Sunday, September 12, 2004

And you thought you knew English?

Picked this up from Om Malik. This is a comprehensive list (I think!) of words being used for SMS. The PDF can be downloaded here.

How many can you guess without seeing the expansion?

And to think it's available in other languages as well! Which means I have to learn two scripts for every language I know!!






















































































































































































































1One; Won; Want
2To; Too
4For
8Ate
2DAYToday
2MOROTomorrow
2NITETonight
2U2To You, Too
3SUMThreesome
@At
AAMOFAs A Matter Of Fact
AFAICAs Far As I’m Concerned
AFAICTAs Far As I Can Tell
AFAIKAs Far As I Know
AFKAway From Keyboard
AIMAOL IM
ASAPAs Soon As Possible
ASLAge, Sex, Location
ATBAll The Best
ATMAt The Moment
AYTAre You There?
BBe
B4Before
BAKBack At Keyboard
BBFNBye-Bye For Now
BBLBe Back Late(r)
BCNUBe Seeing You
BITMTBut In The Meantime
BOTBack On Topic
BRBBe Right Back
BTWBy The Way
BYOBring Your Own
CSee
C4NCiao For Now
CNCan
CRSCan’t Remember “Stuff”
CUSee You
CUL(8R)See You Later
CUZBecause
CWOTComplete Waste Of Time
CYASee Ya
DThe
DATThat
DISThis
DITYIDDid I Tell You I’m Distressed?
DIYDo It Yourself
EODEnd Of Discussion
EOMEnd Of Message
ETAEstimated Time Of Arrival
EVRYEvery
EZEasy
FFemale; If
F2FFace-To-Face
F2TFree To Talk
FAQFrequently Asked Question
FBOWFor Better Or Worse
FOAFFriend-Of-A-Friend
FOCLFalling Off Chair Laughing
FST(R)Fast(er)
FUCHAFuture
FWIWFor What It’s Worth
FYAFor Your Amusement
FYIFor Your Information
GAGo Ahead
GALGet A Life
GBTWGet Back To Work
GFCGoing For Coffee
GFETEGrinning From Ear To Ear
GMTAGreat Minds Think Alike
GR&DGrinning, Running & Ducking
GR8Great
GTGGot To Go
GTGTTBRGot To Go To The Bathroom
GTRMGoing To Read Mail
H8Hate
HANDHave A Nice Day
HHOKHa-Ha Only Kidding
HREHere
HSIKHow Should I Know?
HTHHope This Helps
IACIn Any Case
IAEIn Any Event
IANALI’m Not A Lawyer, But
ICI See
ICQI Seek You
IDGII Don’t Get It
ILUVUI Love You
IMCOIn My Considered Opinion
IMHOIn My Humble Opinion
IMNSHOIn My Not So Humble Opinion
IMOIn My Opinion
IMPEIn My Previous/Personal Experience
IMVHOIn My Very Humble Opinion
IOWIn Other Words
IRLIn Real Life
ISPInternet Service Provider
IYKWIMIf You Know What I Mean
J/KJust Kidding
JICJust In Case
JKJust Kidding
KOK
KISSKeep It Simple, Stupid
KITKeep In Touch
KWIMKnow What I Mean
L8RLater
LDLater, Dude
LERNLearn
LMHOLaughing My Head Off
LOLLots Of Luck; Laughing Out Loud
LTNSLong Time No See
MMale; Am
M8Mate/Boyfriend/Girlfriend
MOBMobile
MSGMessage
MSGNMessaging
MTCWMy Two Cents Worth
MYOBMind Your Own Business
NAnd; In
NANot Applicable
NEAny
NE1Anyone
NO1No One
NOSKnows
NOYBNone Of Your Business
NRNNo Reply Necessary
NTAEnter
NXTNext
OOh
OICOh, I See
OLLOnline Love
ONNAOh No, Not Again!
OTFOn The Floor
OTOHOn The Other Hand
OTTOMHOff The Top Of My Head
PCMPlease Call Me
PLSPlease
POVPoint Of View
PPLPeople
PREDIKZPredicts
PSPostscript
PUThat Stinks!
RAre
RECOGNIZRecognize
REHIHello Again (Re-Hi!)
ROFLRolling On Floor Laughing
ROTF(L)Rolling On The Floor (Laughing)
RSNReal Soon Now
RTDOXRead The Documentation/Directions
RTFMRead The Frickin’ Manual
RUOKAre You OK?
SIs
SASay
SITStay In Touch
SMSShort Message Service
SNAFUSituation Normal, All Fouled Up
SOSignificant Other
SOLSooner Or Later; “Stuff” Out Of Luck
SOM1Someone
SPAMUnwanted E-Mail
SPKSpeak
SROStanding Room Only
TAFNThat’s All For Now
TANSTAAFLThere Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TEOTWAWKIThe End Of The World As We Know It
THINKNThinking
THKQThank You
THXThanks
TIAThanks In Advance
TKSThanks
TLK2UL8RTalk To You Later
TMKTo My Knowledge
TNXThanks
TOSTerms Of Service
TPTBThe Powers That Be
TSWCTell Someone Who Cares
TTBOMKTo The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFNTa-Ta For Now
TTYTalk To You
TTYL(8R)Talk To You Later
TWIMCTo Whom It May Concern
TX(S)Thanks
TXTText
TYMTime
TYPType
UYou
U2You, Too
URYou’re
URLWeb Page Address
W/With
W/BWelcome Back
W/OWithout
WAN2Want To?
WAN2TLKWant To Talk?
WATWhat
WKNDWeekend
WRD(S)Word(s)
WRTWith Regard To
WTGWay To Go
WUWhat’s Up?
WWWWorld Wide Web
WYSIWYGWhat You See Is What You Get
XKiss
XLNTExcellent
XOXOXHugs And Kisses
XPERENSExperience
YWhy
Y2KYear 2000
YGIAGAMYour Guess Is As Good As Mine
YGWYPFYou Get What You Pay For
YMMVYour Mileage May Vary
YRYour
ZZZSleeping

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