[accesscomp] Fw: Understanding Text Messaging, Dan's tip for March 11 2013

From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:57:46 -0700
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From: dan 
To: dan 
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 4:52 AM
Subject: Understanding Text Messaging, Dan's tip for March 11 2013


DY undRst& dis msg? 

Article found at "180 tech tips"

http://www.180techtips.com/150.htm

 

Text versions of links and the link to  "Texting Abbreviations and acronyms.

" added in by Dan.

 

It's called "Texting" or "IMing" or more formally "SMS Language" and it refers 
to the sometimes complex language of abbreviations and acronyms that teenagers 
and others use to communicate via cell phone Text Messages and online Instant 
Messages.  

Here are some examples:

      lol
     =
     laughing out loud
      
     RUOK?
     =
     Are you OK?
     
      dis
     =
     this
      
     BRB
     =
     Be Right Back
     
      whr
     =
     where
      
     xlnt
     =
     excellent
     
      ASL?
     =
     age, sex, location
      
     gr8
     =
     great
     
      MOS
     =
     Mom Over Shoulder
      
     any1
     =
     Anyone
     
      5o
     =
     Police
      
     9
     =
     Someone's watching me
     

       
     

This is the language of chatrooms, cell phones, instant messaging and digitally 
connected teenagers everywhere.  It's function is to minimize the number of key 
strokes and punctuation needed to communicate a message.  It's officially 
called Short Message Service or SMS Language and here's a link to more 
information about it's development:
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Message_Service 

Wikipedia also has a pretty good list of these abbreviations: 
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SMS_abbreviations

There's even some online translators that can help you communicate in this 
language.  Try one of these translators:

transl8tit

http://transl8it.com/emoticons-smileys/

 

  lingo2word   

http://www.lingo2word.com/translate.php

TxT Speak Translator

http://www.madhousebeyond.com/?mode=txtspeak

 

And for parents and educators who need help understanding this new language try 
this website for help:

NoSlang.com
http://www.noslang.com/

 

The above translator Features a translator, dictionary, a great guide for 
parents as well as many good links to more information.

So what does the title of this technology tip mean?  

DY undRst& dis msg?
Do you understand this message?

 

Additionally here is a link with many Texting Abbreviations and acronyms.

http://www.researchmaniacs.com/TextLanguage/TextingAbbreviations.html

 

Finally, purely for entertainment purposes, you can try this translator which 
takes English and translates it into "12-Year-Old-AOLer":

http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/files/aolertranslator.html 

 

 

 

 

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God, let my thoughts be yours, my words be yours, and may I be a blessing to 
someone today.

 

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