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Originally Posted by SarzWix  The basic rule of thumb with 'text speak' is that the vowels are taken from a word to make it shorter, and if possible numbers replace part of a word too - so Mate becomes m8, Later becomes l8r, Before becomes b4... It all makes sense really, just a peculiar form of short-hand! |
Yes, it used to be called Speedwriting ... I remember ads on the underground along the lines of "if u cn rd ths u cd bcm a scrtry + gt a gd jb" AS IF!!