Writing a text message in short
英文手机短信竟然可以这样简短
When sending English text messages by mobile phone, people use abbreviations-they make words as short as possible. Look at these examples:
R = are
B = be
2 = to/two
U = you
C = see
4 = for/four
What do you think these mean?
B4
2U
B4 = before
2U = to you
How about these (think about how you pronounce the number!)?
L8
L8R
GR8
H8
L8 = late
L8R = later
GR8 = great
H8 = hate
NE
NE1
NO1
OIC
SPK
RUOK
BCNU
THNQ
T2UL8R
2DAY
2MORO
2NITE
WAN2
XLNT
NE = any
NE1 = anyone
NO1 = no-one
OIC = oh, I see
SPK = speak
RUOK = are you OK?
BCNU = be seeing you
THNQ = thank you
T2UL8R = talk to you later
2DAY = today
2MORO = tomorrow
2NITE = tonight
WAN2 = want to
【英文手机短信竟然可以这样简短】 XLNT = excellent
