Comments on: SMS shorthand

By: Using capital letters |

Using capital letters | — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:39:07 +0000

[...] letters /* */ I suspect the increased use of SMS and chat shorthand is a major factor, but it seems that many people aren’t sure about when to use capital [...]

By: tashword

tashword — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:08:11 +0000

Hi Addis,

I agre that SMS shorthand can be confusing – the first time you see a word abbreviated like that I don’t always know what it is supposed to mean either

By: addis

addis — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:29:47 +0000

nice comment i am confused by sms shorthand

By: Melissa Khalinsky » Blog Archive » What you type is part of your branding

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:12:24 +0000

[...] a few posts she talks about people communicating in SMS Shorthand, that is using common spellings used in SMS conversations and how that impacts on your [...]

By: Newsletters… « Word Constructions

Newsletters… « Word Constructions — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:21:48 +0000

[...] SMS shorthand [...]

By: tashword

tashword — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:11:02 +0000

Thanks for the link Melissa – that is truly frightening! How could anyone think using SMS shorthand in a school English exam would be acceptable!

Perhaps even scarier was a psychologist who appeared to approve of SMS in exam answers… She thinks the problem is exams asking for something students aren’t used to (i.e. writing properly) but I think the problem is schools not making the kids do some writing in class and as homework so it isn’t unusual for them. Even writing their answers on a computer would still require proper words.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:56:52 +0000

Following from this post, I remembered hearing about someone who wrote an essay in SMS shorthand! I found a link at http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/03/1046540139361.html – I thought you might find it interesting.

By: Donna-Marie

Donna-Marie — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:46:16 +0000

I understand the need to save space in text messages, and yes, it’s quicker. However it does concern me that so many young people use the abbreviations so often that they forget – or perhaps never really learn – the correct way of spelling.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:45:24 +0000

I agree with you. I hate SMS speak even in SMSs!