SMS language: some examples of text messages that include text abbreviations

Is the language of SMS taking over the English-speaking world?

Is it also taking over the non-English speaking world? Well, this article is a short overview of the SMS language and includes some text message examples, with some popular text message abbreviations (aka SMS dictionary). And, as you read it, I hope this article in SMS language enlightens rather than irritates you.

Remember, it is not only on mobile phones that this SMS language appears these days:

* Facebook and Twitter updates are equally likely to have shorthand sentences that might seem nonsensical to many

* Instant messaging software like Skype often sees people typing in “txt speak”

* And online forum posts, where everyone is in such a hurry (or people just don’t know any better), are often riddled with these so-called text message abbreviations

So while you’ll be gritting your teeth soon (as you read this SMS-language article), remember that it * helps * to know a bit of this txt lingo …

EXAMPLES OF TEXT MESSAGES

Okay, here are some text message examples that include some classic cell phone abbreviations:

1) My vacation from smmr wr CWOT

2) I wntd 2 go hm asap, 2C my M8 again

Believe it or not, these SMS examples were taken from an English essay sent by a 13-year-old British teenager. At school. Really! And its meaning, of course, is …

1) My summer vacation was a complete waste of time

2) I wanted to go home as soon as possible, to see my colleagues again

You could easily make up an SMS example or two, removing vowels and shortening words as much as possible. – but I think this genuine example of SMS has a more educational value.

Yes, this is how the language of SMS is composed: it is about reducing words, fewer characters to type (crucial for speed, for example, as well as space in Facebook and Twitter status updates!) But then it’s about knowing some SMS shortcuts too, I guess you don’t need to reinvent the wheel. And that’s where text message abbreviations, also known as ‘SMS dictionary’, come into play.

Here is a very short example of what I mean:

SMS DICTIONARY

Groom

Girlfriend

D8 – date

L8 – afternoon

U – you

LMAO – laugh at my ass

MAOI – in my arrogant opinion

IMHO, IMHO

(Er, IMHO, opinions should always be humble! ;-))

And finally, here are some abrs msg txt messages for you to nod in accordance with …

TEXT MESSAGE ABBREVIATIONS

BRB – I’ll be right back

RUT – are you there?

LOL – laugh out loud

MTE – my thoughts exactly

OMG – OMG!

AFZ – free zone acronym (!)

FFS – by * freak * sake

2M2H – too much to handle

2MI – too much information

IK – I know

: – * – Kiss

: – @ – Screaming

O 🙂 – holy

😉 – wink (in case you didn’t know!)

NB freak is more often replaced with a different word that starts with F! If you understand my drift!

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As with all languages, the language of SMS is constantly evolving and only a few of the thousands of words / phrases / shortcuts available will be in common use at any one time. So don’t panic!

Still, these examples of SMS messages give an idea of ​​the communication that is taking place, by phone or online …