ppl NdRstnd say msg y dnt u? ———–people understand this message, why don’t you?
[source: http://www.transl8it.com]
With the rapid adoption of online chat jargon and sms txt, a new language has developed that parents, teachers and law enforcement officers are having trouble keeping up with today’s kids.
By delving into the abbreviated translations of acronyms used in schools, emails to children’s friends and text messages on mobile phones, experts have determined that the children developed a hybrid of a universal language.
Remember that online chat and SMS slang can also be used to deceive, intimidate, harass, or even threaten. Internet safety includes observing children’s online behavior and developing an understanding of their communication methods.
Examples include:
POS – father over the shoulder
CTN – can’t talk right now
TOS – teacher over shoulder
NIFOC – naked in front of the computer
TDTM – Talk Dirty To Me
Date–d8
Easy–EZ
Before–B4
Excellent–XLNt
laugh out loud lol
The initial requirement for this complex jargon is said to be a cause of the initial restrictions to mobile devices where one could only type and send short messages (i.e. SMS) on complex phone keypads. This then accelerated and was easily adopted into all sorts of typed emails and apps when chat rooms and user forums had people handling multiple conversations where typing with your fingers would have a hard time keeping up with your thoughts ~ enter to the chat room and abbreviated txt sms.
Fortunately, with free user portal websites like “transL8it!” (translate-it) a quick copy-paste query can be done for this abbreviated chat lingo, and instant translations into English (or back to lingo) can be done. Also, transl8it! (www.transl8it.com) offers a small app that can be added and embedded into other websites, allowing for improved encoding and decoding of this new universal acronym and slang abbreviation.
The jargon of online chatting and SMS texting has developed very quickly and while it is believed that it is a desire of children to hide messages from those who do not understand them, it also demonstrates the need for people to understand and use a similar language, since it is so widely accepted. smplE won’t go away awA 2moro (it just won’t go away tomorrow).