老师让学生写写他们的假期，一 13 岁英国女学生上交了这样一篇作文：

My smmr hols wr CWOT.
B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ kds FTF.
ILNY, its gr8.
Bt my Ps wr so {:-/ BC o 9/11 tht they dcdd 2 stay in SCO & spnd 2wks up N.
Up N, WUCIWUG – 0.
I ws vvv brd in MON.
0 bt baas & ^^^^^.
AAR8, my Ps wr 🙂 – they sd ICBW, & tht they wr ha-p 4 the pc&qt…
IDTS!!
I wntd 2 go hm ASAP, 2C my M8s again.
2day, I cam bk 2 skool.
I feel v O:-) BC I hv dn all my hm wrk.
Now its BAU …

能看懂吗？她是在说：

My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York, it’s great. But my parents were so worried because of September 11 that they decided to stay in Scotland and spend two weeks up north. Up north, what you see is what you get – nothing. I was extremely bored in the middle of nowhere. Nothing but sheep and mountains. At any rate, my parents were happy – they said it could be worse, and that they were happy with the peace and quiet. I don’t think so! I wanted to go home as soon as possible, to see my mates again. Today I came back to school. I feel very saintly because I have done all my homework. Now it’s business as usual …

via: Nascent

下面转一些英文短信英文（来源）：

* & – and
* 0 – nothing
* 2 – two, to, too
* 2DAY – today
* A – a / an
* B – be
* B4 – before
* BC – because
* BF – boyfriend
* BK – back
* BRO – brother
* BT – but
* C – see
* D8 – date
* DNR – dinner
* EZ – easy
* F8 – fate
* GF – girlfriend
* GR8 – great
* HOLS – holidays
* HV – have
* I – I, it
* Its – it is
* KDS – kids
* L8 – late
* L8R – later
* M8 – mate
* NE1 – anyone
* PLS – please
* PS – parents
* QT – cutie
* R – are
* SIS – sister
* SKOOL – school
* SMMR – summer
* U – you
* WR – were

* A3 – anyplace, anytime, anywhere
* ASAP – as soon as possible
* B4N – Bye for now
* BAU – business as usual
* BRB – I’ll be right back.
* BTW – by the way
* CUL – see you later
* CWOT – complete waste of time
* FTF – face to face
* FYI – for your information
* GMTA – great minds think alike
* HAND – have a nice day
* HRU – how are you
* ICBW – it could be worse
* IDTS – I don’t think so
* IMHO – in my humble opinion
* IYKWIM – if you know what I mean
* JK – just kidding
* KOTC – kiss on the cheek
* LOL – laughing out loud
* LSKOL – long slow kiss on the lips
* LTNS – long time no see
* Luv U – I love you.
* Luv U2 – I love you too.
* MON – the middle of nowhere
* MTE – my thoughts exactly
* MU – I miss you.
* MUSM – I miss you so much.
* NP – no problem
* OIC – oh, I see
* PC&QT – peace and quiet
* PCM – please call me
* ROTFL – rolling on the floor laughing
* RUOK – are you ok?
* THNQ – thank you
* U4E – you forever
* UROK – you are okay
* WUCIWUG – what you see is what you get
* WYSIWYG – what you see is what you get
* XLNT – exellent