Single letters can be used to replace words. Examples include:
be becomes b
see becomes c
are becomes r
you becomes u
why becomes y
Equally, single digits can be used to replace words. Examples include:
ate becomes 8
for becomes 4
to, too, or two becomes 2
Individual syllables can be replaced with a single letter or digit. Examples:
ate becomes 8, so:
activate becomes activ8
great becomes gr8
mate becomes m8
later becomes l8r
plate becomes pl8
be becomes b
for or Fore becomes 4, so:
before becomes (combining both of the above) b4
therefore becomes there4
More miscellaneous adaptions of characters include:
ss being replaced with $
oo being replaced with %
Combinations of the above can be used to shorten single or multiple words. Examples:
your and you are both become ur
Other transcriptions of slang or dialect terms can be used if they are shorter than the original. A good example of this is the way in which because, often pronounced as cos in English, is written like so, saving four characters.
Another device used in text language is the removal of vowels from a verb, such that a set of consonants remain, which should still be recognisable as a word. So, between could become btwn.
Equally, whole words may be omitted, especially articles.
Another device used, is the replacement of an 'orr' with the abbreviation 'oz'. Hence Sorry would become Soz and Tomorrow would become Tomoz. This can be further abbreviated into 2moz.
'Sorry i forgot to phone you. I will see you tomorrow'
...would become...
soz i 4gt 2 fon u.i c u 2moz
The use of punctuation is limited. Only full-stops and exclamation marks are ever used in general. After a full stop, a space and capital letter is often ommitted.
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