B. English chat language
I. The origin of forming English language chat
Besides the reasons of forming Vietnamese language chat, English language chat is created due to a tendency to absorb new things which continuously take place in the youth’s life. This makes parents embarrassed and worried when sometimes glancing at their children’s computer screen or cellphone messages. Thus, inventing cryptography is one of the the reasons of forming language chat.
II. The basic variants in English language chat
1. Letter change
Changing letters into other letters or numbers is mainly based on homonymy.
Change
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Examples
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e 3
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see you s33 u
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a o
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what wot
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al o
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talk tok
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c k
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cool kool
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i y
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like lyk
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k x
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skill sxill
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ks x
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thanks thanx
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ph f
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phone fone
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s x
s z
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access accexx
miss mizz
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th f
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thanks fanks
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u w
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kung fu kwng fw
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2. Letter reduction
Reduction
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Examples
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am m
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I am I m
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is not isnt
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He is not an doctor He isnt a doctor
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ke e
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lake lak
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ow o
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know kno
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th t
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think tink
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wh w
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why wy
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wouldn’t wudn
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I wouldn’t I wudn
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3. Abbreviation
Nowadays, the use of slang and abbreviations is not limited just to e-mails, text messages or instant messages. It is showing up in kids' schoolwork, in their SAT essays and in college admission applications.
a. Keep initials.
Words
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Examples
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age A
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be b
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I’ll b there.
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gee g
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U g
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grin g
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Don g
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hobbies H
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location L
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music M
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oh o
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Omg (oh! My god)
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sex S
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smile s
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God s
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b. Use acronym
AFAIK
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:
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as far as I know
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ASPS
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:
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as soon as possible
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ATM
BBN
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:
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at the moment
bye bye now
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BF
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:
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boyfriend
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BTW
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:
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by the way
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CU
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:
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see you
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GF
GTSY
HAGN
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:
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girl friend
glad to see you
have a good night
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IDK
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:
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I don’t know
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KIT
LTNS
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:
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keep in touch
long time no see
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NC
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:
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no comment
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NP
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:
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no problem
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NVP
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:
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never mind
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OIC
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:
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oh, I see
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OMG
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:
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oh, My God
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OTP
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:
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on the phone
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PM
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private message or personal message
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WTH
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What the huck? or What the hell?
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YW
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You’re welcome
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C. Popular words
Words
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Examples
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am m
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M 5
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and n
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Mom n Dad
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are r
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U’r student.
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in n
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They n kitchen.
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okay k
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We k
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see c
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I c
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you u
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I love u.
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about abt
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because bc
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email message emsg
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please pls, plz
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somebody sb
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something sth
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Thanks tnx
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4. Combination of letters and numbers
Combining letters and numbers rely on homonymy and the similar shape.
14AA41
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:
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one for all and all for one
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2B or not 2B
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:
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to be or not to be
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2G2B4G
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:
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too good to be forgotten
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2moro
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:
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tomorrow (2: two = to)
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2nite
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:
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tonight
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2U2
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:
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to you too
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4CO
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:
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for crying out loud
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4EAE
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:
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for ever and ever
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4NR
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:
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foreigner
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5FS
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:
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5 finger salut
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6Y
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:
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sexy
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AAR8
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:
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at any rate
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B4
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:
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before
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BI5
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:
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back in 5
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CD9
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:
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code 9. It means parents are around.
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DNBL8
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:
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Do not be late
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DSTR8
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:
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damn straight
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E123
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:
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easy as 123
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G9
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:
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good night
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H8
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:
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hate
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IM2BZ2P
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:
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I am too busy to pee.
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J4G
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:
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just for grin
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L8
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:
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late
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L8R
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:
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later
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LY4E
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:
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love you forever
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M8 or M8s
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:
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mate or mates
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N2M
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:
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not to mention or not to much
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P911
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:
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Parents alert
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RU/18
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:
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Are you over 18?
