Short Messages.

Spotlight 10

Short messages

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NOTES

LETTERS

WRITTEN MESSAGES

SMS

EMAILS

SHORT NOTES/MESSAGES

1. In short messages we don’t usually write:

• Greetings and polite expression

Hi, I hope you’re well

• Unimportant information

2. We often leave out:

• Personal pronouns ( I, you, my)

I hope you can come.

• Auxiliary verbs do, have,are at the start of the sentences.

Do you want ..?

• Articles (a, the)

The play starts…

3. We often use

the Imperative in short notes.

Phone if you can’t come.

Short forms

I’ll, won’t, don’t

Abbreviations

P.S, etc, e.g

4. We must write the important details of the message like the place and the time of the meeting.

Vicky

Got 4 free tickets for tomorrow evening!

Want to go?

Play starts at 7.30.

Why not me in café at night at 7?

Inviting Rachel & Mark too.

Hope you can come.

Phone if you can’t make it.

Pete ххх

1. I’ve got four tickets for tomorrow evening!

2. Do you want to go?

3. The play starts at 7.30.

4. Why don’t you meet me in the café at seven?

5. I’m inviting Rachel and Mark too.

6. I hope you can come.

7. Could you phone me if you can’t make it?

Abbreviations with numbers

• some1 - someone
• be4 - before
• 2day - today
• 4u - for you
• gr8 - great
• str8 - straight
• w8 - wait
• 2u - to you
• u2 - you too

ASAP – as soon as possible

PLS, PLZ – Please

THX – Thanks

B2W – Back to work

?4U – Question for you

IDK – I don’t know

CUL8R – See you later

LY – Love you

XXX – Kisses

See you tomorrow

CU 2morrow

Hope u ad gd day

Hope you had a good day

Il try 2 call u b4

I’ll try to call you before

Av a gd day

Have a good day

Can’t you wait for me?

Cnt u w8 4 me?

Ok 4 2morrow

Okay for tomorrow

I’ll be there at 5

Il be there @ 5

CUL8R

See you later

Love you

Luv U/LY