Module 6 The Internet and Telecommunications Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module [原文呈现]Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages①
Text messages are much cheaper② than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it even cheaper by③shortening the words that you use④
You can do this by taking out⑤ “unimportant” letters⑥ in the words (usually vowels⑦) and using numbers instead of⑧ words (2=to, 3=free, 4=for, 8=ate, so h8=hate, etc
You can also avoid using⑨ punctuation⑩ like inverted commas⑪
Here is an example: Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll
(I’m home now, why not give me a call
⑫) What do you think these text messages mean
⑬Whr hv U bn
Iv bn wtng hrs fr a cll
Do U wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnite
I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd
Shes hvng a prty on Strdy