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hello and welcome back to new lesson, I'm Niharika
I have to share this real funny story with you
well my dad recently bought a new smartphone
He was of course really excited about it and
even I installed the new social applications for him
so that he can be in touch with his friends and family
well he was pretty happy about it but two days later
he calls me and says hey Niharika I'm so lost
I just don't understand what you guys are texting
well of course it's not just him there are so many people who get really
confused
because they're not familiar with the SMS English
well there are so many abbreviations
acronyms and emoticons that are used by the younger generation these
days
some course many people really get confused
so in this lesson we gonna look at the most common ones that we use
in today's texting world and that's SMS English
right? Do remember
that SMS In English does foster bad grammar
and horrible spelling's So you please don't use it officially
like do not use it in your business emails or if you are a student
please do not use it writing your test papers
okay so this is Just for texting maybe for Facebook and Twitter
okay now here we have BRB
BRB means be right back. there are times that
when your writing and you just want to be fast
and concise and you want to save your time
and not use a lot of space, So you could say
BRB this means I'll be right back. okay be right back
okay and so this means that you taking a break if you are chatting to someone
it taking a break and you'll be just back okay then we have BTW
that's by the way okay though they're maintaining
so when we have to say by the way you can just right BTW
okay then we have BYOB
that's a very interesting one you might have seen when people invite you for
parties especially if you're just friends having a get together
and at the end they would say BYOB
this means bring your own booze are bring your own bottle
okay so
next time you get an invite and a this is
at the bottom of the text well you would know that this means that you have to
take your own bottle for that party
okay then we have lol this is like the most common one
it means laugh out loud
Or laughing out loud
well it is so common that
you know I was amazed there's a seventeen year old cousin of mine
who just not uses LOL
for communicating or for texting but he also
uses it face to face well I was telling
you know I was telling a joke to my family and that he's like LOL
What you're doing
LOL
okay then we have are all FL
this means you're expressing are the Cure
X tremely amused with something
okay and you just can't stop laughing
so it means that rolling
all the floor
laughing
how it means that
you found this thing so funny but you are
are all fell so this means you're rolling on the floor laughing
okay then be happy TGIF this is my favorite
it means thank God it's Friday well we always wait for the weekend
after such a long week working hard
so the moment Friday arrives you would see many people would say oh TGIF
we also have a chain of restaurants all over the world
that TGIF so basically mean thank God it's Friday
correct they have HP to you
this is a really interesting well of course when you're wishing someone
you can write happy birthday to you wealth shot
sleep and simple isn't it that means you are wishing
happy birthday you
alright have Sobe as well be me
you are stressed out bad okay so this means you're extremely stressed
and your expressing that oh my god I'm so
tens then so stressed so this is what you can
texted
okay then we have gr8
that means great okay it is kind of an exclamation oh that's great for you can
write dr.
8 okay
then this is also the most common one that's used ttyl
which means talk to you later so the moment you think by
and you know you would see if someone has texted you saying
ttyl to this means that he will talk to you later
alright and they have v
so this means that the expression all club expressing that you are to sleep
you are so sleepy are you already sleeping okay
so if someone writes to you alright talk to you later good night
and then this it means that he is sleeping now
alright and a half i DK this is also commonly used by many people
which means I did now someone would ask you you ask someone to question
and they'll be late i DK so which means I don't now
right and it may have CIA all
which is also pronounces Shaw okay it means goodbye
okay oz basically a wishing bye to someone
and it's usually used by Italian basically Italian word
okay it's an Italian expression to say goodbye
but it's commonly used when you are texting someone
okay art it is a very common internet slang
to but did basically isn't it palette
worried okay now I have a look at some more
abbreviations and acronyms
for the next that we have is two Nyte
which means tonight many people also write it as
okay which means tonight
someone texting you that alright tonight I'm gonna see you
so they can use this abbreviation
okay then we have L am a 0
this is the real funny one there's also mean
laughing my ass off this means you found something so funny and you're still muse
is like super hilarious
and that's why you just can't stop laughing
census an expression that shows that
you are you just can't control laughing so basically you are laughing
your ask all okay
go case it's the it definitely use that many youngsters these days
but I would say please do I did okay then we have
M 8 which means me
you know so many guys would say hey mate how you what's up
so this means and eights don't be confused what is he trying to say
in means that he think a maid okay
many have and Yvonne which means
anyone
I'm sure if you are a reader whose not familiar with this language but if you
read this
maybe when the way you pronounce it
you will get it right isn't it set it meets
any what than we have to. the
DOD is when someone is maybe chatting and having an
argument or something and
someone writes ito deeds that means end of
debate or end of discussion
usually when these boyfriend the government there may be having an
argument
and worker rights okay that's it eat ordenes that basically means
end of debate okay enough discussion period
right that may have co.'s ours cuzz
which means cause so it's basically a sharp long
for because it's very commonly used
okay I'm almost in every sin tens been a while you're trying to use because he
would always see people writing cause
in fact it's not as wide writing even people communicating
they kinda views be shot terms did not sail because I'm when they're
they would just say nothing cause I was there you know
then we have n2 yes
this mean needless
to think
alright this is also one of the most common acronym that I have read
okay needless to say have the last 10 here which is
cual number eight and are well guess what it means
it means see you later
right so if you are texting and you're gonna say
are let's catch up or I'm gonna say bye
for the mean you can also use this acronym that just cual
number eight and are sits think see you later
okay first lesson is helpful to you
the next time you are texting are you receiving any texts
and with these acronyms and abbreviations you know what exactly it
me
I'm gonna make sure my dad also what is this video so that he gets comfortable
texting his friend and battling
isn't it and your any help more
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I concerning you is it
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you take care have a great day the
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