While proper grammar and English usage should always be observed, text lingo can be useful while texting in a hurry.

The following are characters, figures, words and phrases that are most commonly contracted in text messaging.

# - number
@ - at
& - and
? - what?
1 - one (Numbers are not usually spelled out.)
2 - two, to, too (Tomorrow becomes 2moro.)
3 - three, tree
4 - four, for (Forget becomes 4get.)
8 - eight; ate (Mate becomes m8.)

attn - attention
b - be, bee (Wana b my txt m8?)
b4 - before
bc - busy
btw - by the way
btwn - between
bye - good bye
c - see; sea
coz - because
cul8r - See you later.
d8 - date
dat - that
dem - them
dey - they
dis - this, these
dnt - do not
dsnt - does not
every - evry
f - if
fil - feel
frens - friends
frm - from
fyi - for your information
g - gee
gud - good (Good morning becomes gud am.)
hi - hi, high
i - eye
l8 - late
laf - laugh
k - okay
luv - love
m - I am, am (Embrace becomes mbrace)
mssg - message
n - and, in
need - nid
nite - night, knight
nt - not
nxt - next
ol - all
pls - please
q - queue, cue
r - are (Hu r u?)
rsvp - respond upon receiving
s - is
smyl - smile
t - tee, tea
til - until
tnx - thanks
text - txt
thru - through
tru - true
ty - thank you
u - you
ur - your, you're
w/ - with
w/c - which
w/o - without
wen - when
y - why