Friday, September 4, 2009

Some Popular Shorthand Texting Terms

Have you ever experienced difficulty reading text messages from the young, from your son, daughter or nieces or even your grandchildren? Do you know what HAND, IAT, BI5 means?
Indeed we may be startled by such popular terms as GNOC(Get naked on camera),POS (Parents over shoulder),LMIRL(Let's meet in real life)

Other than OMG, BTW,BFF,LOL,both the AP Stylebook and Merriam-Webster Dictionary now recognized texting shorthand.

Here is a sampling of some popular shorthand texting terms:

* UG2BK...... You got to be kidding
* GBTW....... Get back to work
* NMP ....... Not my problem
* PIR........ Parent in room
* GFTD........Gone for the day
* FYEO........For your eyes only
* BI5 .......Back in five minutes
* DEGT ......Don't even go there
* BIL .......Boss is listening
* PAW........Parents are watching
* 99.........Parents are no longer watching
* PCM........Please call me
* IMS........I am sorry
* TOY........Thinking of you
* KUTGW......Keep up the good work
* CID........Consider it done
* FWIW ......For what it is
* HAND.......Have a nice day
* IAT .......I am tired
* NRN........No response necessary
* 4COL.......For crying out loud
* WRUD.......What are you doing?
* ^5 ........High five


I know you are now ROFL (Rolling out on the floor laughing) !

4 comments:

Pilar Villegas Cuevas said...

Luz I have to list all these shortcuts. When I send text I spell it correctly kasi baka kako hindi maintindihan ng receiver kaya sobrang bagal kong magtext. Bilib nga ako sa mga tao diyan sa atin ang bilis ng kamay. Hindi ko magawa. I rather call than send text. Mas lalong mabilis.

ErnestoDR said...

At my age of sixsy something, I really do not want to saturate my mind anymore with such gobbledygook!

I guess I have to settle with the usual language I am used to --- Pinoy! At English Pinoy!

felynr said...

Correct ka dyan, Ernie ! Ayaw mahilo at sumakit ang ulo. Yun ngang OMG tagal ko ng nababasa di ko naman alam ang ibig sabihin. Kapag di ko naiintindihan deadma lang kunwari alam ko.. Ha ha ha. malay ba nila.
Hanga ako sa iyo Pilar .Malamang wala pa arthritis daliri mo. Kaya mo pa magsulat.
Salamat Luz. These shortcuts are greek to me but now may laman na dictionary ko.

lucille said...

Yes classmates,ako din hirap magbasa ng messages pag short hand text pero inaaral ko na din para updated but I seldom use them nakakaawa kasi ang babasa lalo na pag tayong sixsy something na.