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/ˈtɛkst.spik/ · noun
(informal) The abbreviated, simplified form of language used in text messages, which often elides vowels and omits punctuation and capitalisation..
For 40 years the society has championed good English – and hasn't been above the occasional criticism of the Queen's own standards of English – but it has finally conceded it cannot survive in the era of textspeak and Twitter.
Use textspeak when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Textspeak means (informal) The abbreviated, simplified form of language used in text messages, which often elides vowels and omits punctuation and capitalisation..
Common synonyms include textese.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For 40 years the society has championed good English – and hasn't been above the occasional criticism of the Queen's own standards of English – but it has finally conceded it cannot survive in the era of textspeak and Twitter.
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