Anyone use the "Text Shortcuts" feature? Text Message Abbreviations! (Ex. ILY = I love you)
By Michelle
@infatuatedbby (95001)
United States
October 13, 2016 1:29am CST
If there are frequent phrases you type, you should definitely use the "text shortcut" feature on your phone.
For instances there are some default ones like:
- If you type "omw" it will automatically spell out "On my way!" which saves you 5 characters and two spaces to type out.
And of course, you can customize your own too!
For instances some of my customized ones are:
- Morning = Good Morning hunny
- Gnight = it will spell out Good night hunny, I love you!
- Bz = I'm busy right now, will get back to you soon.
They're just convenient especially for phrases I use daily. And lately, I have been texting my sister more often than usually, and I have been using my customized text shortcuts I normally use on my boyfriend to my sister. 
Ha-ha.
Do you use any short cuts? Care to share your examples of your short cuts?
Ha-ha.
Do you use any short cuts? Care to share your examples of your short cuts?12 people like this
16 responses
@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
13 Oct 16
Gm/ - good morning
Gn/ GdNyt- good night
Bc/bz - busy
Tc- take care
Btw - by the way
2mrw- tomorrow
2dy- today
Brb - Be right back
There are many more...lol
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
14 Oct 16
@infatuatedbby there are many more. Some of them in my language. Hehe
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@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
14 Oct 16
@infatuatedbby Oh... My mistake... I wanted to type "BTW"
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
15 Oct 16
@youless Oh I thought it was a different meaning, hehe.
No worries. 
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
14 Oct 16
That makes sense.
What does BYW mean though? :)
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
14 Oct 16
Me too! It saves time typing :)
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@Shavkat (137192)
• Philippines
15 Oct 16
@infatuatedbby You said it right, my friend.
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@rina110383 (24495)
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13 Oct 16
I never used short cuts in emails, texts, or chats. I think the reason behind it is that, I rarely use my phone to text - only when I need to text my parents, which is like twice a month.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
14 Oct 16
I think I may confuse some.
I type short cuts for instance BZ but the recipient will see I'm busy right now, will get back to you soon.
So it saves time :)
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
13 Oct 16
yes. otw = on the way, bz = busy, morn = good morning, u = you, lol = laugh out loud, drk = drink, nite / gd9 = good night, thk = think, 4 = for
thats all i can think of for now...
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
13 Oct 16
Cool!!.
Thanks for sharing with us, hehe 
It helps save some time being glued to the phone to text
It helps save some time being glued to the phone to text 1 person likes this
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
14 Oct 16
@infatuatedbby I understood you correctly in the first place. My concern is that using such shortcuts could eventually become so natural that you begin using them in devices that do not convert them.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
14 Oct 16
I think I may have confused some. But it is to save us time to text.
For example - if I type BZ on my phone, my phone will automatically type I'm busy right now, will get back to you soon. Recipient won't see BZ but will see I'm busy right now, will get back to you soon.
Sorry for the confusion. :)
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
14 Oct 16
@Asylum Oh I see!
Luckily, I only text a few people so I don't have that problem when I type on my laptop or on the computer. :) I just don't want to be glued on my phone texting.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
14 Oct 16
I think I may have confused some.
But it is to save us time to text.
Like for instances if I type BZ on my phone, my phone will automatically type I'm busy right now, will get back to you soon. Recipient won't see BZ but will see I'm busy right now, will get back to you soon.
Does that make sense? Sorry for the confusion. :) I don't type slang or short cuts as well. When I didn't have unlimited text message - I would be so annoyed when I get one word or short cut texts that was meaningless 1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (457541)
• Switzerland
14 Oct 16
@infatuatedbby NOW I understand! I am not sure that those options are available in a language different from English, I will check, but when I text I text to my family (in Italian) and to my friends (in Italian or French).
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
14 Oct 16
@LadyDuck Yes, sorry. I am not a good explainer at times - I apologize. 
It's just a short cut and I use them on phrases I type often that way I don't have to type the entire thing out!
It's just a short cut and I use them on phrases I type often that way I don't have to type the entire thing out!1 person likes this
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Oct 16
I don't use them. For some reason, I feel weird when I do.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
14 Oct 16
I may have confused some..
Like you can set what you want (it doesn't have to make sense) for instances you can put 123 and for every time you put 123 it can say for example I am busy! Brb.
Does that make sense sort of? :)
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
14 Oct 16
@infatuatedbby - Yes, actually does.
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@Ayuriny (5144)
• Denpasar, Indonesia
14 Oct 16
@infatuatedbby God Bless U . ...Lol
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
14 Oct 16
I use BTW, tnx, bc, GBU, u, ur and K :)
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
15 Oct 16
@sunrisefan What is tnx meaning?
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
13 Oct 16
Thanks for sharing.... Where in the phone do we find this feature
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@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Oct 16
This reminds me of a coworker who said something can't remember. I was like wtf. So I repeated it, and was like wtf. I asked a customer child who had to be about 10 years old who told me I felt so old wasn't even funny.
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@Aingeal (437)
• United States
25 Oct 16
Wow, great tip. I have never used it, however when I get my smarter than me phone, I will see where it is and probably use it. Only because I love to save time and since I am my own boss, time is always of the essence in my world.
Thanks again,
Aingeal
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
25 Oct 16
You are welcome =)
I like to do shortcuts to save time as I don't want to be glued to my phone.
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
26 Oct 16
@Aingeal Haha I do check my phone often, but I try to type short cuts to save myself time.
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@Aingeal (437)
• United States
26 Oct 16
@infatuatedbby I am right there with you. With my boyfriend, I will often raise an eyebrow at him when he is looking at the phone too much. Haha.
I often will turn the phone ringer off and face down while I am working so I am not disturbed.
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