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2019.04.25 10:37

📲 texts with tea v. 1

Americans often text in grammatically

incorrect shorthand to save time. I’m here to teach you this slang featuring a random conversation with a friend.



GG, Good game - a way to express defeat, not too commonly used (here my friend is referring to the fact that they missed an event)

Hang - meet up, spend time together. see my very old post on “down to hang” for a detailed explanation

Rip, Rest In Peace - it’s over, not happening, can also be used to express defeat

Wyd, what you doing - I say this often, it is shorthand to ask what someone is doing, basically 你在干什么?

Tfti, thanks for the invite - a sarcastic way to tell someone you wish they invited you, but is usually said as a joke

Lame - not cool, not fun, boring

Tbh - to be honest, you can use this to reinforce that you are stating your true opinion



Try using these in the comments if you’d like 😉
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  • tea 2019.04.25 10:38

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    One more! Tmr - tomorrow
  • Haoyuan 2019.04.25 10:39

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    Too different from what we have learned from textbook.
  • tea 2019.04.25 10:40

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    @Haoyuan textbook English is important, this is just for those interested in learning slang
  • Jacky 2019.04.25 10:42

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    very useful for talking
  • SYC 2019.04.25 10:44

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    Thx :D
  • Sara 2019.04.25 10:53

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    I would never understand this kind of messages 🙈 hahaha!
  • u. 2019.04.25 11:02

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    Tbh,it's cool
  • tea 2019.04.25 11:10

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    @ talk to you later, as soon as possible
  • Kserop 2019.04.25 11:21

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    very useful👍
  • Vicki 2019.04.25 12:26

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    thaaaaaanks 😊
  • Thomas 2019.04.25 12:39

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    Great post I would also add the context that middle age and older Americans would also have no idea what these things mean. They came about when parents started to give their kids cell phones and text messaging became popular with younger people.
  • Tao 2019.04.25 12:49

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    really useful
  • uyen_le 2019.04.25 16:30

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    Many thanks. It's so useful
  • Time 2019.04.25 17:04

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    我觉得很难!
  • Madge 2019.04.26 01:04

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    😉
  • tea 2019.04.26 01:15

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    @Thomas yes that’s good context
  • powerful 2019.04.26 05:48

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    I get it,thank you.
  • Kserop 2019.04.27 00:01

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    tbh ,it's useful
  • 樊一 kenzie 2019.04.27 00:40

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    wow interesting
  • Joy 2019.04.27 01:45

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    为什么全世界的人都喜欢用缩写 hhhh
  • Shirley 2019.04.29 06:41

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    Thank you for sharing
  • tea 2019.04.29 07:31

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    @Joy it’s convenient ~
  • tea 2019.04.29 07:32

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    @Shirley no problem
  • tea 2019.04.29 07:32

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    @Kserop glad to help :)
  • tea 2019.04.29 07:59

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    @ it’s more popular in Canada, but some Americans use it
  • Yoyo 2019.05.01 09:33

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    GG
  • Lavinia 2019.05.03 07:31

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    学到很多
  • WWW 2019.05.21 12:58

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    Tbh,I want more about it.😄
  • tea 2019.05.22 02:24

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    @WWW coming soon 😉
  • xixixi 2019.05.25 07:55

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    谢谢啦!
  • Loretta 2019.06.15 02:36

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    Is that conversation from Massager?
  • Penélopê Clotilda 2019.06.18 15:34

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    what does tmr mean😳
  • tea 2019.08.20 18:47

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    @Penélopê Clotilda tomorrow
  • coco 2019.10.13 08:58

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    oh cool! I wanted to know those kinds of shorten words😃😃😃🌟
  • Claire 2019.10.15 01:17

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    what's ekth
  • june 2021.08.18 02:58

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    学到!!!
  • YU块小饼干 2021.08.20 03:22

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    got it
  • hanhan 2021.08.23 20:40

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    😍
  • Cara 2021.10.06 00:48

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    我有个问题,为什么这么帅的哥在国外😳
  • 来信 2021.10.14 01:53

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    对对对,这个小哥哥真的好帅!!!
  • 许恣欢 2021.10.28 03:12

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    雀食
  • 茉莉 2021.11.12 06:28

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    Appreciate it. It's really useful for me.👫
  • Jyothi 2021.11.19 05:16

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    Excellent
  • Claire 2021.11.23 10:11

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    Wow 😍
  • Carly 2021.11.24 14:47

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    这缩写太难了。我还是先学好正常表达吧😂
  • Holly 2021.11.24 15:40

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    很受启发,cool
  • Yan 2021.11.25 11:04

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    Finally I know what lame means . Luckily I guess it means stupid and boring in past years lol thanks again
  • Alicia Jackson 2021.12.28 00:02

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    Thank you for the tips !
  • Ayleen Condori 2022.02.21 23:45

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    Hoka
  • 香葱排骨汤 2022.04.11 05:00

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    你是外国人吗?
  • Helen 2022.06.11 05:25

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    算了不学了😂
  • Wonder 2022.06.11 06:54

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    Tftt
  • Ellie 2022.11.15 00:52

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    i saw hot pot omg! My favorite food

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