Common Short Words for SM'Ss

The most popular form of communication today's is sending short messages via the cell phone. Similarly with the mushrooming of social networks, as an alternative platform of keeping in touch regularly, we are bombard with messages that we must routinely reply to on the move.

For this reason, we require to effectively utilize the limited space on which we type our messages but at the same time express ourselves clearly.

Short words that can help us meet this end are numerous. Although new short words keep on evolving, there is no universally accepted standard to guide their usage

The guiding principal on their use is common sense. In fact you can use any short form of words as long as the recipient understands your message.

Some commonly used words include

Number words.

2 - to , two, too

8- denotes all words that rhyme with eight for instance L8 means late / Gr8 means great/ priv8 means private e.t.c

4-for

2morrow- tomorrow

One letter words.

U - you

R - are

C - see

Y - why

B - be

Combinations.

R u ok? - are you okay?

W8 4 me - wait for me

Sum 1- some one

4 u- for you

1ce - once

4ne- phone

Others.

C mon- come on

Pls - please

Gud -good

Gd - good

Coz - because

Bday - birthday

Luv - love

Lol - laugh out loud

Imo - in my opinion

Hpn-happen

Ok-okay

Spk - speak

Oic - oh I see

Rofl - rolling on the floor laughing

lfin - laughing

Intl - international

Wknd-weekend

Bk - book

Hse - house

lmao - laugh my heart off

Ait - alright

Biz - business

Cuzo - cousin

Bro - brother

Siz - sister

Em - them

Bt - but

Op - hope

Bn - been

En - and

L8r - later

Gr8 - great

@-at

It is important to emphasis at this point that similar short words vary with the individual. Any set of words that you use is a matter of acceptability. This means that the receipient should be able to decipher the words and get the message.