When the very first text message was sent in 1992, no one realized the influence it would have in the worlds of business, education, security, crime and our social lives. But within a decade of its inception, the world grasped hold of it and ran with it like an Olympian.
Text messages were only intended to be 160 characters or less and are sometimes called SMS (or Short Message Service). When text messaging became popular, the vast majority of cell phones only came with a standard phone keyboard. The world would have to wait until about 2001 for Palm to launch the Treo that came with a full QWERTY keyboard layout. Because of this and the limits on characters, abbreviations became necessary. Eventually, a set of common abbreviations became standard to ease understanding.
Single letters can replace words
- be becomes b
- see or sea becomes c
- okay becomes k or kk
- are becomes r
- you becomes u
- why becomes y
- oh becomes o
- i see you pee becomes icup
Single digits can replace words
- won or one becomes 1
- to or too becomes 2
- for becomes 4
- ate becomes 8
A single letter or digit can replace a syllable or phoneme
- to or too becomes 2
- tomorrow becomes 2mro or 2moro or 2mrw
- today becomes 2day
- for or fore becomes 4
- before becomes b4
- forget becomes 4get
- ate becomes 8
- great becomes gr8
- late becomes l8
- mate becomes m8
- wait becomes w8
- skater becomes sk8r
- and becomes &
- banned or band becomes b&
- hank you becomes 10q, thnq, ty
Combinations of the above can shorten a single or multiple words
- your and you’re become ur
- wonderful becomes 1drfl
- someone becomes sum1
- no one becomes no1
- any one become any1 or ne1
- see you becomes cu or cya
- for you becomes 4u
- easy becomes ez
- enjoy becomes njoy
- adieu becomes +
Online English Guru is your personal web English teacher who helps overcome all kinds of hurdles faced while communicating in English.
Have you ever:
Missed a Job opportunity as you were unable to converse in English during the Interview?
Learn English Today ! www.onlineenglishguru.com
We can help you overcome all of the above and more, at your own pace and effectively, through Online English Guru. We provide, and specialize in, simple personalized online one to one English speaking courses designed specifically to meet your needs. All that is needed is your dedication, our support and practice to converse in English. At Online English Guru you can feel free to get all your queries and difficulties solved, that too at your own convenient pace and time. All you need to do is schedule yourself for a lecture with our web English Teachers.
For more details log on www.onlineenglishguru.com or call +91-832-6481878
Kamaxi Overseas Consultants is a leading hospitality recruitment Agency specializing in hotel jobs across the Middle East & Canada. If you are looking to hire foreign workers from India, Nepal, Philippines & SriLanka. Kamaxi Overseas Consultants is the manpower recruitment agency you Should contact. We are a licensed overseas recruitment agency by the Govt of India For recruitment of Indian workers.