# - number @ - at & - and ? what? 1 - one (Numbers are not usually spelled out.) 2 - two, to, too (Tomorrow becomes 2moro.) 3 - three, tree (The name Trina becomes 3na.) 4 - four, for (Forget becomes 4get.) 8 - eight; ate (Mate becomes m8.) a - preferred over per attn - attention b - be, bee (Wana b my txtm8?) b4 - before bc - busy bin - not a good substitute for been (Bin means container.) bkit - bakit? btw - by the way btwn - between bye - good bye c - see; sea (Sino ay nagiging cno?) coz - because cul8r - See you later. d - the; hindi d8 - date dat - that dem - them dey - they dis - this, these dnt - do not dsnt - does not every - evry f - if fil - feel frens - friends frm - from fyi - for your information g - gee gud - good (Good morning becomes gud am.) hi - hi, high i - eye l8 - late laf - laugh k - okay luv - love m - I am, am (Embrace becomes mbrace) mssg - message n - and, in need - nid nite - night, knight nt - not nxt - next ol - all pis - fish, peace (Office becomes opis.) pls - please q - queue, cue r - are (Hu r u?) rsvp - respond upon receiving s - is san - saan? smyl - smile t - tee, tea til - until tlg - talaga? tnx - thanks text - txt thru - through tru - true ty - thank you u - you ur - your, you're w/ - with w/c - which w/o - without wen - when y - why