Dear Eugene,
I'm glad it made some kind of sense to you. As well as being in the opposite
(related) dilemma of yours, I still remember experiencing the exact same
thing when first starting to go about sending sms and then again later with
the introduction of the dictionary as it uses a completely different set of
operating mechanisms.
I completely agree that the langue and syntax of the sms aren't similar to
that you see in e-mail and Internet chat, but as I see it the sms has
actually changed the way of communicating on chat boards in Denmark adding a
different kind or generation of abbreviation and practices. Unfortunately I
don't know research to back me up so this stands as my postulate (as much as
I hate it).
Unfortunately I haven't been smsing in English, so I really can't give you a
representative example of a conversation. I don't even think I am proficient
enough to give you one in Danish, as with the introduction of the dictionary
I've gone back to writing (almost) normal text simply because it's faster. I
just pay that extra to send another message - speed over money (the phone
companies has even "helped" in this by making it possible to write several
messages in the same screen, then it is first when you send the sms, you see
that instead of sending only one you are sending three! (to trice the
cost)).
What I can give you are the most common abbreviations in Danish they can be
found at a Danish telephone operator's site:
<http://www.tdcmobil.dk/portal/privat/produkter_services/sms/sms_ordbog/inde
x.jsp>
http://www.tdcmobil.dk/portal/privat/produkter_services/sms/sms_ordbog/index
jsp
and a quick search on Google *sms dictionary* came up with this link which
can give some insight
<http://www.zdnetindia.com/biztech/services/sms/stories/35520.html>
http://www.zdnetindia.com/biztech/services/sms/stories/35520.html (included
below).
I know it's not much help to you Eugene, but maybe for those of you who
haven't experienced it yourself.
Best
Martin
Numeric
:-0 hbtu 0-:happy birthday to you
who-is-at WRK At work
2bctnd to be continued.
2d4to die for
2g4uto good for you
2Ht2HndlToo hot to handle.
2l8too late
2WIMCTo whom it may concern
4eforever
4yeo for your eyes only
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A
AAM As a matter of fact.
AB Ah Bless!
ADctd2uv Addicted to Love
AFAIK As far as I know
AKA Also known as
ALlWanIsU All I want is You
AML All my love
ASAP As soon as possible
ATB All the best
ATW At the weekend
AWHFY Are we having fun yet
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B
B4 Before
BBFN Bye Bye for now.
BBS Be back soon
BBSD Be back soon darling
BCNU Be seein' you
BF Boy Friend
BGWM Be gentle with me (please)
BRB Be right back
BTW By the way
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C
Cld9? Cloud 9?
Cm Call me
Cu See you
CUIMD See you in my dreams
Cul See you later
CUL8R See you later
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D
Dk Don't know
Dur? Do you remember
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E
E2eg Ear to ear grin
EOD End of discussion
EOL End of lecture
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F? Friends
F2F face to face
F2T Free to talk
FITB Fill in the Blank
FYEO For your eyes only.
FYA For your amusement
FYI For your information
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GF Girlfirend.
GG Good Game
GMeSumLuvin Give me some lovin!
Gr8 Great
GSOH Good Salary, Own Home
GTSY Glad to see you
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H
h2cus Hope to see you soon
H8 Hate
HAGN Have a good night
HAND Have a nice day
HldMeCls Hold me close
Ht4U Hot for You
H&K Hugs and Kisses
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I
IDK I dont know
IGotUBabe Ive got you Babe
IIRC If I recall correctly
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMI I mean it
ILU I love You
IMBLuv It must be Love
IOW In other words...
IOU I owe you
IUSS If you say so
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J
J4F just for fun
JFK Just for kicks
JstCllMe Just call Me
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K
KC keep cool
KHUF know how you feel
KIT Keep in touch
KOTC Kiss on the cheek
KOTL Kiss on the lips
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L
L8 Late
L8r Later
Lol laughing out loud
LTNC Long time no see
LtsGt2gthr Lets get together
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M
M$ULkeCrZ Miss you like Crazy!
M8 mate
MC merry Christmas
MGB May God Bless
MobMobile
MYOB Mind your own Business
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NA No access
NC No comment
NE Any
NE1 Anyone
No1 No-One
NWO No way out
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O
O4U only for you
OIC Oh, I see.
OTOH On the other hand
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P
PCM Please call me
PPL People
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Q
QT Cutie
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R Are
RMB Ring my Bell
ROTFL Roll on the floor laughing
RU? Are you?
RUOK? Are you Ok?
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SC Stay cool
SETE Smiling Ear to Ear
SO Significant Other
SOL sooner or later
SME1 Some One
SRY Sorry
SWALK Sent with a loving Kiss
SWG Scientific Wild Guess
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T
T+ Think positive
T2ul Talk to you later
TDTU Totally devoted to you
Thx Thanks
T2Go Time to Go
TIC Tounge in Cheek
TMIY Take me Im yours
TTFN Ta ta for now.
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U You
UR Y ou are
URT1 Your are the one
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V
VRI Very
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W
W4u Waiting for you
WAN2 Want to
WLUMRyMe Will you marry Me?
WRT With respect to
WUWH Wish you were here
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X
X! Typical Woman
X Kiss
XclusvlyUrs Exclusively Yours
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Y! Typical Man
YBS Youll be Sorry
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