Texting, Texting 1, 2, 3

by ANGEL

FROM ISSUE # 97 (January 2004) | IN THIS ISSUE
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Text messaging, typically limited to 160 characters in a single message on mobile phones, pagers, and other electronic devices, has caught on.

If you are already a "chatter" on the net, you probably know lots of shorthand/shortcuts 2 wrting out a messg, rt? You probably already know that KISS means Keep It Simple, Stupid, right??? Many friends already leave vowels out to make messages shorter. Either that, or they just don't know how to spell.

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, USA, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. amzanig huh?

Nepali can be difficult to "shorten" because it is already full of short cuts and abbreviations. Rmd w/ al dis knldge, it won't B 2 diff 2 strt TXTNG UR FRNDS!

Top 10 Handy Tips 4 Fast Txting

1. Txt using both hands.
2. Lrn T location of ur letters.
3. Rmbr 2 txt in shrthnd
4. check ur txting the right no.
5. Limber up yr fngrs w/ some stretching xrcises.
6. Nip ur nails in da bud.
7. Find the fastest finger 4u
8. Get 2 know ur pfons functions n features
9. Clean ur phone. Nonstick mobioe is a quick mobile.
10. Practice makes perfect. Become a txt machine.

Here's a an easy guide for EZ deciphering:

Greetings
NMSTE Namaste
NT LG NW!!! It's not long now
SHLM Shalom (Jewish greeting)
SLM ALAKM Salaam u Alaikum (Islamic
GREETING]
ST SRI AKL Sat Sri Akal (Sikh greeting)

Texting in Nepali
K GRNE? Ke Garne?
KA CHS? Kahaa chas?
BHT KHYO? Bhaat Khaayo?
KSTO BR BHO! Kasto Bore Bhayo!
KY RAG BHO! Kya raag bhayo!

Romancing the Phone

[FLIRTING]
BaB Baby
FanC a d8? Fancy a date?
IURD In Your Dreams

[DECLARING]
ILU I Love You
ILU2 I Love You Too
ILUL I Love You Lots
ILUWAMH I love you with all my heart
ITALY I truly always love you

[CALLING IT OFF]
INUIM It's not you it's me
GA Go Away!
IO It's Over
DC Don't Call
WDUTUR Who Do You Think You Are!!!!!
YC You Cheat!
F Off F Off

[Forgiveness]
MS I'm Sorry
MSSSS I'm so so so sorry
IWJS It was just sex
IDLH I don't love her
IWM It wasn't me
WMD Was my double

For Everyday Practicality

ETA? What is your estimated time of arrival?
ILTON I've left the office now
JSUK: UR FRD! Just so you know: You're fired! (or fried.)
MIA Missing In Action
POA Plan of Action
MTG CONF @ 2 The meeting has been confirmed for 2.00
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
TIA Thanks in advance
WOB! Way over budget!

Emoticons
C=:- ) I am a chef

(o)(-) Wink

p-) Big Wink

O-) One-eyed monster

< | : - ) Get on your party hat

8-) Great Party

:-{} Lipstick

;9 I am licking my lips

I-I This is me asleep

# - ) I'm exhausted after partying all night