JPMorgan's bankers are getting used to business deals with young men who communicate in emojis and text-message abbreviations.
After C.G. complimented her on her grammar, she took pains to make sure that her tweets were free of clunky text-message abbreviations.
Mathematics/Journalism- Write several "complex" sentences using text messaging abbreviations.
2 .Translate" a Shakespearean sonnet or a poem by Langston Hughes into your own words, using text messaging abbreviations.
And he made no apologies for using common text-messaging abbreviations — 2 for to, 4 for for, and r for are, and other shorthand like civ for civilian — in his answers.
[You may want to print out a copy of Text Messaging Abbreviations from Webopedia (//www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp) to use as a reference.] When all of the students' (and your own) terms have been listed, discuss the following questions: Why are these abbreviations used instead of conventional written English?
Avoid slang and text-message abbreviations in your correspondence, and review it before sending for wording that could be misinterpreted or come off sounding rude or cocky.
Spencer apparently believes that a 27-year-old graduate student in Russian history would employ the instant-message abbreviation "LOL" in her diary.
It might work over IM and in a hastily written text message, but abbreviations like "LOL" or "O rly?" significantly reduced the likelihood of a response, according to OkCupid.
First, in October 1941, Bletchley's chief cryptographer, John Tiltman, broke into one of the teleprinter links when a German operator re-sent one message, but with abbreviations, to save time.
Thanks to the on-the-hoof style of chat-rooms and the curtailed nature of the text message and tweet, online abbreviations are now an established part of written English.
