首先最简单的,是用一些发音类似的数字代替单词,尽可能减少打字数量,比如:
2 = to/too
Nice 2 meet u = Nice to meet you
2nite = tonight
4 = for
b4 = before
86 = eating snacks 吃东西(eight six的发音类似)
第二种是首字母缩写,即Acronyms。Acronyms是由每个单词的第一个字母组合而成的,比如UN就是指United Nations。短信里,首字母缩写常常被用在习惯用语中。另外,发声相似的词会被字母取代。这一类的缩写在口语聊天和日常交流的短信中是非常常用的,比如:BRB = be right back,同样的还有,BTW = by the way,TTYL = talk to you later,IDK = I don’t know,LOL = Laughing Out Loud。当然了,这样的缩写我们不仅在短信中使用,还在现实交流中使用,但是是朋友之间的交流,不要和上司用这类缩写。同样常用的缩写还有:
OIC = oh I see
BFN = Bye for now
ASAP = As soon as possible
FYI = For your information
JK = Just kidding
LMK = Let me know
FAQ = Frequently Asked Question
FYA = For your amusement
FB = Facebook
第三种,短信的缩略词不是指一些约定俗成的"don't" 或 "they're"之类的缩略,但两者的目的是一样的:即当意思很清楚的时候可将一些不需要的词省略。元音常常会被省略,但是你仍然可以保留这个词的大概发音。数字8有时候会发eight,所以later就写成l8r。数字4通常也被取代成for,就像2这个音就替代了to。类似的省略词有:
Plz = Please
Thx = Thanks
Cya = See you
L8r = Later
K = OK
U = You
R = Are
f2t = free to talk
soz/sry = sorry
srsly = seriously
sum1 = someone
好了,这么多聊天缩略语,抓紧学起来吧!
(来源:沪江英语)