As of this generation, texters have developed a special lingo that is not necessarily grammatical. While proper grammar and English usage should always be observed, as insisted by the Department of Education, text lingo can be useful while texting in a hurry.
The following are characters, figures, words and phrases that are most commonly contracted in text messaging. Applicable to English and Filipino messages.
# - number
@ - at
& - and
? - what?
1 - one (Numbers are not usually spelled out.)
2 - two, to, too (Tomorrow becomes 2moro.)
3 - three, tree (The name Trina becomes 3na.)
4 - four, for (Forget becomes 4get.)
8 - eight; ate (Mate becomes m8.)
a - preferred over per
attn - attention
b - be, bee (Wana b my txtm8?)
b4 - before
bc - busy
bin - not a good substitute for been (Bin means container.)
bkit - bakit?
btw - by the way
btwn - between
bye - good bye
c - see; sea (Sino ay nagiging cno?)
coz - because
cul8r - See you later.
d - the; hindi
d8 - date
dat - that
dem - them
dey - they
dis - this, these
dnt - do not
dsnt - does not
every - evry
f - if
fil - feel
frens - friends
frm - from
fyi - for your information
g - gee
gud - good (Good morning becomes gud am.)
hi - hi, high
i - eye
l8 - late
laf - laugh
k - okay
luv - love
m - I am, am (Embrace becomes mbrace)
mssg - message
n - and, in
need - nid
nite - night, knight
nt - not
nxt - next
ol - all
pis - fish, peace (Office becomes opis.)
pls - please
q - queue, cue
r - are (Hu r u?)
rsvp - respond upon receiving
s - is
san - saan?
smyl - smile
t - tee, tea
til - until
tlg - talaga?
tnx - thanks
text - txt
thru - through
tru - true
ty - thank you
u - you
ur - your, you're
w/ - with
w/c - which
w/o - without
wen - when
y - why
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@ - at
& - and
? - what?
1 - one (Numbers are not usually spelled out.)
2 - two, to, too (Tomorrow becomes 2moro.)
3 - three, tree (The name Trina becomes 3na.)
4 - four, for (Forget becomes 4get.)
8 - eight; ate (Mate becomes m8.)
a - preferred over per
attn - attention
b - be, bee (Wana b my txtm8?)
b4 - before
bc - busy
bin - not a good substitute for been (Bin means container.)
bkit - bakit?
btw - by the way
btwn - between
bye - good bye
c - see; sea (Sino ay nagiging cno?)
coz - because
cul8r - See you later.
d - the; hindi
d8 - date
dat - that
dem - them
dey - they
dis - this, these
dnt - do not
dsnt - does not
every - evry
f - if
fil - feel
frens - friends
frm - from
fyi - for your information
g - gee
gud - good (Good morning becomes gud am.)
hi - hi, high
i - eye
l8 - late
laf - laugh
k - okay
luv - love
m - I am, am (Embrace becomes mbrace)
mssg - message
n - and, in
need - nid
nite - night, knight
nt - not
nxt - next
ol - all
pis - fish, peace (Office becomes opis.)
pls - please
q - queue, cue
r - are (Hu r u?)
rsvp - respond upon receiving
s - is
san - saan?
smyl - smile
t - tee, tea
til - until
tlg - talaga?
tnx - thanks
text - txt
thru - through
tru - true
ty - thank you
u - you
ur - your, you're
w/ - with
w/c - which
w/o - without
wen - when
y - why
http://www.txtmania.com
