From a fellow blogger (HT: Hal). This, I guess, is why my students can actually communicate with students in other classes without having to say a word or write something that is knowable to professors who don\u2019t know cell phone lingo.
\nFirst, I ask this: What does \u201cSMS\u201d mean? I hoped it might show up under \u201cSMS\u201d but, evidently, I was supposed to know. Now I feel like a \u201cdodo\u201d.
\nSMS Terms
\nAFAIK \u2014 As Far As I Know
\nAFK \u2014 Away from keyboard
\nAlwz \u2014 Always
\nASL \u2014 Age, sex, location
\nASAP \u2014 As soon as possible
\nATB \u2014 All the best
\nATK \u2014 At the keyboard
\nATM \u2014 At the moment
\nA3 \u2014 Anytime, Anywhere, Anyplace
\nB \u2014 Be
\nB4 \u2014 Before
\nB4N \u2014 Bye for now
\nBCNU \u2014 Be seeing you
\nBAK \u2014 Back at keyboard
\nBBL \u2014 Be back later
\nBCNU \u2014 Be seeing you
\nBBS \u2014 Be back soon
\nBF \u2014 Boyfriend
\nBFN\/B4N \u2014 Bye for now
\nBFz4evr \u2014 Best friends forever
\nBHL8 \u2014 Be home late
\nBIL \u2014 Boss is listening
\nBN \u2014 Been
\nBOL \u2013 Best of luck
\nBRB \u2014 Be right back
\nBRBGP \u2014 Be right back gotta pee
\nBRT \u2014 Be right there
\nBTW \u2014 By the way
\nB4N \u2014 Bye for now
\nC \u2014 See
\nCU \u2014 See you
\nCUB L8R \u2014 Call you back later
\nCU@ \u2014 See you at
\nCUL \u2014 See you later
\nCYA \u2014 See you around, See ya
\nCMi \u2014 Call me
\nCMON \u2014 Come On
\nCUB L8R \u2014 Call you back later
\nCUL8R \u2014 See you later
\nCYR BOS \u2014 Call Your Boss
\nCYR BRO \u2014 Call your brother
\nCYR H \u2014 Call your husband
\nCYR MA \u2014 Call your mother
\nCYR OFIS \u2014 Call your office
\nCYR PA \u2014 Call your father
\nCYR SIS \u2014 Call your sister
\nCYR WF \u2014 Call your wife
\nDk \u2014 Don\u2019t know
\nDNR \u2013 Dinner
\ndoN \u2014 Doing
\nDur? \u2014 Do you remember
\nE2eg \u2014 Ear to ear grin
\nEOD \u2014 End of discussion
\nEOL \u2014 End of lecture
\nEVRY1 \u2014 Everyone
\nEZY \u2014 Easy
\nEZ \u2013 Easy
\nFAQ \u2014 Frequently asked questions
\nFC \u2014 Fingers crossed
\nF2F \u2014 Face to face
\nF2T \u2014 Free to talk
\nF? \u2014 Friends?
\nFITB \u2014 Fill in the blank
\nFOMCL \u2014 Fell out of my chair laughing
\nFYEO \u2014 For your eyes only
\nFYA \u2014 For your amusement
\nFYI \u2013 For your information
\nF2F \u2014 Face to face
\nF2T \u2014 Free to talk
\nGAL \u2014 Get a life
\nGF \u2014 Girlfirend
\nGG \u2014 Good game
\nGMeSumLuvin \u2014 Give me some lovin\u2019!
\nGMTA \u2014 Great minds think alike
\nGR8 \u2014 Great!
