US Patent 7349924 Colloquium prose interpreter for collaborative electronic communication

A method, system and apparatus for processing colloquialisms in message text. A method of processing colloquialisms in message text can include detecting a colloquialism in message text, locating a universal form for the detected colloquialism, and transmitting the message text with the universal form to a designated message recipient. The transmitting step can include replacing the colloquialism with the universal form, and transmitting the message text with the universal form to a designated message recipient. Alternatively, the transmitting step can include supplementing the colloquialism with the universal form, and transmitting the message text with the universal form to a designated message recipient.