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SMS language (also known as chatspeak, txt, txtspk, texting language or txt talk) is the English language slang used in mobile phone SMS. It is an abbreviated form of English known as a rebus. With predictive text input increasingly being used, it is becoming less common.

It is similar to AOL speak and Telex speak, and it evolved from the shorthand used in Internet chatrooms to accommodate the small number of characters allowed (early SMS permitted only 160 characters), and as a convenient language for the small keyboards on mobile phones. Without practice, sending SMS messages can be time consuming.

The objective of txt is to use the fewest number of characters needed to put across a comprehensible message. Hence, punctuation and grammar are largely ignored. |

txt devices

Single letters can replace words. Examples:
  • be becomes b
  • see becomes c
  • are becomes r
  • you becomes u
  • why becomes y
  • in becomes n
Single digits can replace words. Examples:
  • ate becomes 8
  • for becomes 4
  • to or too becomes 2
A single letter or digit can replace a syllable. Examples:
  • ate becomes 8, so:
  • activate becomes activ8
  • great becomes GR8
  • mate becomes m8
  • later becomes l8r/l8a
  • plates becomes pl8s
  • skater becomes sk8r/sk8a
  • for or Fore becomes 4, so:
  • before becomes (combining both of the above) b4
  • therefore becomes der4
There are miscellaneous adaptations of characters. Examples:

However, these are fairly uncommon for the pure reason that they take even longer to type than the originals for the average typist.
  • ss becomes $
  • oo becomes %
  • '-orr-' becomes '-oz'
  • For example, Sorry becomes Soz, and Tomorrow becomes Tomoz (further abbreviated to 2moz and later to 2mz).
Combinations of the above can shorten a single or multiple words. Example:
  • your and you are both become ur
Characters and punctuation are removed to shorten messages:
  • Vowels are removed such that the sequence of consonants remain and the word is still recognisable.
  • For example, between becomes btwn, homework becomes "hmwk", and "yearbook" becomes "yrbk".
  • Whole words may be omitted, especially articles.
  • Punctuation may be removed; only question mark and exclamation marks are generally used. The space and capital letter is often omitted after a period.
"/" signifies abbreviation, such as "w/" for "with" and "s/t" for "something".

Other transcriptions of slang or dialect terms can be used if shorter than the original words, as in cos (with fewer letters than because.)

'''Other text or txt"

"Sorry" is "Sry"

"Text" is "txt"

"Talk to you later" is "ttyl"

"Laugh out loud" is "lol"

"Please" is "plz"

"Forever" is "4eva"

"I don't know" is "idk" or "Dunno" (Don't know)

"Lmao" is "laughing my ass off"

"Online" is "onl"

"Rofl" is "rolling on the floor laughing"

Abbreviations

Main article: List of SMS abbreviations


There are a number of commonly recognised txt abbreviations which can be found in the list below, or at transl8it!, which allows for translations to and from English.

Examples

Combining the above "techniques" can shorten whole sentences. Examples are as follows:

Ha, you're taking him to the bar? (33 characters)
  • lol u tk him 2da bar? (22 characters)
Hi mate. Are you okay? I am sorry that I forgot to call you last night. Why don't we go and see a film tomorrow? (120 characters)
  • hi m8 u k? sry 4gt 2 cal lst nyt. Y dnt we go c flm 2moz? (57 characters - less than 1/2 the amount of original characters)
This is great!!
  • ths is gr8 "tis gr8"
''whats up? = wat ^

The use of txt in school exams

There have been some reports in the media of children using SMS language for essays in school:

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References

TXT or txt may refer to:
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