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How To Write SMS In English - Shorthand SMS
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Not only foreigners, but also native speakers have their problems with the English language. Quite often, we teachers despair when reading our 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.
My smmr hols wr CWOT = My summer holidays were a complete waste of time.
B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ kds FTF = Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face.
Bt my Ps wr so {:-/ BC o 9/11 tht they dcdd 2 stay in SCO & spnd 2wks up N = But my parents were so worried because of September 11 that they decided to stay in Scotland and spend two weeks up north.
I ws vvv brd in MON = I was extremely bored in the middle of nowhere.
AAR8, my Ps wr - they sd ICBW, & tht they wr ha-p 4 the pc&qt.. = At any rate, my parents were happy - they said it could be worse, and that they were happy with the peace and quiet.
IDTS!! = I don’t think so!
I wntd 2 go hm ASAP, 2C my M8s again = I wanted to go home as soon as possible, to see my mates again.
2day, I cam bk 2 skool = Today I came back to school.
I feel v O BC I hv dn all my hm wrk = I feel very saintly because I have done all my homework.
Would you like to send an SMS in English? Here is a list with useful characters and their meanings:
& - and
0 - nothing
2 - two, to, too
2DAY - today
B4 - before
BC - because
BF - boyfriend
BRO - brother
BT - but
DNR - dinner
EZ - easy
GF - girlfriend
GR8 - great
HOLS - holidays
HV - have
L8 - late L8R - later
NE1 - anyone
PLS - please
PS - parents
R - are
SIS - sister
SKOOL - school
U - you
A3 - anyplace, anytime, anywhere
ASAP - as soon as possible
CUL - see you later
HAND - have a nice day
HRU - how are you
LOL - laughing out loud
LTNS - long time no see
Luv U - I love you.
MU - I miss you.
NP - no problem
PCM - please call me
RUOK - are you ok?
THNQ - thank you
Source: www.extitefun.net
http://forum.xcitefun.net/sms-language-how-to-write-sms-in-english-shorthand-sms-t37338.html
Watch this funny video. It´s gr8!
Do you want to learn more about this type of language. Play the mobile madness.
- Matching game.
- SMS Translator.
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.
My smmr hols wr CWOT = My summer holidays were a complete waste of time.
B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ kds FTF = Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face.
Bt my Ps wr so {:-/ BC o 9/11 tht they dcdd 2 stay in SCO & spnd 2wks up N = But my parents were so worried because of September 11 that they decided to stay in Scotland and spend two weeks up north.
I ws vvv brd in MON = I was extremely bored in the middle of nowhere.
AAR8, my Ps wr - they sd ICBW, & tht they wr ha-p 4 the pc&qt.. = At any rate, my parents were happy - they said it could be worse, and that they were happy with the peace and quiet.
IDTS!! = I don’t think so!
I wntd 2 go hm ASAP, 2C my M8s again = I wanted to go home as soon as possible, to see my mates again.
2day, I cam bk 2 skool = Today I came back to school.
I feel v O BC I hv dn all my hm wrk = I feel very saintly because I have done all my homework.
Would you like to send an SMS in English? Here is a list with useful characters and their meanings:
& - and
0 - nothing
2 - two, to, too
2DAY - today
B4 - before
BC - because
BF - boyfriend
BRO - brother
BT - but
DNR - dinner
EZ - easy
GF - girlfriend
GR8 - great
HOLS - holidays
HV - have
L8 - late L8R - later
NE1 - anyone
PLS - please
PS - parents
R - are
SIS - sister
SKOOL - school
U - you
A3 - anyplace, anytime, anywhere
ASAP - as soon as possible
CUL - see you later
HAND - have a nice day
HRU - how are you
LOL - laughing out loud
LTNS - long time no see
Luv U - I love you.
MU - I miss you.
NP - no problem
PCM - please call me
RUOK - are you ok?
THNQ - thank you
Source: www.extitefun.net
http://forum.xcitefun.net/sms-language-how-to-write-sms-in-english-shorthand-sms-t37338.html
Watch this funny video. It´s gr8!
Do you want to learn more about this type of language. Play the mobile madness.
- Matching game.
- SMS Translator.
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