some static image.

@Ammy
Dat Business Card.