I need a translator! I cant understand half the texts I receive. Help?
By dloveli
@dloveli (4366)
United States
February 19, 2010 9:45pm CST
As I have said many times before, when it comes to computers I am not the smartest tool in the shed. People will text me and while Im still anwering the first one, they are sending me another. I cant type pretty fast on a key board not on a cell phone. I am amazed at how good some people are. Then its AIMing and abbreviations. I dont know what they are saying half the time. Can you teach me some of these abbreviations so I can better communicate with others? And at a faster pace too. Please teach me some new ones? I know OMG means Oh my god or goodness. LOL mean laugh out loud. Tell me more.... please? thanks guys you're all a bunch of cherry lifesavers. dl
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18 responses
@deepasubramani (1074)
• India
21 Feb 10
HI dloveli,
Like you, earlier even i could not understand half the texts which i used to get. I used to send them a text asking for its abbrevations. But i doremember only few of them now.
1. 4- for,
2. bcoz- because,
3.LOL - Laugh out loud
4. GM - Good morning
5. GN - Good night
6. TC - Take care
7. wrb - will be right back
Have a great day
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@dloveli (4366)
• United States
21 Feb 10
Well, well , well, am I glad I found you! I think we could make billions if we set up a texting dictionary. We could research tons of abbreviations and sell it... Yes I am always trying to find a nitch. I hope you dont mind but I may need to contact you when I need help translating. LOL Happy MyLotting my friend. or should I say HMMF dl
@deepasubramani (1074)
• India
21 Feb 10
Hi dloveli,
You are always welcome dear if you need any help.
Have a great day.
@lindiebiz (1006)
• Canada
23 Feb 10
Hi I understand how you feel cause I go through the same thing too sometimes I don't understand a lot of text messages. Its really crazy the way people form these slangs. I guess I am like this cause I am not really into texting as such but I am trying to catch up .I think we should have a texting dictionary or maybe there is one online already.
@dloveli (4366)
• United States
23 Feb 10
I can totally see why people abbreviate or use different little tricks to speed up the messaging process. I just wish it was the same for everyone. I never been so confused... I just finally found out what BTW means. By the way. I am really thinking about writing a book with all the translations. Im a sure there are others who dont have a clue that would love a book to help them understand their messages. dl
@Chevee (5905)
• United States
21 Feb 10
I truely understand where you are coming from. I have the same problems. Texting is not my thing. I get frustrated with myself trying to text. Like you by the time I do get one done they have sent me two or three. I have told them not to text me just punch in my number and call me. If you do learn this texting please teach it to me because I need help too.
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@sulsisels (1685)
• United States
20 Feb 10
Hi di.,If you go to this website, it is a dictionary of internet acronyms. Just about anything anyone could throw at you is in there, probably..I use it sometimes because I too get stumped..Hope it helps you out.
http://www.gaarde.org/Acronyms
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
20 Feb 10
Oops, looks like you beat me to it. 
That's what I get for answering directly from my email notification. LOL
That's what I get for answering directly from my email notification. LOL @brotha (228)
• United States
20 Feb 10
Alright, well lets just dive into it:
ttyl - talk to you later
ty - thank you
tyvm - thank you very much
lmao - laugh my A off
lmfao- laugh my F-ing A off
rofl - rolling on floor laughing
brb - be right back
bbl - be back later
n e - any
plz - please
soz - sorry
tgif - thank goodness it's friday
fml - F my life
mlia - my life is average
There are plenty of others but these are the main ones I think, at least all the ones I can think of at the moment.
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
22 Feb 10
I like to combine a few of them when something is really funny and type - ROFLMFAO! 
@sissy15 (12303)
• United States
20 Feb 10
IDK is I Don't Know
BF boy friend
BFF Best friend forever
ALAP As Late As Possible
ALOL Actually Laughing Out Loud
AYK As you know
B/C Because
B4 Before
YW you're welcome
TY thank you
TYVM Thank you very much
YVW You're very welcome
Those are all of the ones I can think of that have not already been mentioned there are many more there are websites you can look on that will give you a bunch too, I don't know how much you will use them, but good luck.
@Wizzywig (7847)
•
20 Feb 10
I tend to make it up as I go along 
I hadn't had a mobile for very long when I sent a text to my son telling him his dad had gone to a "Folk in the Park" event. My text went "Yr dad gon Fk in the Pk"... it proved to be a source of great amusement for both him and all his mates who were in the pub with him when he received it. He explained that 'text-speak' wasn't just a case of missing out all the vowels 
I hadn't had a mobile for very long when I sent a text to my son telling him his dad had gone to a "Folk in the Park" event. My text went "Yr dad gon Fk in the Pk"... it proved to be a source of great amusement for both him and all his mates who were in the pub with him when he received it. He explained that 'text-speak' wasn't just a case of missing out all the vowels 
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
22 Feb 10
There is nothing dumb about not understanding the abbreviations that people will use with instant messengers or with SMS texting. I see that you've got the two most commonly used ones down, but there are several more that I encounter on a regular basis:
LMAO (laughing my a** off)
ROFL (rolling on floor laughing)
HAGN/HAGD (have a good night and have a good day)
SYS (see you soon)
@MrKennedy (1978)
•
20 Feb 10
Being a frequent user of the internet, and having my fair share of MSN conversations over the time, I have become fluent with this new-fangled dialect favoured amongst today's youth (that made me sound so old
)
The only thing I cannot stand is when people start using these abbreviations in real-life discussions. It really grinds my gears, and I think "you're just making yourself sound like a complete idiot"
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
20 Feb 10
Hey, I need some education on those abbreviation or shorthanded writing too. Please help me to decrypt some of them. People are no longer writing in full sentence or in grammar. So, we have to fit in, and learn the new language.
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
20 Feb 10
hey, I felt the same here. I just need to learn some of those short-handed typing and decrypt their meaning. I just confused sometimes what they were saying. Good luck!
@Egocentric (63)
• Romania
20 Feb 10
uber = great
noob = newbie
rofl = rolling on the floor laughing
lmao = laugh my a$$ off
derp = retard
1337 = elite (best) LEET
gtfo = get the f out
n00b = noob but leeter
And so on... you should visit encyclopedia dramatica and search for 'internet'
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
20 Feb 10
Well I guess some abbreviations used mostly in text are msg-message, wud?-what you doing?,wun?-where you now?, gtg(both in chat and text messaging)-got to go, brb-(be right back),afk(for computers)-away from keyboard, wtf-What the f**k(just fill in the stars. ^^...I used to joke about this abbrev.saying it actually means Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), well that's all I could remember for now but I probably missed some more common abbreviations. I hope this helped. GTG.:D
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Feb 10
hi dloveli You don't sound all that dumb to me dloveli for I know very little text stuff myself, I know they use u for you, and r for are, rofl means roll on the floor laughing, lmbo laugh my butt off but thats about the extent of my knowledge. I know we are not supposed to use textspeak in our mylot discussions. Hope I helped a little as I do not know much about it really.
@myl0t1 (346)
• Indonesia
20 Feb 10
Hi dloveli, my answer is short but i think it solve your problem and became best answer for you.
As you said, these is the term of internet slang. you can learn more about internet slang in this site : http://www.internetslang.com/ on this site you can find more.
i hope this resources useful for you.
Good Luck.