\nGSOH \u2014 Good salary, own home
\nGTSY \u2014 Glad to see you
\nGUDLUK \u2014 Good luck
\nG9 \u2014 Genius
\nh2cus \u2014 Hope to see you soon
\nH8 \u2014 Hate
\nHAGN \u2014 Have a good night
\nHAND \u2014 Have a nice day
\nHldMeCls \u2014 Hold me close
\nHRU \u2014 How are you
\nHt4U \u2014 Hot for you
\nHTH \u2013 Hope that helps
\nH&K \u2014 Hugs and kisses
\nIAC \u2014 In any case
\nIAD8 \u2014 It\u2019s a date
\nIC \u2014 I See
\nICQ \u2014 I seek you
\nICQ \u2014 A chat program: icq.com
\nIDK \u2014 I don\u2019t know
\nIGotUBabe\u2013 I\u2019ve got you babe
\nIIRC \u2014 If I recall correctly
\nILU \u2014 I love you
\nILU2 \u2014 I love you too
\nILUA \u2014 I love you alot
\nILuvU Alwz&4evr \u2014 I love you always and forever
\nIMO \u2014 In my opinion
\nIMHO \u2014 In my honest (or humble) opinion
\nIMBLuv \u2014 It must be love
\nIMI \u2014 I mean it
\nIMO \u2014 In my opinion
\nIMTNG \u2014 I am in a meeting
\nIM 4 U \u2014 I am for you
\nIm \ud83d\ude42 2hv Mt U \u2014 I\u2019m happy to have met you
\nIOU \u2014 I owe you
\nIOW \u2014 In other words
\nIRL \u2014 In real life
\nIts F8 \u2014 It\u2019s fate
\nIUSS \u2014 If you say so
\nIYD \u2014 In your dreams
\nIYKWIM \u2013 If you know what I mean
\nJ4F \u2014 Just for fun
\nJFK \u2014 Just for kicks
\nJK \u2013 Just kidding
\nJHB \u2014 Johannesburg
\nJstCllMe \u2014 Just call me
\nKC \u2014 Keep cool
\nKHUF \u2014 Know how you feel
\nKISS \u2014 Keep it simple, Stupid
\nKIT \u2014 Keep in touch
\nKOTC \u2014 Kiss on the cheek
\nKOTL \u2014 Kiss on the lips
\nL&N \u2014 Landing
\nLDR \u2014 Long distance relationship
\nLMAO \u2014 Laugh my ass off
\nLOL \u2014 Laughing out loud
\nLDN \u2014 London
\nLSKOL \u2013 Long slow kiss on the lips
\nLTNS \u2013 Long time no see
\nLTNS \u2014 Long time no see
\nLTNC \u2014 Long time no see
\nLUV \u2014 Love
\nLtsGt2gthr \u2014 Lets get together
\nlyN \u2014 Lying
\nL8 \u2014 Late
\nL8r \u2014 Later
\nMTE \u2014 My thoughts exactly
\nM$ULkeCrZ \u2014 Miss you like crazy!
\nMC \u2014 Merry Christmas
\nMGB \u2014 May god bless
\nMob \u2014 Mobile
\nMU \u2013 Miss you
\nMUSM \u2013 Miss you so much
\nMTE \u2013 My thoughts exactly
\nMYOB \u2014 Mind your own business
\nM8 \u2014 Mate
\nNRN \u2014 No reply necessary
\nNA \u2014 No access
\nNC \u2014 No comment
\nNE \u2014 Any
\nNE1 \u2014 Anyone
\nNITING \u2014 Anything
\nNo1 \u2014 No one
\nNP \u2013 No problem
\nnufN \u2014 Nothing
\nNWO \u2014 No way out
\nOIC \u2014 Oh, I see
\nOTOH \u2014 On the other hand
\nO4U \u2014 Only for you
\nPITA \u2014 Pain In The A*8
\nPCM \u2014 Please call me
\nPCME \u2014 Please call me
\nPITA \u2014 Pain in the ass
\npl& \u2014 Planned
\nPLS \u2013 Please
\nPLZ 4GV ME \u2013 Please forgive me
\nPML \u2014 Piss Myself Laughing
\npo$bl \u2014 Possible
\nPRT \u2014 Party
\nPRW \u2014 Parents are watching
\nPTB \u2014 Please Text Back
\nPUKS \u2014 Pick Up Kids
\nQPSA? \u2014 Que pasa? (what\u2019s happening?)
\nQT \u2014 Cutie
\nR \u2014 Are
\nRGDS \u2014 Regards
\nRINGL8 \u2014 Running Late
\nRLR \u2014 Earlier
\nRMB \u2014 Ring my bell
\nROFL \u2014 Rolling on the floor laughing
\nROFLOL \u2014 Rolling on the floor laughing out loud
\nROTFLMAO \u2014 Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
\nROTG \u2014 Rolling on the ground
\nROTGLMAO \u2014 Rolling on the ground laughing my ass off
\nRTFM \u2014 Read the flaming manual
\nRU \u2014 Are you
\nRU? \u2014 Are you?
