Research and Findings

As our topic is about MSN and SMS languages (which also include other online chatting programs), we have prepared some most commonly used abbreviations for you as further reference:

For example: [original word, the abbreviations]

Hi
halo
You
u, ya
Sorry
sori, sor, sry
Thank you
thx, thz
Gotta go
gtg
Talk to you later
ttyl
I love you
ily
Laughing out loud
lol, lolz
Be Right Back
brb
Rock
rox
Oh My Gosh
omg
Oh I see
oic
Bye
bb, 88

 

We have asked 15 pupils to help us to complete a survey. Below are the survey results:

7% of the people who was being surveyed had never use ICQ or SMS languages and 93% of the people had used ICQ or SMS languages. This proves that among teenagers and adults, the usage of ICQ or SMS language is quite popular.
Among the people who had used ICQ or SMS languages before, 36% of them used ICQ or SMS languages frequently, 50% of them used it occasionally and 14 % of them used it sometimes. This proves that the number of times of teenagers and adults using ICQ or SMS languages is around moderate and they will not abuse it.
Among the people who had used ICQ or SMS languages before, 38% of them used ICQ or SMS languages for convenience, 81% of them used it for faster speed and 31% of them use it to save time. This proves that teenagers and adults nowadays are a bit lazy and aim only for the advantages of speed and convenience.
Among the people who had used ICQ or SMS languages before, 21% of them will accidentally or because of habits, use ICQ or SMS languages in homework or compositions and 79% of them will not use it in homework or compositions. This proves that most of the teenagers and adults can control themselves and can differentiate between school work and entertainments.
Among the people who had used ICQ or SMS languages before, 86% of them thinks that ICQ or SMS languages are a good way of expressing themselves and are a good way of typing while the other 14% thinks oppositely. This proves that teenagers and adults nowadays are
Among the people who had used ICQ or SMS languages before, 87% of them want to know more about ICQ or SMS languages and the leftover 13% is not interested in knowing more about ICQ or SMS languages. This proves that ICQ or SMS languages is a hot and fresh topic among teenagers and adults, and many of the people want to know more about the features of ICQ or SMS languages.
71% of the people being surveyed is 11 years old to 15 years old. 23% of them is 36 years old to 45 years old and lastly, 6% of them is 45 years old or above. This shows that this IT survey is mostly answered by youngsters and the answers of this survey maybe not accurate since ICQ or SMS languages is a popularity among teenagers.