Test yr SMS IQ


Wut R U saying?

Some say a byproduct of the text messaging explosion is that young people today take language less seriously. But SMS-speak is becoming increasingly common in everyday life, and it might be time for the language purists to get serious about learning the lingo.

This multiple-choice quiz lets you test your grasp of SMS-slang. C if U get it.

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Quiz tools

    • 1. Identify this line from an English classic: "Life apears 2 me 2 shrt 2 spnt in nursin animosity or registrin wrongs."
    • 2. Identify this line from a famous 20th-century novel: "Al animlsr = bt sm animlsrmr = thn othrs."
    • 3. What are Dick and Jane talking about? "Dick: U need 2 GAL." "Jane: YYSW." "Dick: IMNSHO, ITYFIR."
    • 4. What is this sentence referring to? LTTIC STP TXTNG.

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