Together with the difficulty and inefficiency in creating messages, it led the desire for a more economical language for the new medium. It follows from how early SMS permitted only 160 characters and that carriers began charging a small fee for each message sent (and sometimes received). It seeks to use the fewest letters to produce ultra-concise words and sentiments in dealing with the space, time, and cost constraints of text messaging. SMS language is similar to telegraphs' language where charges were by the word. Additionally, SMS language made text messages quicker to compose, while also avoiding additional charges from mobile network providers for lengthy messages exceeding 160 characters. 2G technology made text entry difficult, requiring multiple key presses on a small keypad to generate each letter, and messages were generally limited to 160 characters (or 1280 bits). įeatures of early mobile phone messaging encouraged users to use abbreviations.
Short Message Service ( SMS) language, textism, or textese is the abbreviated language and slang commonly used in the late 1990s and early 2000s with mobile phone text messaging, and occasionally through Internet-based communication such as email and instant messaging. SMS language displayed on a mobile phone screen: "It is great to see you tonight.
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