Text Messaging Lingo
February 14, 2010
With all the advancements that we’ve experienced over the past few years, it seems our lives have become condensed allowing, us to continue to add more tasks to our ever increasingly busy lives. Condensing doesn’t stop with tasks that run our lives. Text messaging is something that the condensed life has touched. Anyone who sends a text message knows that there are a ton of words that can be reduced down to a simpler form by simply using the right letters that form the sound of a syllable. Using a special lingo helps the user create their text message quicker and quicker to read for the receiver.
Now if you are somewhat new to the text message world, then some of the lingo must seem absolutely foreign to you. When text messaging you also need to know that there is a special etiquette that comes with the writing, and it may take awhile to learn it and the lingo. If you take the time and patience to learn it, it will make your experience with text messaging much more enjoyable. Below you will find things that will help begin your text messaging experience.
One main rule when sending a text message is to simply type it the way it sounds. One of the most common ways is to simply shorten the words that you are wanting to text. Here are a few examples to give you an idea: You = u; Are = r; Be = b; Cutie = qt; See = c; Why = y. Here would be a few samples of a text message by using those words: cy soon = See you soon; brb = Be right back; wry sad = Why are you sad?; cyqt = See you cutie. There are a lot of abbreviations that are used when creating a text message that make life easier if you plan on doing a lot of messaging, and adding numbers to the text is also a popular thing to do. Those may include: Anyone = ne1; Forgot = 4got or 4gt; Later = l8r; No one = no1.
Some common things to remember when text messaging are: remove vowels from the word, removing e’s from words that end in the letter e, replacing an o with a u for the correct sound, try shortening double consonants to one, and replace i’s and consonant with the letter y. There are many sites online that can give you a full list of abbreviations. Remember, it’s okay to spell words wrong in text messaging, and even today’s dictionary is beginning to add these to their list of words. As long as you have the right plan to back up your texting needs, you should be set.
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