Short messages

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WRITTEN MESSAGES
LETTERS
NOTES
SMS
EMAILS

SHORT NOTES/MESSAGES
1. In short messages we don’t usually write:
Greetings and polite expression
Hi, I hope you’re well
Unimportant information
2. We often leave out:
Personal pronouns (I, you, my)
I hope you can come.
Auxiliary verbs do, have,are at the start of the sentences.
Do you want ..?
Articles (a, the)
The play starts…

3. We often use
the Imperative in short notes.
Phone if you can’t come.
Short forms
I’ll, won’t, don’t
Abbreviations
P.S, etc, e.g
4. We must write the important details of the message like the place and the time of the meeting.

Vicky
Got 4 free tickets for tomorrow evening!
Want to go?
Play starts at 7.30.
Why not me in café at night at 7?
Inviting Rachel & Mark too.
Hope you can come.
Phone if you can’t make it.
Pete ххх

1. I’ve got four tickets for tomorrow evening!
2. Do you want to go?
3. The play starts at 7.30.
4. Why don’t you meet me in the café at seven?
5. I’m inviting Rachel and Mark too.
6. I hope you can come.
7. Could you phone me if you can’t make it?

Abbreviations with numbers
some1 - someone
be4 - before
2day - today
4u - for you
gr8 - great
str8 - straight
w8 - wait
2u - to you
u2 - you too

ASAP – as soon as possible
PLS, PLZ – Please
THX – Thanks
B2W – Back to work
?4U – Question for you
IDK – I don’t know
CUL8R – See you later
LY – Love you
XXX – Kisses