Cellulari - Acronimi - Trascrizione
Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on abbreviations used in SMS messages and internet chat rooms.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be learning some useful abbreviations.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to some useful sentences on how to decipher modern messages.
So let’s start!
Woman: Imagine you are communicating in English via mobile phone or the internet and the person you are communicating with doesn’t use full words what do these abbreviations mean?
B4U = before you
CU = see you
CUl8r = see you later
RU = are you?
UR= you are
4 u = for you
Y = why
LOL = lots of love or laughter, so be careful on the context.
Woman: Now let’s listen to two people trying to understand a text message:
Man : I can’t believe she texted me back
Woman: You see, with modern technology, anything is possible, what did she say?
Man : Mmm, that’s the problem, she hasn’t written in full words, she’s used all these strange letters, and I’m not sure what she is trying to say.
Woman : OK, well read it out then, and I’ll help you.
Man : U-R a G-R-8 guy,
Woman : That means you’re a great guy, continue……
Man : What R-U- doing?
Woman : She wants to know what you are doing………..
Man : Okay, smarty pants, and what does this mean, B 4 you go to uni, text me.
Woman : She wants you to send her an SMS before your first lesson at university.
Man: Wait, she’s also put if UR not busy, C U @ 8 @ Lu’s
Woman : Gosh, you’re hopeless it means if you’re not busy she’ll be waiting for you at Luigi’s bar.
Man: Oh, and L O L X X X
Woman : Well, that could mean what a laugh, but as she’s put kisses it probably means lots of love…………..she’s interested.
Man: How shall I reply?
Woman : Give me the phone, here goes…. Hope UR Ok, sounds GR8, CU@8 don’t B L8T. LOL xxxxxxxxx
Man : Did you send that message?
Woman : If you wish you can hear this lesson again. In the meantime we hope we have helped you to be more confident with your English. Watch out for the next topic. Thank you for using the EnglishBlog.
Nice blog with some cool tips. ^_^
E' molto bello anche se ho trovato difficoltà all'inizio! Un consiglio: dividete le lezioni per livelli! Grazie!
Actually, LOL means "Laughing out loud" (or "lots of laughs", that is basically the same), only sometimes is used as "lots of love" (personally I never saw that use, that is mostly dated)
LOL has many other variatons like ROFL (Rolling On the Floor, Laughing)
At least in the States, instead of "lots of love" we use XOXO (Hugs and Kisses), I do not know what X and O are coming from!
Marco
Grande ! Sempre grazie per il vostro prezioso aiuto!