Wan2Tlk?: Ltl Bk of Txt Msgs (Paperback)

by Gabrielle Mander (Editor) "CHATTING TO OLD friends and making new ones on your mobile 'phone, or on the Internet can be the best and cheapest way to make..." (more)
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Product Description
What is this new language heating up your cell phone, pager, and e-mail? When you're IMing, are you stumped by the emoticons swarming in? Are messages becoming more cryptic and symbols more unrecognizable? If you're feeling at a loss, or even think you're in the know, you are in need of this pithy pocket guide to the hottest communication going. Text-messaging-the ONLY way to go-for this year's fast, smooth talkers.

Make your wishes known, your plans, your dates, in coded communication that's the wave of the future. Don't get left out of the text-message revolution.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition (June 18, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312286694
• ISBN-13: 978-0312286699
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 3.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #835,107 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A really, REALLY little book..., March 1, 2002

By	Jeff Hester (Laguna Niguel, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I didn't expect much from this book, but I have to admit I was surprised by just how little it really was. Fits nicely in the palm of your hand, conceivably so you could carry it around with you for reference when deciphering the obscure text messages your friends send your cell phone.

It does a fair job of covering the usual abbreviations, shortcuts and acronyms, IMHO. The smileys are a bit of a stretch. I found it odd that standard ones appear multiple times with different descriptions. Felt like they were trying to fill the book.

In short, it's a cute little book that might make a nice gift for someone just getting into instant or text messaging. Don't expect to use it as a serious reference, though.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but could have been better, March 24, 2006

By	Alfredo Sancho Caravaca "real reviewer" (Murcia, SPAIN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is a good book, for beginners though. But it could have been so much funnier; also, there is some information which I think useless, it should be more specific in the sense of using real messages young people (the age group that sends most of the messages nowadays)send. However, it is a good book if you want to know about sms in a very general way.