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S1
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:
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someone
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S2U
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:
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same to you
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S33U
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:
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see you
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S4L
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:
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spam for life
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TLK2UL8R
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:
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talk to you later
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W8
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:
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wait
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5. Use numbers instead of words
Numbers
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Meanings
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Examples
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2
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too, to, two
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u2 (you too)
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4
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for, four, fore
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b4 (before)
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5
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fine, five
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am 5 (I am fine)
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9
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night, nine
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g9 (good night)
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20
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location
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88
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Love and Kisses
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121
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one to one
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143
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I love you
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182
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I hate you
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411
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information
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6. Use of symbols
Symbols
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Meanings
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!
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I have a comment
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?
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I have a question
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?4U
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question for you
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@
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at
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/M/
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heavy mental music
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<3
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heart
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3
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broken heart
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j/j
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just joking
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^
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up
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^5
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high five
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>:-(
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angry
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:'
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crying
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:-9
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delicious
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:( )
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can't Stop Talking
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|C|
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can of Coke
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|P|
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can of Pepsi
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:-{}
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blowing a Kiss
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\-o
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bored
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(*^o^*)
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exciting
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(^L^)
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happy
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(-_-)
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secret smile
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(^o^)
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laughing out loud
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\(^_^)/
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joyful
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(?_?)
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confused
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(o_o)
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shocked
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(*_*)
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frightened
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7. Shorten the components of sentence.
I’m fine
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Am 5
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Phone again. Can’t call you.
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Fone again. Cant call u.
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Hey, are you leaving?
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Hey, livin?
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How are you?
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How r u?
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Ok, good night, good night.
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K, nite, nite
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Look forward to see you soon.
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Look f’ward 2 c u soon.
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We are not sleeping.
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We ain’t sleepin.
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We are going to walk.
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We gonna to walk.
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Yes, I want to go bed.
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Yep, I wanna go bed.
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8. Blending
Blending is a combination of different words that produces new words. The advantages of the writing style are the collective meaning and the shortness of using words. Chatters make the most of blending and use it widely in the Internet.
clash
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=
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clap + crash
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ebook
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=
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electronic + book
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emoticon
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=
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emotion + icon
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flare
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=
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flame + glare
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intercom
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=
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internal + communication
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modern
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=
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modulator + demodulator
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slang
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=
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slovenly + language
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smog
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=
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smoke + fog
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web lish
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=
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web + English
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9. Deduce the meaning from abbreviations
FAMILY
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Father and Mother, I Love You
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FRANCE
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Friendships Remain And Never Can End
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HOLLAND
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:
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Hope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies
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ITALY
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:
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I Trust And Love You
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NATO
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:
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No Action Talk Only
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TIP
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:
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Thanks for your Intent Politeness
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VIP
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Very Important Person
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WITH
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:
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What Is The Hell?
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C. English and Vietnamese chat language comparison
I. Similarity
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Chat language is principally used by teenagers.
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Topics which chatters usually discuss are popular, repeated and social such as greetings, friends, family, love, work, study, etc.
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Use emoticons to express emotion and thought. For example:
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In Vietnamese: ###^^^ Mý ngày nay e hộx chẵng dc gì hít trơn á!... pài kiểm tra thỳ dưới trung bình hem hà!!! (;^_^;) nghỹ nại thý tức mình thiệt lun! :)… Kết wả nem hộx này e wóa iếu… Mẹc dầu e đã cố gắng hít sức cũn chẵng có lợi ích gì…:-( ))))88(((
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In Enghlish: ###^^^ A boring day! Mayb I’ll fone 4 her. Wot are u doing now, baby? Look f’ward 2 c u soon. Omg, I need u now:( ))))88(((
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Employ symbols on the keyboard effectively in order to send messages such as
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(:()::) sleepy
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:’-) scream
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(()):** embrace and kiss
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! I have a comment.
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? I have a question.
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Chatters attempt to reduce letters as much as they can do. For instance:
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In Vietnamese: những nhữg
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In Enghlish: what wat, think tink
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Save time when communicating.
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Avoid parental control.
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Want to create a striking style.
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Wish to show off their creativity.
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Use code language to keep their activities private.
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