sms 'language', are you good at it?

My dear cwong77, I thought you are the 'Queen' of sms, having 3 cell phones, surprisingly you do not like those sms with those new-evolved abbreviations. Btw, I am curious now, what is ard stand for? Could you enlighten me on this 'ard'. Thanks & really appreciate it! I think I can come out with 'SMS Dictionary' after reading all the responses here All the best and do keep in touch!

cwong, wat does ard stan 4?Iriene, we can work 2gether by consultng our consultants, our kids 2 compel a dictionry 4 sms? Sell 2 older folks. Good idea? He,he,he.

@cwong : Yes, what's ard stands for? I never heard it... @Iriene : SMS dictionary is a good idea! Send me one free sample

Perhaps they need to start including and sms dictionarly within the phone maunals?? LOL Have a beautiful day.

Eek!! My spelling...should have read including an SMS dictionary lol

Dear Karen, It is true, they need to put all the contents into one page to save the cost. I admire their creativity on the short 'sms' words that they can come up with like b4 = before, LOLROTF. Yes, agree with you, it is quite similar to the abbreviated language we often use here, Tq and GBU 2...

The most common ones are people putting u instead of you or ur instead of your. I work for the local council and it does not give a good impression if you send out letters that have SMS language in it.

Dear madmillionaire, Thanks for your prompt reply. Really appreciate it Yes, you remind me of this common mistakes that I did too. I tend to write 'u' as you and 'ur' as your. It is good that you scan through for this common errors of using sms short words on the outgoing letters. It did reflect the company that you are working. Good job, my friend I do hope your employer will appreciate your initiative and give you a good increment :) Thanks and take care, hope to hear your views on my latest topics!

Dear madmillionaire, Your company is blessed to have you putting the initiative to proofread all the outgoing letters, to scan through any sms vocab...great job So, what are the common sms short form words that you discovered in midst of the letters..care to share some here? Thanks! I sometimes also accidentally use sms short words on my outgoing e-mails or fax...-sigh- Thanks for sharing....wish you are making more millions!

Dear akuler, I like ur (your) avatar very much! It is unique and striking. Good selection, keep it up! I was reading my son's friends blogs, so many of them writes this OMG...then OMG again and againg. I begins to get curious, what's is this? I was wondering , is it some 'secret code' used by children nowadays ..I read the sentences again..ayy Oh My God! Then when I confirmed with my son : Mu,,u don't don't know ah?? I blush......older generation really need to catch up with this fast moving IT world! Tks for sharing, can I borrow your avatar for my collection at my blogs?? All the best and do keep in touch~

Sure can. I didn't register a copyright for this avatar yet. It is hard to follow the youngster things especially if we didn't use it. They keep updating it and it can be an old thing in a few months. Happy mylotting and Malaysia Boleh

Dear akuler, Many thanks for allowing me to use your avatar for my blog collection. Your are a veny nice person...all the best..take care

Dear phillip, The sms language emerged due to 'time constraint' and it allows the sender to write more at less cost. It has to be as short as possible to avoid sending as a 2nd message which will incur addtional cost. Most young generations are students, so they are living on budget. But it really challenge their creativity in coming out such a wonderful short words like LOLROTF, ILY etc. All the best & happy myLotting!

If these kids carry on short forms sms,it will become a habit. It may bring this habit to the examination hall. How are they going to pass their English paper? Only God knows.

Ha ha..Thats really a good question..... May be it will become tough as mathematics or science...

i am lucky to have none of the lazy friends, LOL. So far, I still can understand all the texting that I receive. But I still remember that was a funny time happen long time ago. I sent a sms to my friends. She replied me as usual but adding a NP short form at the end of the message. I was wondering what is NP at that time but I still could not figure out. End up I replied her sms and asked her directly. LOL. So do you know what is NP stand for? NP= no problem!

Dear tristansite, I am just like you. I will type proper sentences with correct grammar. If the message can't fit in one page, then only I will shorten it in such a way it can still be understood. Or sometimes I will rephrase it, that way I felt better, as my main intention is to make sure the message is fully understood by the recipient! That's why it take a longer time for us to type! Thanks for sharing, hope to hear your views in my other topics too!

Dear vingyan, NP to me will be Normal Price...lol Thank God you and my son told me that NP = No Problem. Take k = Take Care edi = already I have a friend, she is in her late forties, she got problem to text and read sms because of poor eyesight. You know what she did, she bought a cell phone with bigger screen and she only text using CAPITAL LETTER. Cheers and happy myLotting :)

Hi dear! Let the younger generation enjoy their own set of grammar and short cut language. I would like to stick to proper use of English and it gives me a kind of satisfaction.

