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Author: R. Strucel.  This reference was created for Globalrph to help translate occasional texting codes that appear sporadically in correspondence from friends, colleagues, and other professionals. At least once a month I receive messages from younger professionals that are difficult to decipher based on the presence of several texting shorthand abbreviations.   I had the author create two separate versions.  The primary version simply lists the acronym followed by the definition.  The alternative version lists the phrase / translation first and the texting code that represents the phrase.
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VERSION 2: Phrases followed by Texting Code

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S--- for brains S4B
S--- happens SH
S--- out of luck SOL
Sad :-(
Same here DITTO
Same here SH
Same old s--- SOS
Same place same time SPST
Same s--- different day SSDD
Same to you S2U
Science fiction SFI
Scientific wild --- guess SWAT
Scratching my head in disbelief SMHID
Screaming :-@
Search the web STW
See C
See how much I love you SHMILU
See last email SLE
See last message SLM
See last text SLT
See what I mean? SWIM
See what I'm saying? SWIS
See ya C YA
See ya CYA
See you CU
See you around CUA
See you in school CUNS
See you in the afternoon SUITA
See you in the morning SUITM
See you later CYAL8R
See you later CYL
See you later SUL
See you later SYL
See you later alligator CULA
See you online CUOL
See you online CYO
See you soon SYS
See you tomorrow CYT
See you tomorrow SYT
Send me an e-mail SMEH
Send me an instant message SMAIM
Send me an instant message SMIM
Send to receive S2R
Sense of humor SOH
Sense of humor failure SOHF
Sexually transmitted disease STD
Sexy 6Y
Shaking my head SMH
Short on time SOT
Shut up SH^
Shut up SU
Sick 7K
Significant other SO
Simply irrresistible SI
Single black female SBF
Single black male SBM
Single white female SWF
Single white male SWM
Skate SK8
Slap head in disgust SHID
Sleeping ZZZ
Sleepy C-P
Smile *S*
Smile <S>
Smiling ear to ear SETE
Smiling from ear to ear SFETE
So far as I know SFAIK
So sorry SS
So stupid it's funny SSIF
So to speak STS
So what do you think? SWDYT
Sobbing, crying 555
Somebody else's problem SEP
Someone SOM1
Someone's with me SOWM
Something SMT
Something like that SLT
Son of a ----- SOB
Soon to be ex STBX
Sooner or later SOL
Sorry SRY
Sorry I missed your call SIMYC
Sorry I missed your text SIMYT
Sorry to say S2S
Sorry, could not resist SCNR
Sorry, I have to run SIH2R
So-so MEH
Sounds like a plan SLAP
Sounds like a winner SLAW
Speak SPK
Speak to you soon STUS
Speaking of which SOW
Sound effects SFX
Spelling is correct SIC
Spoke to SPTO
Square SQ
Stand by SB
Standard operating procedure SOP
Standing room only SRO
Starbucks *$
Stay cool SC
Stay in touch SIT
Sticking to my guns S2MG
Stressed out big time SOBT
Subject matter SM
Subject matter expert SME
Subject says it all SSIA
Sunglasses face 8-)
Surpassing all previous ---- ups SAPFU
Surprised or shocked :-O
Sweetheart SWT<3

VERSION 1: Texting acronym followed by the translation

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