\nRU CMNG \u2014 Are You coming
\nRUOK \u2014 Are You OK?
\nSC \u2014 Stay cool
\nSETE \u2014 Smiling ear to ear
\nSHLM \u2014 Shalom
\nshopN \u2014 Shopping
\nSK8 \u2014 Skate
\nSO \u2014 Significant other
\nSOL \u2014 Sooner or later
\nSOL \u2014 Sh_t out of luck
\nSME1 \u2014 Someone
\nSPK \u2014 Speak
\nSPK 2 U L8R \u2014 Speak to you later
\nSRY \u2014 Sorry
\nSTATS \u2014 Your sex and age
\nSWALK \u2014 Sent with a loving kiss
\nSWATK \u2013 Sent\/Sealed with a tender kiss
\nSWG \u2014 Scientific wild guess
\nT+ \u2014 Think positive
\nTDTU \u2014 Totally devoted to you
\nThx \u2014 Thanks
\nTIC \u2014 Tongue in Cheek
\nTks \u2014 Thanks
\nTMIY \u2014 Take me I\u2019m yours
\nTHNQ \u2014 Thank you
\nTIA \u2014 Thanks in advance
\nTLA \u2014 Three letter acronym
\nTTFN \u2014 Ta ta for now.
\nTTYL \u2014 Talk to you later
\nTUL \u2014 Tell you later
\nT2Go \u2014 Time to go
\nT2ul \u2014 Talk to you later
\nU \u2014 You
\nU2 \u2014 You too
\nUI! \u2014 You Idiot!
\nUR \u2014 You are
\nuvbnsmuchd \u2014 You\u2019ve been smooched
\nURT1 \u2014 You are the one
\nUR TH WKEST LNK GDBY \u2014 You are the weakest link goodbye
\nUR4Me \u2013 You are for me
\nU4E \u2013 Yours forever
\nVRI \u2014 Very
\nW@ \u2014 What
\nW8N \u2014 waiting
\nWAN2 \u2014 Want to
\nWan2 C a moV? \u2014 Want to see a movie?
\nWAN2 :-* \u2014 Want to kiss?
\nWB \u2014 Welcome Back
\nWLUMRy \u2014 Me will you marry me?
\nWOT \u2014 What
\nWRT \u2014 With respect to
\nWRU \u2014 Where are you?
\nWTF \u2014 What the heck?
\nWTH \u2014 What The Hell
\nWTG \u2014 Way To Go!
\nWTMPI \u2014 Way To Much Personal Information
\nWUF \u2014 Where Are You From?
\nWUWH \u2014 Wish you were here
\nW4u \u2014 Waiting for you
\nW8 \u2014 Wait
\nW84M \u2014 Wait for me
\nX! \u2014 Typical woman
\nX \u2014 Kiss
\nXO \u2014 Kiss and a hug
\nXclusvlyUrs \u2014 Exclusively yours
\nXLNT \u2014 Excellent
\nY \u2014 Why?
\nY! \u2014 Typical Man
\nYBS \u2014 You\u2019ll be Sorry
\nYGM\u2013 You got mail
\nYR \u2013 Your
\nZ \u2014 the (affected, as in \u201cwhat\u2019s zee time?\u201d)
\nZZZZZ \u2013 Sleeping
\n10Q \u2014 Thank You
\n1DAY \u2014 One day
\n1ON1 \u2014 One on one
\n1NC \u2014 Once
\n2 \u2014 To\/Two\/Too
\n2DAY \u2014 Today
\n2bctnd \u2014 To be continued.
\n2d4 \u2014 To die for
\n2g4u \u2014 To good for you
\n2Ht2Hndl\u2013 Too hot to handle.
\n2l8 \u2014 Too late
\n2MORO \u2014 Tomorrow
\n2NITE \u2014 Tonight
\n2WIMC \u2014 To whom it may concern
\n3sum \u2014 Threesome
\n3 8 1 \u2014 Three words, eight letters, one meaning (I Love You)
\n4 \u2014 For
\n4e \u2014 Forever
\n4gv \u2014 Forgive
\n4gvn \u2014 Forgiven
\n4yeo \u2014 For your eyes only
\n7K \u2013 Sick
\n8 \u2013 Ate
\n8ball \u2013 Eightball
\n911 \u2014 Emergency, call me<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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