Monday, November 26, 2012

Evolution of Communication



Communication between people has change over time. Everybody wrote letters but this has gradually replaced by sms. It means "Short Message Service" and it was created to transmit a message using the fewest number or characters posisible, that is why, the use of abbreviations.
            
Words in full                                Abbreviations or sms language

          As far as I remember                                             AFAIR    
                      LOVE                                                              LUV
                      Thanks                                                   THNX or THX
                      Today                                                               2day
                      before                                                               B4
           Have a nice day                                                       HAND
                      see you                                                             CU
                       Great                                                               GR8
             at the moment                                                       ATM
             as soon as posible                                                  ASAP
             Oh my God                                                              OMG
             Hugs and kisses                                                      HAK

Also a single letter can replace words, for instance: be becomes b, you becomes u, why becomes y, okay becomes k or kk. Single digits can replace words; won or one becomes 1, to or too becomes 2, for becomes 4, ate becomes 8.

Another example is a single letter or digit can replace a syllable or phoneme: to or too becomes 2, great becomes gr8, late becomes l8, wait becomes w8.

Combinations of the above can short a single or multiple words: your and you're become ur, wonderful becomes 1drfl, someone becomes sum1, no one becomes no1, any one become any1 or ne1,see you becomes cu or cya, for you becomes 4u, easy becomes ez, enjoy becomes njoy, adieu becomes +u.


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By: Sandra Barranco Aguilar


 

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