• Drop vowels when they're not necessary (nt 2 hrd 2 gt ths trck)
• Utilize numbers or easily-accessible punctuation (c u l8r)
• Shorten up sentences and drop anything unnecessary, like "I think" or "please" or "hey, Patrick, listen to this" (will b @ home 30 min)

Here's The List
• POS -- parent over shoulder
• CTN -- can't talk now
• TOS -- teacher over shoulder
• SOS -- sibling over shoulder
• SAW -- siblings are watching.

• TDTM -- Talk dirty to me
• 2: to, too, or two
• 2day: today
• 2moro: tomorrow
• 4: for, four
• 411: information
• bcnu: be seeing you
• f2t: free to talk
• jic: just in case
• jk: just kidding
• l8: late

• l8r: later
• lol: laughing out loud
• ruok: Are you OK?
• thx: thanks
• tx: thanks
• u: you
• xlnt: excellent

• yr: your
• GI -- Google it
• MOP -- Mac or PC?
• FCAO -- five conversations at once
• IIOYT -- is it on YouTube?
• DYFH -- did you Facebook him/her?
• BIOI -- buy it on iTunes
• CMOS -- call me on Skype
• GGNUDP -- gotta go, no unlimited data plan
• WLF -- with the lady friend
• JUOC -- jacked up on caffeine

• 12OF -- twelve-o'clock flasher (refers to someone less than competent with technology, to the extent that every appliance in the house flashes "12:00")
• SML -- send me the link
• RHB -- read his/her blog
• MBLO -- much better-looking online
• KYST -- knew you'd say that
• NBL -- no battery left
• CTTC -- can't talk, teacher's coming
• TWD -- typing while driving
• CMT (CMF, CMM, CMB) -- check my Twitter (Facebook, Myspace, blog)


A few just for iPhone owners:
• SPLETS -- send pics later; Edge too slow
• CSVUI -- can't send video, using iPhone
• BPWMI -- boss playing with my iPhone • SIK -- sorry, iPhone keyboard
• OOM -- out of messages (for iPhone users who haven't upgraded their AT&T "200 messages a month" plan)