Sending short messages on handphone (SMS)

Sending short messages on handphone (SMS)
Feb 27, 2006 22:40
BABYTIGER Points: Join Date: Feb 22, 2006 Status: offline	Short messages send via handphone plays havoc on the english language. Words are cut short or spelt incorrectly to shorten the text. Eg : Can I see you tonight? becomes : Can I C U 2nine? Eg : Would you like to go shopping this afternoon. becomes : Wud u lik 2 go shopin dis aftnoon. There are many more words that are cut short. Many students have their own short-cuts that they understand themselves. Students now have a problem with the actual spelling of the words after all the SMSes.

Feb 27, 2006 22:40

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Short messages send via handphone plays havoc on the english language. Words are cut short or spelt incorrectly to shorten the text.

Eg :

Can I see you tonight?

becomes :

Can I C U 2nine?

Eg :

Would you like to go shopping this afternoon.

becomes :

Wud u lik 2 go shopin dis aftnoon.

There are many more words that are cut short. Many students have their own short-cuts that they understand themselves. Students now have a problem with the actual spelling of the words after all the SMSes.

Feb 28, 2006 02:58	#1
CALIFORNIA Points: Join Date: Jul 22, 2005 Status: Offline	Useful information:-) Can you give us more???

Feb 28, 2006 16:03	#2
PINETREE Points: 2514 Join Date: Oct 9, 2005 Status: Offline	Don't bring it here please.

Feb 28, 2006 17:26	#3
DRACULA Points: Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Status: Offline	I no understand him. He say what?

Feb 28, 2006 17:35	#4
DRACULA Points: Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Status: Offline	many2 ppl u hphone China. many2 people. Dey rite lik dis la. The number of mobile phone users will reach above 440 million by the end of 2006, and fixed line subscribers will rise to over 380 million, said an expert with the Ministry of Information Industry (MII). Statistics with the MII show that the number of phone users has been growing steadily this year. (quote : China Today)

Feb 28, 2006 17:53	#5
DRACULA Points: Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Status: Offline	Short-cut to the english language is inevitable when you use SMS. We cannot pretend that it doesn't exist. Whether you like it or not, it is here to stay. And no teachers in the world can do anything about it!! I am sure many members in this Community have done it. Wud U rite ur reply 2moro or 2day?

Feb 28, 2006 22:13	#6
BABYTIGER Points: Join Date: Feb 22, 2006 Status: Offline	Common SMS short-cuts : 2day = today 2mor = tomorrow 2nite = tonight coz = because cya = see you F2T = free to talk GTG = got to go no1 = no one ppl = people ruok = are you OK soz = sorry TTYL = talk to you later xlnt = excellent X! = typical woman T2GO = time to go SOL = sooner or later PCM = please call me L8 = late L8R = later 2L8 = too late HAND = have a nice day

Mar 1, 2006 00:21	#7
CALIFORNIA Points: Join Date: Jul 22, 2005 Status: Offline	I should write down in my note book,thanks a lot!

Mar 1, 2006 00:30	#8
PEA28COCK Points: Join Date: Aug 19, 2005 Status: Offline	Human beings are really creative animals!

Mar 1, 2006 01:20	#9
BABYTIGER Points: Join Date: Feb 22, 2006 Status: Offline	Hi California, you can check this website for more SMS short-cuts. http://www.funsms.net/sms_dictionary.htm

Mar 1, 2006 01:30	#10
CALIFORNIA Points: Join Date: Jul 22, 2005 Status: Offline	Hi,Babytiger, Thanks a lot,and I love the sentences!!!

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