
With more and more people using Internet chat
rooms and text messaging as a communication media a new language was specially
tailored to meet the demands of timesaving immediacy and compactness. If you
have received a text message from someone that seemed to be in its own foreign
language, or got stuck in an online conversation unable to understand a thing,
this list will help you find the key.
|
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
|
@ |
At |
|
ASAP |
As soon as possible |
|
ATM |
At the moment |
|
B/F |
Boyfriend |
|
B4 |
Before |
|
B4N |
Bye for now |
|
CMON |
Come on |
|
COS |
Because |
|
CU |
See you |
|
G/F |
Girlfriend |
|
GB |
Goodbye |
|
GL/HF |
Good luck, have fun |
|
GR8 |
Great |
|
H&K |
Hugs&kisses |
|
H2CUS |
Hope to see you soon |
|
H8 |
Hate |
|
HAND |
Have a nice day |
|
HRU |
How are you? |
|
IDUNNO |
I donÕt know |
|
ILBL8 |
IÕll be late |
|
ILU |
I love you |
|
IM |
I am |
|
KIT |
Keep in touch |
|
L8R |
Later |
|
M8 |
Mate |
|
MSG |
Message |
|
NE1 |
Anyone |
|
NYM |
Never mind |
|
NP |
No problem |
|
OIC |
Oh, I see |
|
PCM |
Please call me |
|
PLS |
Please |
|
PRT |
Party |
|
R |
Are |
|
QIK |
Quick |
|
SPY |
Sorry |
|
TGIF |
Thank God itÕs Friday |
|
THX |
Thanks |
|
TMB |
Text me back |
|
TXT |
Text |
|
U |
You |
|
W/ |
With |
|
WKD |
Weekend |
|
WRUD |
What are you doing? |
|
X |
Kiss/ex- |
|
YR |
Your |
|
ZZZZ |
Sleeping |
|
2 |
To/Too/To- |