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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Internet, informal) The blend of informal language, conventional abbreviations and emoticons typical of chatrooms..
Given that people are trying to speak by writing in real time, chatspeak is infused with extensive abbreviations and there is little punctuation.
Our students are using Internet shorthand or chatspeak in their online yakking in chat rooms and e-mails.
I don't mind saying 'u' instead of 'you' so much, mostly because I've become numb to it, and some people do it because it's 'cool' to speak chatspeak.
Is it too much to imagine a Bible written entirely in the language of tomorrow: Internet chatspeak and text message shorthand?
Use chatspeak when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chatspeak means (Internet, informal) The blend of informal language, conventional abbreviations and emoticons typical of chatrooms..
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Given that people are trying to speak by writing in real time, chatspeak is infused with extensive abbreviations and there is little punctuation.
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