Germany's English-speaking crowd
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SMS speak
SMS speak (also known as chatspeak, txt, txtspk, SMS language etc.) is an abbreviated form of English-language slang used primarily in mobile phone messages. It evolved to accommodate the small number of characters allowed (early SMSs permitted only 160 characters), and as a convenient language for the small keyboards on mobile phones.Examples
SMS speak: OMG that was such a gr8 party last nite LOLTranslation: Oh my God, that was such a great party last night (laughs out loud)
SMS speak: u cn prb rd ths f u try hrd enuf
Translation: "You can probably read this if you try hard enough."
Usage discouraged on Toytown Germany
SMS speak is common in real-time chat forums. Its usage is discouraged on the TT chat forum, however, because it is difficult to read and, since there is no limit on the number of characters per message, there is no need for abbreviation. The letters don't cost extra. No self-respecting person could possibly be proud of using it.The individual effort required for one person to write in coherent English is only a fraction of the combined effort required by hundreds of readers to decode the SMS speak or other grammatical errors.
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