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SMS Words

alex_kseniya16 — 2014-03-27 20:39:40 UTC

We all use SMS Words quite frequently. SMS (Short Messaging Service) is a technology that permits users to send text messages of around 150 characters between mobile phones. SMS has fast developed as a language all its own which youngsters enjoy using, while elders frown in disapproval. Since the messages have to be in minimal length and it is difficult to type on a phone keypad, SMS fans use a lot of abbreviations instead of full words. The common SMS Words and sentences are presented in the following pages. These short SMS Words will help you send messages in short period of time. You can create your own SMS Words and spread them among your friends and relatives so that you could use them more frequently and more usefully.

alex_kseniya16 — 2014-03-27 20:44:25 UTC

alex_kseniya16 — 2014-03-27 20:57:54 UTC

Not only foreigners, but also native speakers have their problems with the English language. Quite often, teachers despair when reading their pupils’ texts. Most mistakes are made when words are pronounced the same, e.g. their/there, its/it’s etc.

When worse comes to worse, some students simply shorten their texts to SMS. This is what a 12-year-old Schottish girl in her 7th year did in her composition about her last holiday.

How good is your SMS English? Try to read the text below. Move the mouse pointer over the sign to see the answers.

My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ kds FTF. ILNY, its gr8. Bt my Ps wr so {:-/ BC o 9/11 tht they dcdd 2 stay in SCO & spnd 2wks up N. Up N, WUCIWUG - 0. I ws vvv brd in MON. 0 bt baas & ^^^^^. AAR8, my Ps wr :-) - they sd ICBW, & tht they wr ha-p 4 the pc&qt... IDTS!! I wntd 2 go hm ASAP, 2C my M8s again. 2day, I cam bk 2 skool. I feel v O:-) BC I hv dn all my hm wrk. Now its BAU ...

To find out the correct English version, visit the site below.

Here are some useful SMS characters and their meanings

alex_kseniya16 — 2014-03-27 21:08:23 UTC

& - and
0 - nothing
2 - two, to, too
2DAY - today
A - a / an
B - be
B4 - before
BC - because
BF - boyfriend
BK - back
BRO - brother
BT - but
C - see
D8 - date
DNR - dinner
EZ - easy
F8 - fate
GF - girlfriend
GR8 - great
HOLS - holidays
HV - have
I - I, it
Its - it is
KDS - kids
L8 - late
L8R - later
M8 - mate
NE1 - anyone
PLS - please
PS - parents
QT - cutie
R - are
SIS - sister
SKOOL - school
SMMR - summer
U - you
WR - were

A3 - anyplace, anytime, anywhere
ASAP - as soon as possible
B4N - Bye for now
BAU - business as usual
BRB - I'll be right back.
BTW - by the way
CUL - see you later
CWOT - complete waste of time
FTF - face to face
FYI - for your information
GMTA - great minds think alike
HAND - have a nice day
HRU - how are you
ICBW - it could be worse
IDTS - I don't think so
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IYKWIM - if you know what I mean
JK - just kidding
KOTC - kiss on the cheek
LOL - laughing out loud
LSKOL - long slow kiss on the lips
LTNS - long time no see
Luv U - I love you.
Luv U2 - I love you too.
MON - the middle of nowhere
MTE - my thoughts exactly
MU - I miss you.
MUSM - I miss you so much.
NP - no problem
OIC - oh, I see
PC&QT - peace and quiet
PCM - please call me
ROTFL - rolling on the floor laughing
RUOK - are you ok?
THNQ - thank you
U4E - you forever
UROK - you are okay
WUCIWUG - what you see is what you get
WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get
XLNT - exellent

And now it's your turn! Write here a funny SMS to your English-speaking friend!

alex_kseniya16 — 2014-03-27 21:11:20 UTC

Try to use as many SMS characters as you can!