SMS ENGLISH

Not only foreigners, but also native speakers have their problems with the English language. Quite often, teachers despair when reading their students' texts, or on a chat.

Would you like to send an SMS in English? Here is a list with useful characters and their meanings:

• 
  & - and
  0 - nothing
  2 - two, to, too
  2DAY - today
  A - a / an
  B - be
  B4 - before
  BC - because
  BF - boyfriend
  BK - back
  BRO - brother
  BT - but
  C - see
  D8 - date
  DNR - dinner
  EZ - easy
  F8 - fate
  GF - girlfriend
  GR8 - great
  HOLS - holidays
  HV - have
  I - I, it
  Its - it is
  KDS - kids
  L8 - late
  L8R - later
  M8 - mate
  NE1 - anyone
  PLS - please
  PS - parents
  QT - cutie
  R - are
  SIS - sister
  SKOOL - school
  SMMR - summer
  U - you
  WR - were
  A3 - anyplace, anytime, anywhere
  ASAP - as soon as possible
  B4N - Bye for now
  BAU - business as usual
  BRB - I'll be right back.
  BTW - by the way
  CUL - see you later
  CWOT - complete waste of time
  FTF - face to face
  FYI - for your information
  GMTA - great minds think alike
  HAND - have a nice day
  HRU - how are you
  ICBW - it could be worse
  IDTS - I don't think so
  IMHO - in my humble opinion
  IYKWIM - if you know what I mean
  JK - just kidding
  KOTC - kiss on the cheek
  LOL - laughing out loud
  LSKOL - long slow kiss on the lips
  LTNS - long time no see
  Luv U - I love you.
  Luv U2 - I love you too.
  MON - the middle of nowhere
  MTE - my thoughts exactly
  MU - I miss you.
  MUSM - I miss you so much.
  NP - no problem
  OIC - oh, I see
  PC&QT - peace and quiet
  PCM - please call me
  ROTFL - rolling on the floor laughing
  RUOK - are you ok?
  THNQ - thank you
  U4E - you forever
  UROK - you are okay
  WUCIWUG - what you see is what you get
  WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get
  XLNT - exellent
• 
  

• :-) smiling
  :-* kiss
  :-)) very happy
  :-0 shocked
  :") blushing
  :- :- deja vu
  (_x_) kiss my arse/butt
  <:3 )~ mouse
  :@) pig
  :’-) tears of laughter
  :-P stick tongue out
  :-(*) you make me sick
  x-( you are mad :-" whistling
  ;-) wink
  :-@ screaming
  O:-) saintly