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Learning a New Language with SMS Messaging The growing popularity of SMS messaging combined with the need to keep messages short in order to keep costs down has resulted in a seemingly whole new language. The small keypad found on mobile phones has also had an impact on the adaptations people are making when it comes to their SMS messages. This language consists of abbreviations as well as replacing letters with symbols or even creating entirely new words. Although the concept of shortening written messages is not entirely new, people have been using similar practices with instant messaging and other forms of Internet writing, SMS messaging has made this an even more common practice. For someone that is new to SMS messaging, decoding these messages may be somewhat confusing. Therefore, it is helpful to keep a few things in mind when attempting to translate these messages. These include: Single letters are sometimes used to replace entire words. For example, “be” is written as “b,” “are” is written as “r,” and “see” is written as “c.” Numbers can be used to replace words. For example, the number 8 is used for “ate,” the number 2 is used for “to” or “too,” and the number 4 is used for “for.” Numbers are also used to replace parts of words. For example, “great” becomes “gr8” and “later” becomes “l8r.” In addition, “Before” becomes “b4” and The backslash, or /, is also used to show an abbreviation. For example, “with” is written as “w/” and “something” is written as “s/t.” Letters, often vowels, are dropped in order to shorten words. For example, “between” becomes “btwn.” These abbreviations can take a bit of time to get used to. With a bit of practice and exposure, however, it will soon come naturally. The Messaging Centre offers everything you need to setup a browser-based SMS messaging facility. Take a FREE NO OBLIGATION TRIAL NOW. Also please feel free to look at more useful information about SMS. Enjoying Premium Rated SMS Messages |
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