Dear dpk, It is good that you practice the proper text messaging with proper English grammar and spelling. This can ensure an effective communication which should be the utmost priority. Great job, keep it up Even though it may take up to second page which will be considered as 2 messages / 2 parts and cost more, but at least it avoid any miscommunication which later may cost even more. But I think those young generations, they are expert at this...chances of miscommunication will be very minimal. Thanks for sharing and take care :)

Dear keatondrunk, Yes, it seems whoever has a cellphone will somehow or rather will be exposed to sms messages. For new comers, they have to figure out all the sms simplified words and sentences. Some words is easily understood , some may leaves us puzzle and wonder! Thanks for sharing, hope to hear your views on my other topics too!

Dear meapas, It is so true, I did see some of this here at myLot discussion. It has become so universal in the internet / communication world It wii be a shocked to those people who ar not aware of this 'sms' abbreviated short words and sentences, they will have 'lanuguage shock' and really had a hard time to understand them. All th ebst and do keep in touch!

Dear Shia, How's your Birthday celebration? Since you love to sms-ing, I would like to know, can you sms with one hand and drive at the same time? I believe the speed you text sms will be very fast! Can you just do it using just one hand. My Sarawakian friend can do it using just her left hand while right hand holding on the stirring wheel while driving. She can sms during watching movie in the cinema, chatting with friends during gathering, crossing the road and while walking. Seeing her text sms so easily, her sister who are living in Australia are following her foot steps, texting sms while walking, since she is not that good, she knocked on a tree! Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading it, all the best!

Dear xichen, It is a good practice to call the person directly and has a two-way communication. I totally agree with you, it is really nice to hear the other party voice and can feel how they felt too. You are a very thoughtful person, keep it up! Regarding on typing or texting skill, I am still very slow when typing the sms. It seems calling is faster for me too. But as many people says..Practice Makes Perfect

Dear Chrys, Great job, your method of texting is just like mine. My priority is also to ensure that the recipient of my sms understand the contents of it. No point using too many abbreviation and end up confusing people and the consequences will be worse.... I normally will type in full, then try to shorten it in a way still can be understood. All the best and do keep in touch :)

Hi, Great job, your method of texting is just like mine. My priority is also to ensure that the recipient of my sms understand the contents of it. No point using too many abbreviation and end up confusing people and the consequences will be worse... I normally will type in full, then try to shorten it in a way still can be understood. Kids know more about short forms (sms) language than adults. I don't know what does OMG stand for?..until now! OMG - Oh, My God GBU - God Bless You LOL - laugh out loud BRB - be right back CNT - can't DNT - don't CN - can BK - back All the best and do keep in touch:)

Dear christmas_, It is alright that you are not 'affected' by this short abbreviated 'sms' language yet. It is good for sending text messages but the heavy usage of it in our daily communication has making many worries of the bad influence it might have on the proper English words, spelling, grammar and sentences expecially towards the young generations. From some myLotters feedback here at this topic, they found some students using this abbreviated sms words in examination...that is very BAD Thanks for sharing, hope to hear your views on my other topics too!

Dear daryljane, OH yes, little did we know, it has already living as part of our daily communication via sms, msn, fax & email. For us the older generation not that bad, because we are many years focusing on the proper English but my worries go to the younger generation whereby they spend most of the time chatting on the net and sms which might have a bigger influence in them. I also realised sometimes we do have difficulties recalling how to spell a certain word Thanks and hope to hear your views on my other topics too!

Dear Ritchelle, Glad to know that you do write article, and you really share your concern over this widely used 'sms' abbreviated words in our young generation daily communications in sms, msn, chats etc. It has it pro and con..it save time and money when students and teenagers text the sms, it is much cheaper to confine the whole message into one page rather than 2 pages with additional cost, most of them live within a limited budget. The setback is it will in influence their English grammar and spelling if they are too into it! Thanks for sharing and do keep in touch!

Dear yogambal, Totally agree with you, our children are really the experts in this so call 'sms' language. It is good to hear that it did not influence their school English. As long as they know how to differentiate them, then it is alright. The reason it was shorten in such a way is to maximise the characters allowed and not exceeding it. If it went to 2nd page, additional charges will be charged, considered as sending a 2nd message.. Thanks for sharing and take care!

Dear James, OMG, that is serious...2 day and 2 days is different by 48 hours! Therefore, it is good to type in full english grammar when the message is pertaining to a very important matter, effective communication should be the first priority in this case. Alternatively, make a direct call with a 2-way communications. Tq & GBU

Dear yohandanu, Welcome to myLot, glad to hear from you You have a very good point there. If someone started off with sms language, then it might confuse the person and will have poor spelling capability. Therefore it is good to type short but proper grammar and spelling to avoid any misunderstanding. Thanks and hope to hear your views on my other topics too!