WRITING IN THE XXIst CENTURY: MOBILE MADNESS TEXT-MESSAGING

 (6th Cultural Week-1: Writing in the 21st century)

OMG = oh, my God                                               NSFW = not suitable for work
AKA = as known as                                              THANX = thanks

We've been talking about text messages in 1ºBAC classes recently and how abbreviations or acronyms are also used when sending text messages in English. Above you can see a glossary of SMS English. Below there are links to a game to practice and play with text messages in English and also other websites which deal with this way of writing or a glossaries of possible acronyms to be used. 

Links to more about text messaging:

- HOW TO TEXT IN ENGLISH.
- NETLINGO: CHAT ACRONYMS & SHORTHAND
- TECHDICTIONARY

- PROJECT 1 FOR THE CULTURAL WEEK IN ENGLISH:

- WRITE TEXT MESSAGES IN ENGLISH USING ABBREVIATIONS FOR OTHER STUDENTS TO DECODE INTO ENGLISH & ALSO TRANSLATE INTO GALICIAN/SPANISH.