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Meaning of textspeak | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈtɛkst.spik/

Definitions

The abbreviated, simplified form of language used in text messages, which often elides vowels and omits punctuation and capitalisation.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“For 40 years the society has championed good English – and hasn't been above the occasional criticism of the Queen's own standards of English – but it has finally conceded it cannot survive in the era of textspeak and Twitter.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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