Take my word for it !!

Try it yourself ! Are you able to translate the text messages below?

1) “My smmr hols. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro & his :-@ kids. ILNY, its gr8…”
(part of a text speak – txtspk - essay written by a Scottish schoolgirl who shocked teachers with it)

2) “txtin iz messin mi head ‘n’ me englis…”
(the Guardian newspaper’s text message poetry competition won by Hetty Hughes with her poem)

3) soz 4gt 2 cl u lst nyt.



Difficult? Easy? Let’s see… :-)

Translation:

1) “My summer holidays. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother and his three screaming kids. I love New York, it’s great….”

2) “Texting is messing up my head and my English…”

3) I am sorry that I forgot to call you last night.